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Aftermarket Mopar Hemi Engine That Looks Stock - Heavy Breathing HemiWritten by on September 1, 2003 Contributors: Dave Dudek, Automotive Machine Look Stock, And Go Like Stink!
For some, muscle-era Mopars are to be revered and protected, while others feel that modifying what the factory gave us is where it's at. There's even another segment of enthusiasts that feels the car should look as close to stock as possible, yet be able to rip the rearend out from under itself while doing a holeshot. The latter group is made up of the guys who show up at a-dare we say street race-looking to sucker some poor unsuspecting sap into losing his hard-earned money with the following: "What are you afraid of? Look, it's stock."
For those in the latter group, we may just have your recipe. Dave Dudek of Shelby Township, Michigan, revealed some of the tips and tricks of making his stock-looking Hemi give the power to rip off some low 11-second timeslips. If you think because it's a Hemi a basic rebuild will suffice, think again. There are a lot of things that need to be done inside the engine, and you can do some of the tricks we'll show.
The short-block was taken to Automotive Machine in Fraser, Michigan, to have the necessary machining done. Things like parallel and zero decking may not be required for a basic rebuild, but when you need to get every last bit of power from your engine with the parts you have, these things are the norm.
If you're planning to make a serious amount of horsepower, you'll need to ensure the engine can breathe. The Hemi has long been known for its breathing capabilities. Modern Cylinder Head in Clinton Township, Michigan, got the nod for prepping the big units. Early in the process, it was noticed that some work had already been performed on the heads, which at the time may have been deemed adequate. But, it was indeed hampering the flow characteristics. In other words, the Hemi breathed in nicely but didn't exhale as well. The intake ports were fine, but the exhaust ports had been machined for larger valve seats. This modification resulted in a less than optimal venturi effect. The head could have been welded, but as thin as the material was in that area on these heads, the heat from welding could have caused severe cracks in the head. A cracked head means replacement, and replacement of a Hemi head is not an inexpensive endeavor.
The old adage still holds true-how quick you go is directly proportional to how much you spend.
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To begin, you need a good foundation. A 4.15-inch crankshaft from Mopar Performance (PN P5007250) is checked, balanced, and knife-edged. Automotive Machine then coats it with an oil-shedding film. The film is also a thermal dispersant to help remove heat from the crank, and it also helps to cut down on parasitic losses.When choosing pistons, the final compression ratio is a big factor. These custom pistons from Diamond Racing are made to use a .990 wristpin, and internal milling is performed to lighten things as much as possible. The rods are Eagle H-beams (PN CRS680C3D). The entire rotating assembly is balanced to within .02 gram.Crankshaft thrust (endplay) needs to be checked. The crankshaft is separated from the bearing material by only a thin layer of oil. Since the crank "floats" in the bearing, it inevitably shifts from front to back. This travel must be kept to a minimum. Here, the endplay is checked with the pistons in place. Endplay measures in at .005. Likewise, the rods must have a small amount of space to allow movement. The rod clearances are set at .0025.The vintage '68 block is opened up .060, and deck surfaces are checked for flatness. The block has been previously surfaced and now has a zero deck height. Here, the crankshaft is in place, and the main caps are given a final torque check.The custom-ground Cam Motion camshaft has .594/.579 inch lift and .246/.252 degrees duration at .050. This is a solid roller camshaft. Any performance engine must have the camshaft degreed in to achieve optimum performance. Crower roller lifters (PN 66232) are used, along with a Rollmaster timing chain with a Torrington bearing keeping things in time.The Mopar windage tray (PN P5007347) and a new stock oil-pump pickup tube are installed, and the distance between the pickup screen and the bottom of the oil pan is checked. A piece of clay is placed on the pickup, and the oil pan is put in place. Measuring how thick the clay is after being compressed by the oil pan gives you the distance. We end up with just under 11/44 inch and button the bottom end up with a stock replacement oil pan from Mancini Racing (PN MRE884K).The heads are stock pieces, casting No. 2780559. Jeff Kobylski at Modern Cylinder Head in Clinton, Michigan, gives them a mild porting. Previously, somebody added hardened valve seats that were too large and compromised the exhaust flow. This could have been corrected with some creative welding in the port, but cracking was a possibility we had to consider. (See chart on p. 59 for flow numbers)Some of the details on the top side of the head include Dick Landy rockers and shaft collars, Milodon tube seal inserts, and MP rocker stands.Cometic three-piece head gaskets (PN C5455) are used to seal the head to the block. These are the best head gaskets Dave has found for use on a Hemi. Final compression thickness is .040. A nice feature of Cometic gaskets is they can tailor the thickness of the gasket. If you need to lower your compression a little, simply have them make a thicker gasket.
