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Khan had no way of knowing the Enterprise was on the edge of Klingon space with the 72 missiles aimed at him, so he'd never have a chance to trigger a fail-safe. He couldn't even know there'd be a Scotty around to track the destination of the top-secret-prototype hand-held transporter. He'd have to have built proximity sensors and beacons into the missiles so they'd never explode and alert him when they've been launched - because Marcus could have launched them at anything. "See if you can take out that womp rat over there!" Boom - So much for Zed!
So relying on Marcus aiming these particular missiles at Khan would be a crucial strategic flaw. And in the movie Khan seemed SHOCKED that there were 72 missiles on the Enterprise - at which point he immediately surrendered. That action alone suggests it wasn't his plan all along to be targeted by the missiles. What if they only loaded 12? Then Khan kills Kirk and plan ruined?
I'm not sure we can assume that Khan always intended on ending up on Kronos either. What happens if he killed everyone at Starfleet HQ and Kirk doesn't trash his ship? Does he still transport out or does he try to find the torpedoes that contain his crew?
Also, stealing a single portable transporter is a lot easier than stealing 72 missiles.
Except when you're stealing them to hide them inside explosives you're building at a top-secret weapons lab... "Hey Khan - wearing the extra-large trench coat again today? It isn't even raining! You're one well-prepared weapons engineer!"
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The aging of the Grand Rapids Symphony's core audience members and supporters has led to a new program designed to attract and retain the next generation of symphony-goers.
Last month, the symphony held a gathering and began selling memberships to people between the ages 21 and 35 as part of its MySymphony360 program that was developed based on input from 24 young professionals who are part of a Community Engagement Committee formed in 2010. About 50 memberships have already been sold.
The cost of the annual membership — $25 for an individual and $40 for an individual plus one — gives patrons the opportunity to purchase concert tickets for $15 each, as well as access to all events, receptions and gatherings.
Evette Pittman, director of development events and community engagement for the Grand Rapids Symphony, said discussions about MySymphony360 began about one year ago.
"Many people on our board were taking a look at our audience at classical or pop concerts and looking at our donor base as well," Pittman said. "They noticed that the audience and donors were maturing in age."
Pittman said there was a recognition that the Grand Rapids Symphony would have to start actively cultivating the next generation of concert-goers.
"You have to look at the next generation and what happens when patrons can't come to a concert," she said. "This is a vital part of our society and we don't want to see it die."
During the last decade, symphonies throughout the United States have been struggling with low attendance figures and an aging core audience. Many of them are finding creative ways to attract and retain a younger audience.
Earlier this year, the West Michigan Symphony in Muskegon opened a new music venue in the city's downtown that created another revenue stream for the organization and offered a more intimate setting for musical performances. The venue known as The Block has seating for about 110 people.
"The way we talk about The Block is that this is where music happens with you, not to you," Carla Hill, president and CEO of the West Michigan Symphony, said at the time. "It becomes a different feel when you have one, two or three artists performing. It's important to us to have that intimacy."
The performers at these shows will talk, tell stories and connect with the audience in a way that isn't typical for many classical music performances. It's a big step for the organization, which is trying hard to do something many other symphonies don't pursue — make classical music more accessible.
"We may attract audience members we haven't seen before," Hill said. "Part of our challenge is to attract a new audience who may bring their friends."
Pittman said this is similar to what the Grand Rapids Symphony is trying to do. In addition to reduced ticket prices, MySymphony360 members will be able to meet and greet musicians and network during backstage receptions.
Members of the Community Engagement Committee said tickets need to be affordable for young families and young professionals who want to see more people who look like them in the audience.
Nikki Statler, sales and marketing director for the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, said her organization is closely following the efforts of other symphonies to see how successful they are.
"We know that we need to expand our audiences as a natural progression to get people to enter the symphonic realm," Statler said. "A lot of symphonies are facing the reality that they need to start encouraging audience members early on to get set in the tendency and ritual of attending concerts."
Statler said the KSO has had success with special promotions on ticket prices and concerts that incorporate movie themes.
Pittman said initiatives such as "Music and Microbrews" have provided an avenue to expose people to the symphony in a different setting. She said musicians are taken out of DeVos Hall where they normally perform and show up for gigs or drop-in performances at a bar or a lounge.
"People who never got to DeVos but go to a lounge or bar get to experience the symphony," she said, adding that it's not that people don't enjoy the music, but rather that they don't understand it. "They don't realize when they're watching a movie that it includes symphonic music. We wanted to expose them to fact that they should (watch) 'Pirates of the Caribbean' or 'Lord of the Rings' with no music. Everybody has a preconceived notion about music and it's so broad and varied."
Among these preconceived notions is that the music symphonies play is dry and stuffy, Statler said.
"That's not the case. We want to keep the integrity of the symphony and the orchestra and the traditional quality of the music it represents, but we also want to introduce new people to it," she said.
The reality is that a reliance on the status quo could lead to the obsolescence of symphonies, Pittman said.
"We need to be a part of what makes Grand Rapids vibrant," she said. "When institutions like Spectrum Health are looking at bringing in doctors and researchers, they will ask about our arts offerings. We have an obligation to be part of that conversation."

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Black pilots for United Airlines are claiming in a federal bias lawsuit that few minority workers are promoted to upper management.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in San Francisco says nearly all black employees at United Continental Holdings Inc., United's parent company, are in non-management positions.
The airline carrier denies the allegation. Spokeswoman Megan McCarthy says United does not tolerate discrimination of any kind.
The lawsuit alleges that blacks were place in management simply to give the world's largest airline company a false appearance of diversity. It also claims they are often excluded from social gatherings, informal email chains and other forums where company issues are discussed.
The pilots are seeking an end to the alleged discrimination, back pay and other damages.


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Fall video game preview: Magic 8 Ball predictions
Summer may reign as the season of big budget spectacles, endless sequels and licensed tie-ins for the movie industry, but fall is blockbuster time for the video game industry. The next few months read like a murderers' row of gaming's biggest franchises--"Assassin's Creed," "Halo" and, of course, "Call of Duty." There aren't enough hours in the day to play them all, so RedEye's using its Magic 8 Ball to predict which games will be worth adding to your wish list. Ryan Smith is a RedEye Special Contributor
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Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita praises state/local collaboration that leads to successful prosecution in Sullivan County affinity fraud case
Jury finds former pastor Vaughn Reeves guilty on nine felony violations of the Indiana Securities Act; sentencing set for Nov. 19, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS – Former pastor Vaughn Reeves will be sentenced on nine felony counts of securities fraud, facing up to eight years in prison on each, after being found guilty late last week by a Gibson County jury. The verdict followed a lengthy trial involving charges related to a multi-million dollar, faith-based affinity fraud scheme that utilized a modified Ponzi scheme.
The investigation and prosecution were the results of a collaborative effort led by Sullivan County Prosecutor Robert Hunley II, with support from the Secretary of State's Prosecution Assistance Unit and the Indiana State Police.
"This is a very good result of a strong partnership that demonstrates what can happen when a dedicated multi-agency law enforcement team comes together with the single goal of protecting Hoosiers from financial attack," Secretary Rokita said. "I could not be more pleased with the leadership of Prosecutor Hunley, or with the tireless efforts of our Securities Division team, led in this case by Carol Mihalik and investigator Charlie Williams."
Hunley named Mihalik, Senior Counsel with the Indiana Securities Division, a special deputy prosecutor for the trial, which took place over the last two weeks in Gibson County.
Reeves was found guilty of duping investors into buying bonds that raised at least $120 million. The stated purpose for the vast majority of the bonds was to supposedly finance church construction and expansion. However, according to testimony, Reeves took part in shuffling this money among various accounts deceiving investors into believing money was being used for the churches while actually being diverted for more speculative investments and to make interest payments on other bonds to conceal their defaults and other performance problems.
