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When researchers asked young children to figure out an experiment using cause and effect, they did a much better job than young adults. That may be because their thinking is more flexible and fluid.
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Filed under: Truck, Videos, Dodge, Diesel, Ram
You ever hear a story and start cringing before you hear the end because you know how it’s going to turn out? That could very well have been the case with the story from a few weeks ago in West Valley City, Utah, where a 14-year-old kid stole his grandfather’s Hyundai Veloster and took it for a joyride – through a park full of children. But instead it turned into a heart-warming tale of heroism and a community banding together to do what’s right… and then some.
Bryson Rowley was that hero who identified the danger and, rather than sit idly by and watch the joyrider potentially run over a child, got into his truck and drove it into the menacing runaway hatchback. The collision caused some $7,500 to his 2008 Dodge Ram 2500, but instead of getting stuck with the bill – one which his insurance may very well have refused to pay since the crash was, technically speaking, intentional – his community pitched in a helping hand.
Bryan Ellison, who owns West Valley Carstar with his brother, saw the news on television and wanted to help. So he brought Rowley a rental car, picked up his truck and brought it back to his auto repair shop. People from around the community donated parts, and when all was said and done, some $15,000 of work and upgrades were performed on the Ram that was returned to an overwhelmed Bryson Rowley better than new. Watch the video below for the full story.
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Using data on everything from unemployment rates to commute times, CNNMoney ranked 55 major metro areas on the stressors residents face in their daily lives.
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Bake them, grill them, even smother them in chocolate. College students and food writers who count instant ramen noodles as a staple are devising all sorts of ways to make them healthier and tastier.
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New documents have revealed that a current General Motors vice president, Doug Parks, was aware of the ignition switch problems on the Chevrolet Cobalt as early as 2005. At the time, Parks, whom Bloomberg called a "confidante" of CEO Mary Barra and an integral part of GM’s product development team, was the chief engineer on the Cobalt and Saturn Ion. Congressional investigators uncovered the documents, which include an email from Parks and meeting attendance lists for the ignition switch problems.
This new evidence sheds some doubt on GM’s own internal investigation, which found that none of the company’s current executives knew of the ignition switch problems on the Cobalt and Ion. This news is also curious, following GM’s large-scale dismissal of employees found to be responsible for the problem, such as Ray DeGiorgio.
"As Ms. Barra has said repeatedly we have taken all of the personnel actions that we feel are appropriate at this time," GM spokesman Greg Martin told Bloomberg via email.
More troubling, though, is what this revelation could do to GM’s legal proceedings. The discovery of Parks’ knowledge of the issue could cause potentially serious damage to GM’s bankruptcy argument, in which it claims that "New GM" isn’t responsible for the actions of "Old GM." According to Consumerist, lawyers could now argue that the lack of a recall, particularly when a former chief engineer and current vice president knew of the issue, could lend credence to arguments that the company was attempting to cover up the problem.
Probe shows current GM VP Parks aware of ignition problem in 2005 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 28 Jun 2014 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Incomes and rates of higher education drop as pedestrians become less pampered.
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