Piston-to-head clearances should always be checked to keep from destroying something when you fire it up. If the clearances are too close, the pistons can contact a valve, and something will give. Piston-to-head clearance on our Hemi is .050 without the gasket, and piston-to-valve clearance is .230 on the intake and .125 on the exhaust. We have more than enough.A trick of Dave's is to coat the side of the intake gasket that contacts the head with 3M adhesive. This allows the gasket, when properly positioned and stuck, to be trimmed in the port area to remove any small restrictions.The Cam Motion cam has a tight valve lash and is set at .010. Pushrods in a custom length were needed, so Straightline Performance made these nice chrome-moly pieces for us.The factory supplied a windage tray that is fastened underneath the Hemi intake. Because it helps keep hot oil off the intake, it is reinstalled.An aluminum water-pump housing is lighter than a stock cast piece, but in Stock Appearing racing, it needs to look completely stock. A few modifications are needed. (A) The temperature-sending unit hole is plugged because it is in a different location than those in vintage '70 units. (B) A hole is then drilled and tapped in a location replicating the stock '70 location for the temperature-sending unit. (C) The MP aluminum housing also has an extra boss for alternator mounting, which must be removed.
The original Hemi intake may look stock from the outside, but inside, there is mild port work, and the divider wall is cut down. Also, a small dam is built between the four- and six-cylinder ports to help with fuel distribution.


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NASHVILLE (AP) — Kellie Pickler was once asked which of her songs she'd choose for someone to hear who knew nothing about her.
Pickler says her response was that she had not written it yet.
When her husband, songwriter Kyle Jacobs, came home, she told him about that. He picked up his guitar and together they wrote the title track to her new album, "The Woman I Am."
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Eugene Krumm - December 26, 2012
Eugene Henry Krumm, born to Henry and Marie Krumm on Jan. 13, 1943, died and went to be with his Lord and Savior on Dec. 26, 2012.
Gene was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He grew up on a farm three miles north of Ovid and graduated from Ovid High School in 1961. From the time he was a young man, he loved farming and began to farm after his high school graduation.
It was a short time later he met the love of his life, Dorthy Grasz, during sugar beet harvest in the fall of 1965. They married Sept. 4, 1966, and to this union two children were born: Kimberly Ann and Jeffrey Todd.
Eugene became known as "Tiny" to his friends and neighbors who farmed in Ovid, Chappell, Neb., Champion, Neb., Venango, Neb. and Palisade, Neb., along with Elkhart, Kan. He retired from farming in 2000 and worked for Central Sand and Gravel until he fully retired in 2007.
After retirement, he continued to farm part time in the spring and fall for his good friend Joe Shank. His greatest enjoyment was buying tractors and machinery for his grandchildren, Easton and Alex.
Eugene was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Marie Krumm; brother, Kenneth; nephews, Philip and Paul Krumm; father- and mother-in-law, Benjamin and Theda Grasz; brother-in-law, Arthur; sister-in-law, Edna Quarter; sister-in-law, Clara Dickensen; brother-in-law, Clarence; infant brother-in-law, Leroy; brother-in-law, Harvey; sister-in-law, Rita Powell; and brother-in-law, Jess.
He is survived by his wife, Dorthy of Ovid; daughter, Kimberly of Cheyenne, Wyo.; son, Jeffrey and wife Becky, and grandsons, Easton and Alex of Cambridge, Wis.; sister, Judy Powell and husband Ted of Southlake, Texas; brother, Gary and wife Carol of Holyoke; brother-in-law, Albert of North Platte, Neb.; sister-in-law, Helen Powell and husband Dee of Arvada; brother-in-law, Wayne Powell of Brighton; sister-in-law, Vera Bottrell and husband Wayne of Kings Beach, Calif.; brother-in-law, Victor of North Platte, Neb.; sister-in-law, Beth Cheleen and husband Darold of Chappell, Neb.