Reeves was the leader of a company called Alanar, Inc., which served as the umbrella company for the scheme. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 19, 2010.
About the Prosecution Assistance Unit
In 2004, Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita created the Prosecution Assistance Unit within the Securities Division of the Secretary of State's Office. Its sole purpose is to assist police and prosecutors in investigating and prosecuting criminal violations of the Indiana Securities Act and the Indiana Loan Brokers Act. The investigators and attorneys in the unit collectively have over 50 years of experience in investigating and prosecuting criminals. Since its inception, the Unit has helped to convict 54 defendants in state and federal courts across Indiana. In addition, courts have handed down over 420 years in sentences, and have ordered over $26 million in restitution for crime victims.
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Pinkerton Academy seniors gain a new software tool to apply to collegeBy HUNTER McGEE
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October 13. 2013 8:50PM
DERRY — Pinkerton Academy seniors applying to college this year now have a valuable communications tool available for helping them make the transition from high school to higher education.
A new software program known as Naviance was unveiled at the start of the school year and is helping streamline the application process, said Jan Deleault, Pinkerton's director of guidance. The software program allows students to easily request transcripts and letters of recommendation, explore careers and take interest surveys, Deleault said.
"It encompasses the college application process," Deleault said. "We are focusing this year on the seniors."
Plans call for allowing juniors to access the program in the spring, and eventually for all 3,100 Pinkerton students to use Naviance.
Other high schools in the area are already using Naviance, including Salem, Windham, Bow and Bedford.
"This is the first time we've done this," Deleault said. "We're a little nervous, but so far so good."
Guidance counselors will still sit down with students to determine what colleges and possible careers they might be interested in pursuing. Naviance will provide them with another opportunity to explore those paths even more, she said.
One interesting segment of the program allows students trying to learn more about a particular career the ability to choose from some 5,000 videos on file of recorded interviews with people in various professions. Known as "Road Nation," students only have to go to the career tab to access the program.
Deleault said she recently watched one student who was interested in fashion design and selected Road Nation. Immediately, there were seven or eight screens available of recorded interviews with people working in the fashion industry.
"This kind of appeals to young people," she said. "If they don't want to read something, they can watch it."
Students are already using the program and know how to request letters of recommendation, Deleault said. The next step will be to give a PowerPoint presentation to faculty with a tutorial to follow.
Seniors will be able to email teachers a request for a letter of recommendation and teachers can respond without having to use stamps or envelopes, she said.
Another feature of the program will allow guidance counselors to track which colleges Pinkerton graduates gain admission to and to keep their corresponding GPA and SAT records on file. This historical, anonymous information will allow parents to assess their children's chances of going to a particular college.
"It's done for the purposes of showing what are your chances for getting into this college based on Pinkerton Academy's past," Deleault said.


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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The Mali army attacked Islamist rebels with heavy weapons in the center of the country which divides the insurgent-held north and the government-controlled south, government officials said Thursday.
The army attacked the rebel positions north of Konna, about 700 kilometers (435 miles) northeast of the capital, Bamako, said Lt. Col. Diarran Kone, communications adviser for the Ministry of Defense, to The Associated Press.
The heavy weapons fire between the two sides began around 5 p.m. (1700 GMT) Wednesday and lasted for several hours, said Kone.
The rebels said they repelled the attack and captured some army soldiers.
"The soldiers from the Malian army advanced on us. We fired at them and pushed until they returned to the town of Konna. We took prisoners from the Malian army, but I cannot tell you how many exactly," said Sanda Abu Mohamed, spokesman for the Ansar Dine rebels, reached by phone in Timbuktu. Ansar Dine did not suffer any casualties, he said.
Since April the Islamist rebels have occupied the vast desert of northern Mali, an area the size of France. The Islamists took advantage of a power vacuum in Mali following a March coup that overthrew the democratically elected president.
Konna, where the fighting took place Thursday in central Mali, is near the edge of the government-controlled territory. The rebels had recently moved toward Konna, but the army is fighting to hold the town.
The Islamist rebels — a coalition of three groups including Ansar Dine, al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, and the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa, or MUJAO — have been implementing a strict version of Islamic law in the north, carrying out public executions, amputations and whippings.
The United Nations Security Council has authorized military action to help the government regain control of the north, but says there must first be political progress made following the military coup last year.


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CHIPLEY � Vernon High School student Jessica Young gave the Washington County School Board an update on the district�s Students Working Against Tobacco program during Monday�s board meeting in Chipley.
CHIPLEY � Vernon High School student Jessica Young gave the Washington County School Board an update on the district�s Students Working Against Tobacco program during Monday�s board meeting in Chipley.
Young, 16, reported that the SWAT and Tobacco Free Partnership students have been active at the Watermelon Festival, Possum Festival and Relay for Life among other events, working to bring awareness of the anti-tobacco program to children and adults.
�We�ve distributed posters, coloring books, and other items,� Young said. �We�re always looking for new ways to get our message to the kids.�
SWAT, along with the Tobacco Free Partnership, works to get the message out to school children that using tobacco is not a good idea.
SWAT is Florida's statewide youth organization working to mobilize, educate and equip Florida youth to revolt against and de-glamorize Big Tobacco,� according to the website, floridahealth.gov. SWAT is a united movement of empowered youth working towards a tobacco free future.
Groups like SWAT and Tobacco Free Florida, are working to make sure as many teens as possible never start using tobacco.
According to the Florida Health Department website, the tobacco industry spends more than $700 million a year in marketing in the state of Florida alone. The marketing is aimed at getting teens to begin smoking, and 9 out of 10 current smokers started in their teens.
Preventing tobacco use and encouraging cessation among young people are critical in combating the tobacco epidemic because nearly nine out of 10 smokers start by age 18.
In fact, despite the progress in reducing the number of smokers, an estimated 18,900 youth (under 18years) in Florida will become new cigarette smokers this year, according to the website tobaccofreeflorida.org. Of every three young smokers, only one will quit,
and one of those remaining smokers will die from tobacco-related causes.
�Data shows the number of youth who try or habitually use tobacco increases with each increasing grade level,� said Tobacco Free Florida Bureau Chief Shannon Hughes. �As students go back to school, now is a perfect time for parents to talk with their kids about the dangers of tobacco use.�
Washington County Schools have a tobacco free school policy, which includes all school grounds and applies to all students, school staff and visitors.
Besides tobacco, the SWAT kids are also distributing information on nutrition and anti-bullying.
Young was recently named to the state�s SWAT Youth Advocacy Board.
�It�s wonderful that we have such an active SWAT group in our county,� said Board Member Susan Roberts.
Board President Terry Ellis also congratulated Young on her work with SWAT. �You�re learning early how to make a difference in your community,� he said.


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Just to be clear, the epic classic of campaign literature "The Great Dysmorphia: An Epistimelogical View of Ingesting Hallucinogenic Mushrooms at a 2012 Republican Presidential Debate" is available now for Kindle, iTunes, and Nook. You should buy it.
We had the launch party the other night, and if you were there, thank you so much for your attendance, throwing your panties, and dropping multiple roofies into my drinks throughout the night. Much appreciated.
More importantly, you need to watch the YouTube trailer for the book, which is the brain child of myself and carried out with incredible verve by Chicago comedian Hank Thompson (check him out here).
This YouTube video has actually already won multiple awards, including Best Supporting YouTube Still and Most Outstanding Use of White Flash Between Video Clips. If you like it, please share it with others. But seriously, here is what you need to do: This week is the Republican convention in Tampa where Willard Romney will accept the nomination. You, my friends, should really post this video on the YouTube Facebook pages of prominent Democratic and Republican politicians and say something like, "The cure to Tampa." I don't know, you'll come up with something better than that.
Then again, I will get $1 or so each time someone buys the book, so I am accomodating my rational self-interest by telling you this (you got me, Paul Ryan!). There will also be some kind of bullshit contest on the way, but I haven't figured out the parameters just yet. Also, I'm on the road this whole week, heading to the great wilds of Portland, Maine, so expect a few really half-assed blogs and one great surprise tomorrow.


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Laura Drake dropped by the virtual offices to share an excerpt and the cover for her new Harlequin Superromance, Her Road Home. Check it out, and if you enjoy the excerpt, you can pre-order by clicking the links below.
EXCERPT – HER ROAD HOME by LAURA DRAKE
"I'm full blooded Italian." His back to her, he added, "My mom taught me. Those are my best memories – she cooked to Verde and while the pasta boiled, we'd dance in the kitchen." The soft pain in his voice sounded like a bruise – an old, deep bruise.
He turned, and held out a hand. "Will you dance?"
She stood like a scared rabbit. You don't want to give him mixed messages.
The violin wove through the music, a crying thread of sadness.
He doesn't want you, he wants a memory. You could give him that.
She looked up.
His hand hung outstretched. "It's only a dance."
His soft smile convinced her. She stepped forward and took his hand.
It was large and warm, the calluses a reminder that this dance partner was also her mechanic. He swept her away, gliding across the kitchen, his steps sure and graceful. He held her classically, giving her space. But his pheromone-loaded working man smell bridged the gap. She took a long breath of him and held it, feeling no guilt – she was doing him a favor, after all. His strong arms supported her but didn't push; suggesting movement rather than demanding. Relaxed in his surety, her awkward body shifted — to something petite, fragile, almost graceful. She felt like Cinderella, at the ball. When he spun her, a bubble of joy rose in her chest until it burst from her mouth in a laugh.
If this man loves like he dances, any woman would be toast.
Not that she'd ever know. She stiffened, her fairy tale moment popping like a soap bubble.
He danced her back to the stove and pulled her into a brief, fierce hug. Lips beside her ear, he whispered, "Grazie, bella signora." He released her, and stepped back.
She curtsied low. She had no idea why; surely it was the first curtsy of her life. But something in the formal passion of the old world music and his courtly manners made her feel . . . womanly.
He turned to the oven, missing her blush.
You're a little old to play princess, Crozier. And a Tiara doesn't fit under a motorcycle helmet.
About the book:
You can't outrun nightmares on a motorcycle. Samantha Crozier knows, because she's tried. Following the death of her father, Sam, an itinerant building contractor, sold everything and hit the road on her motorcycle, 'flipping' houses on her way across the country. One rainy day on the coast of California, she runs out of road – and luck.
When an accident leaves her afoot in Widow's Grove, the nightmares catch up. But can a derelict Victorian house, a stray dog, and a small town mechanic convince her to stay long enough to face them?
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Does anyone know of a good code bounty web site? For example, say I want a new tab bar controller like the ones used in the Twitter app - is there somewhere I can put up a bounty for someone to develop that?


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Mike Self climbed around a fence last week onto one of his properties, a slim finger of undeveloped land poking through an urban neighborhood near Lincoln Center.
Mike Self climbed around a fence last week onto one of his properties, a slim finger of undeveloped land poking through an urban neighborhood near Lincoln Center.
Self, head of the Builders' Exchange of Stockton, bought the land several years ago, figuring a half dozen homes could be planted there once the economy turned around.
But another obstacle might stand in Self's way: a somewhat forgotten, but soon-to-be-implemented 2007 state law requiring cities to plan for a higher level of flood protection.
Among other consequences, local officials say the law could stifle environmentally friendlier infill projects like the one proposed by Self.
They say the law could encourage sprawl - precisely opposite the intent of the city's 2008 legal settlement with the Sierra Club and then-California Attorney General Jerry Brown.
"It's kind of mind-boggling," Self said. "It's a lack of vision - or lack of knowing - that the law is going to just wreak havoc on a town that is trying to make an economic recovery."
Written in the wake of Hurricane Katrina by then-state Sen. Michael Machado, D-Linden, Senate Bill 5 requires communities to update their general plans and zoning ordinances to reflect risk from a 200-year flood, or a flood that has a 0.5 percent chance of happening any given year.
To date, the standard for urban flood protection has been the less severe 100-year flood, with which most of the city is in compliance.
Machado's law doesn't impact federal maps requiring some residents to buy flood insurance. But it will change how communities up and down the Valley are allowed to grow in the future.
Basically, local governments will be prohibited from approving new developments in "flood hazard zones" - in Stockton, that's most everywhere - unless they can show the area has 200-year protection, or can show progress toward meeting that goal.
The only other option is to place conditions on development, such as requiring homes to be raised above the expected level of a flood.
What all this will do is push growth out toward the Delta, warned Jim Giottonini, director of the San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency, in a memo earlier this spring.
It's easier to upgrade levees on rural Delta tracts to achieve 200-year protection than it is to make improvements in existing portions of the city, Giottonini wrote. The latter would require upgrades along miles of existing upstream levees, and neighboring property owners would have to agree to pay.
Technically, when the new law takes effect in 2016, a single lot in the middle of the city could not be built upon unless the entire area achieved 200-year protection, or the building was elevated. Preliminary maps released by the state earlier this month suggest this could be an issue in much of Stockton, particularly the west side of the city.
Giottonini urged planners in local government agencies to pay more attention to the law, and it appears they have.
"This is totally the opposite of encouraging smart growth," Michael McDowell, planning manager for Stockton's Community Development Department, said last week. "This has the potential to significantly affect Stockton."
In another wrinkle, one interpretation of the law - caused by what local officials consider to be an errant comma - suggests the rules apply not only to new construction but also to run-of-the-mill use permits issued by cities or counties.
In other words, if you wanted to add outdoor seating to a restaurant, put up a sign or install a new drive-through window at an existing business, you might have to prove you have 200-year flood protection, even though those improvements have little or nothing to do with the goal of protecting life and property.
"We could be forced to deny a simple alcohol permit for a Walgreens," McDowell told the city's Development Oversight Commission at a meeting last month.
But many of these details are not quite firm, according to the state Department of Water Resources, which is administering the law. The state has formed a working group with local officials to sort through their concerns, said Michele Ng, a state civil engineer.
The group recommended that the law apply only to new residences, and Water Resources "will consider that interpretation," Ng said.
Infill development is trickier because it can be difficult to define.
In some areas of shallow flood waters, builders might need to raise structures only a foot or two to comply, said Michael Mierzwa, flood policy advisor for Water Resources.
The issue becomes tougher in areas where the water might be 10 feet deep or more, but even then there are solutions, such as building one-story homes on top of garages.
At any rate, Mierzwa said, the risk that prompted the law cannot be denied.
While other flood-prone parts of California escape most of the new rules - a fact which local officials argue puts Stockton at an economic disadvantage - Mierzwa said Valley floods are likely to be "exceptionally fast" and of extended duration. They are also more likely to occur during the winter, when the water is especially cold and dangerous.
"When water comes in, literally we're a bowl and the water stays once it gets here," Mierzwa said. "So we get the short-term damage, but also longer-term economic damages."
A state report issued earlier this spring found 540,000 people in the San Joaquin River watershed live within a floodplain, with $40 billion in homes and other structures at risk of flood damage.
Machado, who authored the legislation, said it wasn't perfect but did bring about a heightened awareness of flood control issues.
"Mine was a very straightforward and simple intention: In light of all the concerns over Katrina, to improve the level of flood control from 100 years to 200 years, and do it in a manner that allowed communities that were deficient to build up to that over time," Machado said.
He said he also wanted new development to be responsible for paying for flood control infrastructure, as opposed to taxpayers.
Walking across his property, Self said many people might be surprised how many empty lots like this one exist across the city, offering an opportunity for sprawling Stockton to grow inward - if the new law will allow it.
In the past, red-tape from city planners was the biggest hassle Self had to deal with.
That's gotten better with changes in city management. Now it's state policy that worries him.
"I hope common sense can come into the equation," he said.