The memorial service was held Dec. 29, 2012 at Baucke Funeral Chapel in Holyoke, with Pastor Gary Rahe officiating.
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Editor's Note: This article is part of an occasional series on the Civil War sesquicentennial provided by members of the Wheeling Civil War 150 Committee.
By KATE QUINN
For the Sunday News-Register
Early in December of 1862, The Wheeling Intelligencer carried an editorial saying "Glory to God in the highest West Virginia has been admitted to the Union. The 35th state has been added to the Constitution. All your sacrifices, all your devotions, all your patience and suffering is at last gloriously repaid.
People of Wheeling, you who have gained so much by this success, shall we not have such a demonstration here as will be worthy our ancient name and fame? Throw out your banners this morning. Tonight we suggest let the people assemble at some place suitable where there will be room enough to hear some of the numerous excellent speakers who are in the city and will be present."
But there was not much in the way of celebration in the city, though in Moundsville a 35-gun salute was fired "in honor of this glorious result. We are free, we are free! Glorious news!" they shouted.
By a vote of 96 to 55, West Virginia had become an independent state.
Although the city of Clarksburg had a huge celebration, Wheeling was busy preparing for Christmas and probably citizens decided to wait until June for their commemoration. Though, the newspaper did comment that "Our people are out in crowds congratulating each other on being free from the shackles that for so many years held them fast."
The New York Times commented on our statehood and called the boundaries of our new state "a miracle of crookedness."
Wheeling's people enjoyed "the biting cold air, cold feet, delightful winter sleigh ride parties with its accessories of huge buffalo robes, ringing sleigh bells, foaming steeds, and above all, pretty girls."
In the middle of December, the Battle of Fredericksburg occurred with heavy losses on the Union side. Gen. Burnside did not receive his pontoon bridges in time to transport his forces across the Rappahannock River, so Generals Lee and Jackson prevailed.
The plan to capture Richmond was stalled.
Meanwhile, in Wheeling, the steamer Boston 2 brought 37 prisoners to Wheeling and turned them over to the provost marshal of the Atheneum. Among these prisoners "was the somewhat famous female soldier, Harry Fitsalleu." An interview with the prisoner, who was dressed in a tight-fitting cavalry uniform, was held to determine if there was truth in the charge that he/she was a Southern spy. She said her name was Marian McKinsey from Glasgow, Scotland. Her mother had died when she was an infant and her father had brought her to this country when she was 4.
Since her father died shortly thereafter, she was left alone to "make her living in various ways." She educated herself and began a career on the stage, but found it not to her taste and so traveled and took various jobs. After the war broke out, she enlisted in a Kentucky regiment at Newport and served two months. "Upon her sex being discovered, she had to quit. She enlisted several times after this in various regiments and was several times arrested."
The last time she was arrested in Charleston, in men's apparel. When told she would be detained until her statements could be corroborated, she said, "Very well, I cannot help it. I have violated the law in assuming men's apparel."
The day after Christmas, an editorial in The Wheeling Intelligencer read: "Christmas passed on without any occurrence sufficiently remarkable to require particular notice. The day was dark and cloudy reminding one very unpleasantly of the old saying that a 'green Christmas makes a fat churchyard.'
"There were several little spurts of rain during the day and the sun never once appeared to brighten or heighten the jollities of the occasion. Services were held in most of the churches and most everybody appeared to have an engagement to dine out upon roast turkey, venison and cranberry jelley (sic).
"In the streets there was a great intermingling of small boys, Jackson crackers and torpedoes. Retail dealers in these explosives tell us that they never had such a demand upon them. From morning till night there was a continuous popping, fizzing, and blowing. Exploded fire crackers lay upon the sidewalks as thick as the leaves that now rustle in the woods and the air was pregnant with 'villainous saltpeters.'
"We regret to say that a great many people forgot what was good for themselves and due to the community on the glorious occasion, and took in more ardent spirits than was consistent with good order and sobriety. The consequence was that there were more riotous proceedings, particularly during the night, than usual, though we heard of no serous brawls. The general impression among people of all ages was that Cris Kringle was a pretty good fellar, who only comes once a year and who is always welcome."