Contact reporter Alex Breitler at (209) 546-8295 or email@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/breitlerblog.


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The Reverend Margaret Bullitt-Jonas felt she had done a good job after presenting, back in 1989, one of her first sermons on the dangers of climate change.
"I actually felt a little smug, until a man approached me after the service and asked me, in a nice way, what the heck religion had to do with the environment," said the Episcopal priest.
Rev. Bullitt-Jonas said that attitude has changed, and that today more churches are open to preaching about the faithful's role in properly managing the world's natural resources.
For example, since taking the reins of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts about a year ago, Bishop Douglas J. Fisher has stressed the importance of the stewardship of the earth to his congregants.
Recently, he appointed Rev. Bullitt-Jonas to the new position of "missioner for creation care."
Rev. Bullitt-Jonas, who has been an environmental activist for at least two decades, assumes her post Jan. 2.
"Margaret will represent the diocese at environmental conferences and other gatherings so the church will have a seat at the table for one of the most crucial issues of our time," Bishop Fisher said. "She will help us to develop a strategy for action for the Lord's creation and help us to execute that plan."
Rev. Bullitt-Jonas said she and the bishop are still working out what specific tasks she will be undertaking.
But the tasks will include preaching at local Episcopal churches and meeting with other religious groups interested in environmental issues.
Church officials were able to fund the position for two years after an anonymous donor stepped forward with a gift.
"God gave humans dominion over the earth, but too many people believe they have a license to exploit the globe's resources," said Rev. Bullitt-Jonas.
She said more and more people of faith believe that climate change brought about by the burning of fossil fuels is making a significant impact on the world.
But there are still many, Rev. Bullitt-Jonas said, who believe there is no danger.
"It's like they are in a boat filling up with water, but they're not worried because the hole is not on the side that they are sitting in," she explained.
Rev. Bullitt-Jonas graduated from Stanford University in 1974 and received a doctoral degree in comparative literature in 1984 from Harvard University.
She became a priest after receiving her master's degree in divinity from the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge.
Rev. Bullitt-Jonas said she remembers that the mainstream press began reporting about the effects fossil fuels were having shortly after her ordination.
While serving at the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, which serves eastern portions of the state, she was appointed to a special church commission on the environment.
She was arrested in 2001 with other activists protesting outside the headquarters of the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C.
"The church has always been at the center of social issues, and climate change is one of the most important," she said. "Healing the earth and the salvation of souls go hand-in-hand."
Among her tasks, Rev. Bullitt-Jonas said she will be pushing for groups and communities to stop investing in fossil fuel companies.
She credits the United Church of Christ for stopping the practice, as well as the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts.
The priest said she will be taking part in a panel discussion later in 2014 in Springfield whose goal is to get the state to drop fossil fuel firms from its financial portfolio.
"The world God gave us is very special, and I'm hoping to convince people to care for it," said Rev. Bullitt-Jonas. "I'll be happy, even if I can just convince people to use their bikes and to drive less."


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Friday, March 07, 2014
Yellow stripes and black buttons
Tyger loved the other version of this dress that I made so much that I thought I'd best make her another one before she grew too tall for it. Why oh why can they not make children's dress patterns in a size larger than 8 year old? Big Four, I'm looking at squarely at you.
This version has sleeves, and I will say this: although I generally love this pattern, the sleeves were a pain in the behind to put in, and really don't warrant the effort involved. Bias binding and an elastic casing that doesn't even go all the way along the sleeve edge? What were they thinking?
Niggling sleeve issues aside, Tyger is very happy with this version, and I am happy that I have done some (trumpets please) STAAAASH BUUUUUSTING! I'm sure there is some law of fabric buying out there that states that if a sewist uses fabric from stash, they are then eligible to purchase more fabric to the power of 5 to replace said fabric. Use a metre? Congrats - now go get 5 metres to replace it. Lucky you!
What's that you say? There's no such law? There totally should be. I'm happy for it to be called Jorth's Law of Stash Vs Fabric Purchasing. There, look - it's all official now! Y'all can thank me later when you are quoting it to exasperated cohabiters who are concerned about the stash slowly but surely taking over the entire house.
Project DetailsPattern: New Look 6884, view B (minus the side ties), size 8
Fabric: 1.8m cotton quilting from stash
Notions: Iron-on interfacing, 6 buttons
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The folk singer wrote "Caledonia," about his native Scotland while living in France. "Now it's become this loveable monster," he said.
It took Scottish folk singer Dougie MacLean not much more than 10 minutes to write Caledonia in 1977, but it has had an impact on his life ever since.
Caledonia is a sweet ballad of melancholy and longing for home, a musical trip that not only affirms MacLean's affection for his native Scotland, but lifts listeners to a bit of acoustic heaven.
Now in his 40th year as a professional musician, MacLean, 59, traced the genesis of what has become his signature song.
"I love where I grew up and I was living in France at the time and wrote it on a beach in Brittany as a genuine little lovesick song," MacLean said by phone from his home in Scotland. "Now it's become this loveable monster. It's played by pipe bands and rock bands and it's fantastic how it's become part of common culture. It's great to write a song that other people have as their own now." Caledonia, Latin for Scotland, was actually written in two sittings.
"I wrote most of it in about 10 minutes and I finished it off late at night in a youth hostel in Brittany," said MacLean, who'll appear at 8 p.m. Thursday at the River Club Music Hall in Scituate. "I was traveling with three Irish guys and I played it for them the next morning. That was the final straw. The next day we were all on the ferry back home."
Home for MacLean is Butterstone, a rural hamlet of eight houses and a population of about 60 in county Perthshire. He and his wife, Jenny, live in what was the village school that his father attended in the 1930s, in which Dougie followed suit a generation later and then bought 25 years ago and converted into living, recording and broadcasting space.
His son, Jamie, 30, and daughter, Julia, 27, live nearby and work with their dad in production.
Invested as an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2011, MacLean said his homeland has had a big impact on his songwriting and "the melodic sense I have. The rural countryside where I come from is very beautiful here and I'm always aware of the power and rhythm of nature and the mystery and magic of it. Growing up as a little boy playing in the woods and fields fed the imagination, which is with you when you start to write music. In fact, growing up in a big city I might be writing different kinds of songs." MacLean, whose singing voice reminds one of James Taylor (with whom Dougie has performed), has plenty of songs besides Caledonia. Writing constantly, he has a huge catalog of tunes yet to be recorded. If he does need a break from music, hobbies keep him busy. He's a beekeeper, with 10 colonies of honeybees that amount to about a million bees when they're in full production in the summer. He collects and restores old Honda scooters and farm tractors, and he target shoots with a longbow.
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A discussion about who should sing the National Anthem, and how it should be sung.
I'm talking about our National Anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner." This song belongs to our country. It used to be that everybody sang it. Sure, sometimes a celebrity would lead the singing. At ball games the crowd used to just follow along with the organ or the band. A celebrity wasn't needed in those days. We all sang the melody with NO EMBELLISHMENTS.
This is not about Beyoncé and her-lip syncing the National Anthem during the presidential inauguration. That's another subject altogether. This is about the pop singers taking freedom with the melody and adding embellishments to the point that singing along with them is next to impossible. Embellishments are fine, and they're not new at all. In fact, they've been around since the Gregorian Chants, though in my view, they did them better then. Not all singers have the ability to improvise melodic alterations. Whitney Houston was the ideal. She seemed to know just how much to add and what should be left alone. Let's face it, there aren't many Whitney Houstons. This is not about her life style, but I don't know anyone who can fault her singing. She was simply outstanding. In the days of the Gregorian Chant, the idea was to lift the voices of all the monks. If a particular monk let his voice rise above the others, he was chastised for it.
Other pop singers have come along and have been able to twist melodies with some success, but more singers try to employ that technique than is advisable. It's difficult to do well. Some things just shouldn't be done halfway.
This technique, however, is acceptable, I guess, to some extent. But it is out of place with "The Star-Spangled Banner." Without dwelling on it, most of you know that I have lost the ability to sing. I am most affected by this loss when I am in a crowd that sings the National Anthem. It makes me really sad that I can't participate.
That song doesn't belong to an individual. It belongs to all of us. If we need to have a singer in front of the audience leading the singing, so be it. But please, just the notes that everyone knows. I mentioned the monks blending together earlier. We've all been in crowds that sing the anthem with someone nearby over-singing, I suppose to prove that he or she has the ability to really sing. These individuals would do well to follow the example of the monks.
The great Ms. Houston opened Super Bowl XXV in 1991 with her rendition of our nation's anthem. It was beautifully done, but still not the song we all know. We watch the Olympics and wonder why some of the athletes accepting medals don't seem to know the words to our National Anthem. I suggest that we don't sing it often enough, but rather allow some pop singer or even sometimes a classical artist to sing it for us.
I believe in free speech, but I'm not fond of bastardizing a melody that has significance for our entire country. Wouldn't it have been a powerful and moving thing to hear and see the entire crowd at the inauguration singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" all together? You can catch Beyoncé on MTV.


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At 8am on Wednesday, Aug. 21, Doña Ana County Clerk Lynn Ellins announced his office would begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses. Couples traveled to Las Cruces from all over New Mexico to enshrine their love in the eyes of the law; by close of business, 42 same-sex couples had taken the matrimonial plunge.
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Style # 219898
With a pretty paisley print, luxe lightweight drape and a smock top, this bebe romper is a flirty addition to new-season wardrobe. Try yours with a pair of wedge sandals for a legs-for-days look.
- 100% polyester
- Center back to waist: 8" (20 cm)
- Rise: 9" (23 cm)
- Inseam: 3" (8 cm)
- Leg opening: 30" (76 cm)
- Slit pockets
- Hand wash
- Imported
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size 6
Paisley Halter Romper is rated out of 5 by 4.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Meggiedooodle from LOVE i was a little worried about ordering a 0 since i'm usually a 2 or a 4 but since they were both sold out, i gave it a shot. fits almost perfectly! the length of the bottom is great. it's just a little tight around my hips but other than that, it seems like it won't ride up when i actually wear it out. i got it on sale so for the price, can't beat it!
Date published: 2014-01-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by Dahlia24 from BEAUTIFUL This is a very beautiful romper. Love the print. This romper can make some one look younger and slimmer. The material feels good against skin, it is very light but not transparent. It is so cute. It looks great with high heels or boots. I wore it with thigh high boots, got lot of complicates from people who even I don't know. I am 5'4', 98 pound, waist 24', hips 36' , chest DD.
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Rated 4 out of 5 by Mystique from Very Figure Flattering I bought this romper, and when I wore it I got compliments. I It is convertible, so you can wear it either with the ties or strapless. I wore it strapless and without the belt, which gave you a very slender and sexy look.The smocked bodice going down to just below your waist is very form fitting and flattering. It does run on the larger side, so go down one size, which I did and it fit perfectly. I do not agree with the other review on the material is very thin, If you had a heavier thicker material, then it would look very stiff and not fit or look right.
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Rated 3 out of 5 by JessC from Not bad but not great First off, is it just me or are BEBE's sizes getting bigger. I am usually a size 0/2 and the 00 fit me the best (was even a little big). Cute pattern but material is extremely thin. The bust isn't padded or lined which was an issue for me but may not be for someone else I am returning it-its not bad but not great.
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Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie n' Oreo Fudge Brownie Bar
On Wednesday, I wondered what would happen if you combined Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies with Oreo Stuffed Brownies.
On Thursday I found out.
And on Friday…
I had this.
This beautiful, ridiculous, indulgent, outrageous, illegal in 48 states, totally wonderful ultimate layered cookie and brownie treat.
It is without a doubt, completely and utterly insane.
But I mean that in a good way. Of course.
These dangerously decadent chocolate chip cookie 'n brownie bars combine the best of a gooey chocolate chip cookie, warm fudgy brownie, and an extra sweet double stuffed Oreo.
All you need is a basic chocolate chip cookie recipe (using a little less flour than you normally would), some double stuffed Oreos, a family-sized brownie mix for a 9×13 pan, and some hot fudge chocolate topping for good measure. I like to add a little of this to a store-bought brownie mix for extra fudgy brownies. I'm all about the extras, baby.
Line a 9×13 baking dish with wax paper and spray with cooking spray. You don't have to line it, but it sure makes it easier to get them out!
Whip up your cookie dough and spread it in the bottom of the pan.
Cover with Oreos…
And pour on plenty of fudgy brownie batter.
Pop this into a 350 degree oven for 45-55 minutes. Just look at those beautiful cookie and brownie layers already showing through.
Oh, baby. Come to mama.
Who wants cookies? Who wants Oreos? Who wants brownies??
I cut the rest into mini bite-sized squares and packed them up for Kevin to take to work, gotta get these outta my house!
Hope you enjoy this Friday treat, have a fabulous weekend!
Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie n' Oreo Fudge Brownie Bar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups (12 ounces) milk chocolate chips
- 1 pkg Double Stuffed Oreos
- 1 Family Size (9×13) Brownie mix
- 1/4 cup hot fudge topping
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9×13 baking dish with foil and coat generously with nonstick cooking spray.
- Cream the butter and both sugars in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed for 3-5 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well to thoroughly combine. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt, then slowly incorporate into the mixer until the flour is just combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Spread the cookie dough in the bottom of the prepared dish. Top with a layer of Oreos.
- Mix together brownie mix, adding an optional 1/4 cup of hot fudge topping to the mix. Pour the brownie batter over the cookie dough and Oreos. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking for an additional 15-25 minutes. Let cool completely before cutting — brownies may still be gooey in the middle when still warm, but will set up perfectly once cooled. Enjoy!!
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BOLINGBROOK – Two suspects have been charged in relation to a shooting and car chase Oct. 5 through Bolingbrook and Joliet, according to the Will County Sheriff's Office.
Dominique D. Travis, 20, of 1310 Gilray Drive, Joliet, was charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, reckless discharge of a firearm, unlawful use of a firearm by a felon and obstruction of justice.
Martez J. Doss, 21, 9 Girard Blvd, Joliet, was charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding,
aggravated battery to a police officer, aggravated assault to a police officer, criminal damage to state supported property, obstruction of justice and 13 misdemeanors.
Around 12:20 a.m. Oct, 5, two Bolingbrook residents were allegedly shot by Travis in the 100 block of Malibu Drive after a fight erupted during a party at a residence, according to the Bolingbrook Police Department.
Local police heard multiple shots fired, then allegedly observed several subjects – Martez and Doss included – running in different directions and a gray SUV fleeing the scene, police said.
Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the SUV, but Travis sped off on Lake Shore Drive and back onto Briarcliff Road, intentionally ramming a squad car in the process, Lt. Mike Rompa said.
Officers pursued the SUV through Bolingbrook and onto Interstate 55; the car chase ended near Joliet, and the suspects exited the vehicle and fled on foot, Rompa said.
Bolingbrook police, with the help of several other agencies, apprehended Doss, Travis and another suspect, who were taken into custody and transported to the Bolingbrook Police Department, according to Rompa.
A 20-year-old Bolingbrook man sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital. A second victim, a 21-year-old Bolingbrook man, sustained a gun shot wound to the leg and was treated at Adventist Bolingbrook before being transferred to Loyola.
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Hi, I am a relatively new Montrealer, but an eager tennis player. I'm looking for players preferably age 35+ to play at the Somerled Courts. My level is a strong 3.5. Although my preference goes to playing during the day on Fridays, I'm open to evening nights and week ends too.
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I can play at those courts, but only on weekends and weekday nights. If you get this in time I have no game scheduled for tonight...
Hi Peter, too bad I only just got your message as I had to cancel a court I had at Somerled at 8 tonight!
Perhaps we could play this weekend some time? I'm busy on Saturday until say 3 or Sunday would be possible too. Let me know! Ken
Hi Ken,
I can play weekdays after 19h00 (preferably with 24 hours advanced note), i am available starting by next week.
Please drop me a line to let me know.
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Hi Eddy,
That sounds good. Let's try for something next week in the evening then. You could text me at 514 513-7553.
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Broccoli Rabe Agnolotti
These plump and tender pockets of pasta that are filled with broccoli rabe and ricotta cheese are quick to prep. Just boil in water, sauce and serve. Fast and delicious.
80 agnolotti ( broccoli rabe-ricotta filling)
4 cups roasted tomato sauce
1⁄2 cup roasted garlic oil
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI says Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis had a shotgun when he entered a building and got a handgun inside after he started firing.
Valerie Parlave, head of the FBI's field office in Washington, said Tuesday they don't have any information that he had an AR-15 assault rifle in his possession.
There has been conflicting information about the weapons Alexis used. Previously, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press the gunman had two handguns he took from officers.
Parlave says Alexis arrived in the Washington area late last month and had been staying at local hotels in the days leading up to the shooting rampage that killed 12 people.
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Acrylic Dream Chase
Flip Cup Acrylic Pour on Mini Ceramic Tiles
Summer and hot weather have finally arrived, and with it a palette of tropical colors like ocean aquas and the sweet shades of dreamsicles! So with these summer-lovin' colors in mind, I have created Acrylic Dream Chase, a small mixed media canvas with a twist - Acrylic Poured Mini Tiles!
True acrylic pouring artists achieve spectacular results from professional grade acrylic paints and pouring mediums, 100% liquid treadmill lubricant and a torch. I would like to show you how I made a budget friendly acrylic pour using supplies from the hardware store and craft store acrylic paint.
Before I share the video below, here is a quick explanation of my project process. I began by using a stencil and modeling paste to apply a tile design to the canvas. Wanting to keep the background simple and dark to accent the colorful acrylic poured tiles, I applied only a coat of black gesso and metallic black paint followed by dry brushing gold on the raised areas.
I embellished the wood butterfly with a twisted wire body and antennae before gessoing and painting the vibrant colors. More gold dry brush was added, followed by a sparkle varnish. The 'Chase Your Dreams' phrase was painted in the same colors. I painted some decorative excelsior with more gold paint and attached it to the back of the butterfly.
The final step was to add all my pieces to the canvas. I used a heavy gel medium to make sure the ceramic tiles would attach firmly.
And now for my video on flip cup acrylic pouring. I hope you try it sometime, it is a lot of fun!


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Carrots Roasted in Coffee Beans From 'Coi'
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I once went to a party featuring small bites from Daniel Patterson's Coi kitchen. (It was quite a party.) One was a version of this dish—carrots fragrant with coffee, served in a flavorful broth with minuscule herbs scattered on top. I remember being shocked at how much coffee flavor was packed into each piece of carrot and even more surprised that the pairing worked. Recreating the dish at home from Patterson's cookbook isn't difficult: you only need to roast whole carrots nestled in a bed of coffee beans. The other elements of the composed plate are equally simple. The broth is a blend of carrot and mandarin juice (juice it yourself if you can, or slide on over to your nearest juice bar to buy a couple bottles), seasoned lightly with vinegar, salt, and olive oil. A few slivers of raw carrot add crunch, and baby mint leaves add fragrance. It's a stunning bowl of food, and far, far easier than it looks.
Why I picked this recipe: I wanted to recreate the surprise I felt when first eating these carrots.
What worked: Coffee and carrots are a match made in heaven.
What didn't: Take care to follow the directions and roast the carrots until they are totally tender, otherwise the coffee flavor will overwhelm the natural sweetness of the vegetable.
Suggested tweaks: If you don't have access to Roman mint, you can use small, tender spearmint or peppermint leaves. You can easily scale this recipe up to make a larger portion or to serve more than four people, just make sure to use carrots that are about the same size so that they'll roast in the same amount of time.
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Toyota No. 1 Car Firm, Passes GM and Crushes It Financially
On most business section front pages, both print and digital, much of the coverage has gone to the fact that Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) passed General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) to become the world's largest auto company by global unit sales at 9.75 million. However, what is more important to investors is the contrast in the market value of the two companies. Toyota's is $152 billion. GM's is $46 billion, a gulf too large to be explained by sales. High expenses at GM are a better explanation.
Experts may argue that the ownership the U.S. government and unions have had in GM has tamped down its value. On the other hand, Toyota has benefited from a recovery from the production limitations that hit it due to the tremendous earthquake in Japan. But those facts are not sufficient.
GM's management, under CEO Dan Akerson, has crippled the company's bottom line. First among management's poor decisions has been to keep a major presence in Europe. The Vauxhall and Opel units lose several hundred million dollars a year, and they have been a drag on GM's profits for decades. Akerson claims GM can turn Europe around, but he has not given investors a plan for this. The European recession has continued to press down car sales in the region. GM must increase it market share of a shrinking pie there. Local firms, particularly Volkwagen, have such deep roots that they will be impossible to dislodge.
The second knock against Akerson, which appears frequently in comments about GM, is that it has not produced enough new models in the United States to keep its market share at home. U.S. market share for GM dropped from 19.6% in 2011 to 18.1% last year.
GM's most significant problems make clear Akerson's single largest mistake. He has not matched global expenses with revenue, which means that costs worldwide need to be cut. GM's revenue in the third quarter was $37.6 billion, compared to $36.7 billion in the same period for 2011. But net income dropped from $1.7 billion to $1.5 billion. Specifically the problem was that:
GM North America (GMNA) reported EBIT-adjusted of $1.8 billion compared with $2.2 billion a year ago.
GM Europe (GME) reported an EBIT-adjusted of $(0.5) billion compared with $(0.3) billion a year ago.
Analysts may say that the heart of GM's problem is revenue in Europe and the United States. That is not accurate. The top car company in the U.S. spends too much.
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I had forgotten that the fuel pressure regulator was altered- replace it. These aren't adjustable without the correct info or the rig for setting one up- you don't have these. It's vacuum-regulated to much tighter specs, not like the ones that can be added to a carbureted engine, where its not nearly as critical or accurate. You wrote that the PO adjusted the regulator by three turns and you turned it back- you may have put it back WRT physical position of the screw, but that doesn't mean it's regulating the fuel to spec.
You replaced the wrong part when you saw a code 44- download the codes and print them, so you don't continue to replace the wrong parts. If you had a manual, you could see the theory behind some of what's happening when the engine is running, the role of the senders/sensors, what to look for and the troubleshooting section for each area of the engine (Ignition, Control, Senders/sensors, etc). You also can't download just ANY code list- marine injection systems of your boat's vintage aren't closed loop. You don't have a MAF sensor or O2 sensor(s). If you were to google 'Indmar Predator engine', you would find some of the info you need.
You can't have a lean condition when black smoke is present. If it smells like gasoline and black smoke is present, it's either delivering too much fuel, or the fuel isn't burning completely. The ECT having high resistance would cause excessive fuel delivery.
I can understand being completely frustrated by the problems you're having with your boat, but:
-You complained about the shower hose failing- that was probably added by the dealer or the previous owner, not MC.
-The regulator was adjusted by the PO, not by a trained dealer or MC.
-You're replacing parts using what's referred to as a 'parts cannon' and working without correct troubleshooting info, training and diagnostic tools.
You're placing blame on MC when they had nothing to do with the problems. These engines are extremely reliable, the injection system is extremely reliable (the engines came off of the assembly only line needing a few accessories (raw water pump, fuel lines, marine starter/alternator, marine exhaust) and the harness that was designed for use in these boats, but the rest is all GM and its suppliers. There's almost no difference between this engine as delivered to Indmar and what went to Mercruiser, Volvo-Penta, PCM or anyone else. The ECM, harness, controller and programming were up to the shop that is owned by the person on the LT-1 high temperature technical bulletin and he definitely knows how to design, test, set up, program and troubleshoot these engines/systems and not only has he done development work for MC, he also did this for Indmar, GM and Delphi. He now does quite a bit for government agencies which place reliability above just about anything else, among others.
Anecdotally, I had a Chevrolet pickup with what's basically the same engine- 5.7L TBI and I never had any of the problems you are experiencing. I also don't remember seeing this set of problems in the time I have worked with boats/engines without some external cause, whether it was someone messing with a regulator when they didn't know what the he!! they were doing (the PO), mistaken diagnosis, incorrect parts or bad info. Personally, I would never have touched the fuel pressure regulator and I was trained to work on MC boats at the shop where the systems were designed, developed and tested, by the people who designed, developed and tested them.
You wrote that the injector spray looks good to the naked eye- use a timing light to see it better- it's like a snapshot when you check it this way. If it has any "tears" (meaning, gaps, like it was a torn paper cone) in the spray cone, you'll see it a lot more easily.
I think you are saying that that there is a temp switch, a temp sender, and a MEFI temp sensor as well? The switch has a single wire and is up by the thermostat at the front of the engine and screws into a horizontal opening. it causes the CEL/ alarm when above 181 degrees and the bimetallic switch closes the single wire link to ground (through the MEFI). This may affect other aspects of the engine operation- I'm not sure. This doesn't feed the temp guage ( through the mefi or directly) as is only open or closed signal. The second single wire sensor in the manifold that sits nearby and screws in vertically and feeds the temp guage. My temp temp switch was bad but ran boat for a week with the CEL and couldn't tell the difference in performance so believe it acts solely as a warning w/o affecting anything else (realize later models have limp mode to better protect engine but if a 2001 tbi does, mine isn't working).
The temp sender (2wire plug you refer to) provides variable resistance signal to the MEFI to tell iit how hot it is so as to adjust one aspect of the fuel curve map. If bad, it will cause engine to run rich. As said, There is also another single wire sensor in the manifold so that one must feed the gauge correct? So gauge could read fine showing the engine is up to operating temp but MEFI thinks engine is cold and dumps in more fuel than needed? Changing any of the single wire sensors won't fix the rich condition. He needs to check the sensor that has 2 wires and determine the resistance hot and cold then replace if out of spec
Jimn- is this logic correct?
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The logic is correct WRT actual temperature vs two-wire sensor's resistance, but it could fail with lower OR higher resistance, so low resistance would cause hard cold start problems, yet it could run fine at normal operating temperatures if the resistance is within tolerance in that range. If the resistance is too low, it would immediately go into RPM reduction. If the resistance is extremely high, it will run rich at all temperatures and be very hard to start when hot.
Again, I would have to refer to my notes and manuals to be absolutely sure about the temperature switch, but I seriously doubt that's causing any of the problems on this boat. Rich fuel ratio could be a combination of faults, too. Bad ECT and TPS or MAP sensor (or both), leaky valves/rings with extremely bad compression loss could all contribute but, unless the engine was abused, I don't think the cylinders/rings/valves are so bad although no actual proof has been presented.
On my 2001 tbi motor there is a 1 wire temp switch for hi temp right near another 1 wire thermistor sensor for the guage. As you said, the one towards the front of the motor connects to the MEFI and sets a CEL for hi temp. The replacement has 181 stamped on it. Possibly on at 200 degrees and off at 181?
The other as you said feeds the gauge.
Didn't see the 2 wire sensor but probably down on the side of the block where it can't be easily seen. Here's a picture of the 2 single wire ones with the orange wire boots:
Last edited by Rossterman; 09-02-2013 at 04:50 PM.
Ok, having run every possable electronic measurment mensioned on this and other forums ( and now the Indmar manual) I believe that all the current sensors on the boat are all within spec.
So far I have replaced both thermostats (origionals so replaced for insurance), the ecm temp sensor (faulty), and the impeller (insurance). The MAP sensor replaced (not sure if it was faulty) the throttle position sensor (bad readings), the Air Idle Screw (broken). This week I replaced the Knock sensor, and its connector as it was throwing a code.
The spark plugs, plug leads, distributer, rotor, and coil lead have all been replaced and firing order checked ok.
This week I replaced the fuel system. Fuel Filter, Walbro fuel pump (67 gallons per hour, and up to 90 psi), intank fuel lines and clamps. Also replaced fuel lines from the tank to the motor, and the return lines. Replaced pressure regulator and had the new injectors (30 hours) cleaned just in case. Installed fuel pressure guage and pressure sits steady at 31 PSI at all revs on the trailer (yes full throttle on water is the only real test).
Also pulled the valve covers off to check for broken valve springs, scored cams etc and can see nothing out of the ordinary. Also compression is steady across all cylinders.
Last thing to do is drain some oil from the motor as I have over filled it during the oil change I did. It's about 3 mm over the high mark on the dipstick.
Will be taking it out to the lake on Saturday for its final test, if it runs perfectly we keep it and I replace the MDC and/ or the guages as they have all [email protected] themselves as well. If not.....
I do note that my previous 4 boats ( 2 X Yamaha, Sea Ray and Malibu) required no parts replacement other than normal servicing while I had them. They started easily and ran perfectly for the 3 to 5 years I owned each. None of them ever let me down and they were older than 10 years when I purchased them. I purchased a Mastercraft expecting to have a higher quality & reliability but sadly either due to poor desighn, poor quality, or poor maintainence this has not happened. I hope after testing / repairing / replacing everything possible I might find that legendary Mastercraft quality and reliability.
Ps Thanks to all that have helped so far, I will let you know on Saturday... or look out for the smoke signals....
Yes!! Success At Last!!!!!
Took the boat out today and ran it hard for over an hour. Fuel pressure held steady at 32psi, and while we maxed out at 4500 rpm (new prop), there was no hessitation, no misfire spluttering, or farting. Pulled like a freight train.
I could hear the new fuel pump when running on the trailer but could not hear it when on the water.
No Codes either.
New prop is a 3 blade 12.5 inch diamter, 15 pitch. Runns easily to 45mph at 4500 rpm and wake is noticably flatter with no rooster tail out of the back. Even the kids noticed the flatter wake at 20 mph. Bad for our wakeboarders but we will fill the ballast bags for them.
Only issue was a nasty vibration from a full bore pull off, as if the prop was cavitating, but as soon as we picked up speed or backed off the power a little, the vibration went?
We'll done mate you must be over the moon after all the problems you have had. Summer is here early ,just go and enjoy.
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NFL Is Personally Offended By KFC's "Ambush Marketing"
Oh no! By offering $260,000 to charity if a New York Giants or New England Patriots player does "the chicken dance" in the end zone during SuperBowl XLII, KFC has offended the delicate sensibilities of the National Football League.
"KFC is not affiliated with the NFL in any fashion, so this is a textbook case of ambush marketing 101," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said. "There are many different companies that try to draft off the excitement of the Super Bowl that have no right to any of the activities going on."
The horror. The NFL went on to say that any player caught incorporating the chicken dance into his endzone celebration could face fines.
"We're not going to play the role of Simon Cowell and critique dances," McCarthy said. "But if a player acted in a way that was a reflection of a corporate message, then we'd have to take a look at it."
Now, now, Mr. McCarthy. Don't try to "draft off the excitement" of American Idol. We're on to you.
KFC says they have a charitable plan for the money even if no player or half-time performer does the dance.
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10,000 unpaid vehicle tax notices causes jam at City Hall
There's nothing like a small slip of blue paper to get people riled up, especially if it tells them they won't be able to register any car if they haven't paid the outstanding city taxes on one or more cars. What gets them angrier is when they paid the taxes and they still get a notice.
Since 10,000 or so notices went in the mail about two weeks ago, lines at the Warwick Tax Collectors office have been 15 and 20 deep. On some days double that, and backed out the door of the City Hall Annex.
The exception was last Tuesday, shortly after 11. At that time only about five people were in line – the diehards – that had no idea when, or if, they would ever get to pay their taxes. The problem was, the computer system was down. While the city could have accepted payments and posted them when the system was back on line, the staff thought it better to wait. Fortunately, the system was up and running in a half-hour.
What's caused a lot of frustration is that the blue notices don't indicate how much in taxes is due, or for that matter, the vehicle they are due on.
"It's got to be my boat trailer," said Keith LaChapelle, holding up his notice as the line inched forward on Friday. His guess is that he probably owes $5 to $10 in taxes on the 12-foot trailer.
"You know you can go online and pay there," the man in front of him observed.
"You know what," LaChapelle responded, "I don't trust online. I want a receipt."
The man offering the advice, however, had also chosen to stand in line. He owns three cars and a truck. City taxes hadn't been paid on the truck, so he was fearful that he wouldn't be able to renew the registration on any of the vehicles unless he paid up.
"I just want to get it done," he said.
According to those who handle the payments, some taxpayers have less than kind things to say.
City Tax Collector and Assessor Kenneth Mallette understands the frustration, he said, especially when taxpayers have already paid the tax. It's understandable that the notices don't apply in some cases, given the amount of time between compilation of the delinquent taxes and issuing of the notices.
"It's a function of the state and the city," Mallette says.
He explained that the city provides the state with a list of unpaid vehicle taxes in October. It's not until late December that the state returns the blue notices. The city then compares these to its list of made payments, providing a tape to the registry.
Mallette said that initial tape knocked about 2,500 off the due list. Then after the mailing – every 10 days or two weeks – an additional 500 to 1,000 names are purged from the list as payments are made. Mallette said he has maximized the staff handling payments in an effort to expedite the process. Nonetheless, he said, "We did create a backlog of complaints."
Also, those looking to make sewer and water payments are separated from the rest of the line. Mallette has also seen an increase in those payments since issuing notices to delinquent water and sewer users that their property will go up for sale on May 8 unless they pay or make a payment arrangement. A total of 2,500 property owners owe $3.2 million in unpaid fees. In addition, 1,500 owe $2.3 million in unpaid sewer assessments. These properties will also be listed in the May 8 sale if not paid.
If the city actually did what they said they were going to do and charged a "connect capable fe"e to homeowners that have access to but refuse to connect to the sewers many of these people wouldn't be having their homes sold out from under them. Too few people carrying the burden for the sewers right now.
I never received a tax bill last year for my 2 vehicles, I received the blue slip for one car and not the other, I called and they sent a copy of the bill and all of a sudden the taxes for both vehicles are being assessed to 1 car. Registering my cars this year should be interesting!
patientman, I agree with you about the sewer taxes but all it takes is having a state Rep like McNamara trying to pass extensions for himself and neighbors in Gov Francis and making these types of assessments mean nothing if you don't have someone with personal interest involved.
i sent in my check back in the beginning of Jan still hasnt been cashed..called City Hall last monday Was told They have it and that they are behind ...They want want want their Money ..but they seem to not want to put it in the Bank ..what is up with that ??
They need to get rid of the people they have working there & hire all new staff & train them to do their job the right way!!
I had the same experience at the beginning of February - I was told that I couldn't register my cars because my taxes hadn't been paid. I had to take time out of work to go to City Hall and was told by the worker that the issue was that my January taxes hadn't been paid. I told her that they most certainly had - the check had been sent in time for January 15th receipt and that it hadn't been cashed yet! She told me that a 6-8 week backlog to cash the checks was standard. Standard? That's pathetic. I'd love to see me take an extra 6-8 weeks to send in my check - I'll bet they'd have an issue with that!
Warwick is RI second largest city. It takes 4-6 weeks to cash my checks every time. No offense but. this tax department needs a new head who is an actual administrative professional with experience, and actually capable to implement efficiency. This is why RI population was the only one to see a decline, we have among the highest taxes, to pay for this crap? Shameful. This should not be the "USSR 2.0"
This is unacceptable...this money should be processed in the system & deposited in the Bank EVERY Friday ...If you cant get your work done...hire more people !!!
@scooter, you dont need more people. I worked on an efficiency project with a real professional whereby the administrative volume went up by double, and we did it with half the people (not replacing those who left/retired no one was let go). It was a matter of looking at the work flow (and knowing what you are looking at) and implementing professionally developed changes. No one is evil here, but they need to get out of the old school mentality. Its been this way for the many, many years.
The mentality of Ken Mallette and government workers is that taxpayers are here to pay for government. Not that the government is meant to serve the people. This is a Rhode Island mentality, and it goes a long way in explaining why Warwick had more people living here fourty years ago.
It is truly amazing that you people have time to complain on this website but fail to show up at city hall for council meetings. On Monday March 11th ar 7pm we will be dicussing the 660 million dollars of unfunded debt that the city pension plans have. Wait until you see what that does to your tax b.ill.
Fenceman, I'll be out of town working. But I'm pretty sure that our taxes will go up the way they do every year. And the 500-600 jobs cut at met life aren't going to help.


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BEACON coordinator Stephanie Dahlstrom said that a spike in local teen suicides also played a key role in pushing the community to find a solution.
BEACON, which stands for Building Essential Assets through Community Outreach and Networking, was started as a way to keep kids safe and engaged after school was out for the day, Dahlstrom said.
Since 2005, BEACON has grown in both the number of programs and in participation, serving more than 650 students in the 2013-2014 school year. Dahlstrom said the program anticipates serving even more students this year due to an increase in funding.
"Our focus is on enrichment and academic activities," Dahlstrom said.
For enrichment, the program offers a number of clubs at Helen M. Knight Elementary School, Grand County Middle School and Moab Charter School.
"We strive for universal access," Dahlstrom said. "We provide a variety of clubs, from traditional sports to strange and unique sciences."
The enrichment clubs include options like taiko drumming, swimming, self-defense and Legos.
BEACON tries to involve community organizations in the clubs as much as possible, she said.
"We want these kids to have a safe, healthy environment where they can try new things," she said. "It's a way for us to help kids who might otherwise be home alone."
Students who need academic help can also access the program's tutoring sessions after school. Dahlstrom said most of those students are referred to the tutoring program by their teachers.
The program offers a wide variety of academic assistance, from providing time for students to complete their homework to intense one-on-one tutoring and many other opportunities, Dahlstrom said.
Dahlstrom said some of the academic programs are open to all students.
"At the middle school, we keep the library open," she said. "Some kids might come in for 10 minutes to finish their homework. Others might stay for the full two-and-a-half hours."
According to a teacher survey, students who attended BEACON for 30 days or more throughout the school year saw a positive change in their academic performance, and most were more attentive in class and more motivated to learn.
BEACON receives around 10 percent of its total funding from the Grand County School District.
"The rest we get through grants, donations, begging, borrowing and stealing," Dahlstrom said.
BEACON also holds several fundraisers throughout the year, including the Chocolate Lovers Fling and Love Utah, Give Utah.
The academic assistance portion of the program is tuition free, and Dahlstrom said that the enrichment clubs function on a sliding scale for tuition fees.
"If you qualify for free lunch, there's no charge," she said.
According to information from Grand County schools, registration fees for one club per week cost $20 per session. For children who qualify for reduced lunch, that fee drops to $10.
Last year, due to the federal sequestration, the program's budget took a big hit, forcing BEACON to cut the program for kindergarten students. However, Dahlstrom said the community stepped up and donated enough money to help cover the deficit.
"This year we're back at full funding," she said.
BEACON registration forms and information packets will be sent home with students during the first week of school, Dahlstrom said. More information about the program is available at www.moabbeacon.net or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BeaconAfterschoolProgram.