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Homefront SynopsisHomefront is an action movie about a widowed ex-DEA agent who retires to a small town for the sake of his 10-year-old daughter. The only problem is he picked the wrong town.
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WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- The more than 56 million Americans receiving Social Security are getting a raise.
But, it's one of the lowest raises since the Social Security Administration started making an annual cost of living adjustment back in 1975.
Payments will go up by 1.7 percent come January. The current average payment is $14,800 a year which breaks down to about $1,237 a month.
The increase will mean an additional $17.30 a month.
For comparison, this year's adjustment was 3.6 percent.
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Atlanta Post Race Report - GEICO Ford Fusion
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HAMPTON, Ga. (September 2, 2012) – Atlanta Motor Speedway is known for fast speeds and drivers holding the gas pedal wide-open around the entire 1.5-mile quad-oval. Add in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series making their one and only stop in Georgia along with temperatures above 90 degrees, and a classic showdown was sure to be in the cards.
Casey Mears and the GEICO Racing team entered the Peachtree State with a plan of attack – keep the No. 13 Ford Fusion in one piece and continue their string of strong runs. After struggling in the opening practice session, Mears clocked a solid lap of 30.117 seconds in qualifying to place the Germain Racing entry in the 19th starting position.
As the green flag waved to start the 325-lap race, Mears quickly reported a tight handling condition and that the No. 13 entry wouldn't turn in the corners. The first caution flag flew on lap 40 for oil on the track, which allowed the GEICO machine to come to pit road. The Bakersfield, California native received four fresh tires, fuel, and adjustments. Mears restarted on lap 44 from the 29th position.
Mears continued to wheel the GEICO Fusion despite reporting to crew chief Bootie Barker: "feels like it wants to spin out around the entire corner." A 90 lap caution-free run forced teams to make two green flag pit stops. Barker brought Mears to the attention of his crew on lap 75 and lap 109; each stop resulting in four tires, fuel, and adjustments in an effort to improve handling. The second caution of the night came on lap 131 for debris on the backstretch. Mears visited pit road for tires, fuel and additional adjustments, before returning to green flag conditions on lap 135.
Another lengthy green flag run commenced and lasted for over 100 laps, forcing Barker to bring Mears back to pit road twice more. The over-the-wall crew held positions on pit road while making wedge and air pressure adjustments. By lap 230, Mears was scored in the 30th position but reported to his GEICO team that the car reacted better to the wedge adjustment. The third caution came on lap 243 and Barker instructed Mears to take the wave around to regain a lap to the leaders.
The GEICO Ford Fusion restarted from the 27th position on lap 248. Two quick cautions came over the next seven laps, allowing Mears to come back down pit road for tires and fuel. On lap 280, Mears restarted from the 24th position and looked to move inside the top-20. However, eleven short laps later, smoke came billowing from the rear of the No. 13 Fusion and the rear tires locked up, ending Mears' night early. As the checkered flag flew, Mears was credited with a 33rd-place finish.
"We struggled at the beginning of the race with the handling," said Mears, after the race. "Once Bootie (Barker) made the wedge adjustment, our GEICO Ford Fusion really started to handle better. Unfortunately, I saw the heavy smoke and our night ended early. The rear tires just locked up on me. We will head back to the shop and figure out what caused it. Proud of all the guys for hanging in there and we will head to Richmond. We always look forward to racing in GEICO's backyard."
Mears and the No. 13 GEICO team head to Richmond International Raceway for short-track action on Saturday, September 8th. Catch all the action live on ABC, beginning at 7 p.m. ET. MRN Radio and Sirius XM Satellite Radio will also have the live radio broadcast.
To learn more about the GEICO Racing program, visit: www.geicogarage.com
You can also follow GEICO Racing on Twitter: www.twitter.com/geicoracing


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Hartford HealthCare is currently conducting research studies with human subject volunteers. There are two basic types of human subject volunteer studies:
Clinical Trial Volunteers
Clinical trials are studies that are looking for better ways to treat diseases or medical conditions. A clinical trial may also be studying ways to better prevent or diagnosis a disease or condition. New medications and medical devices must be tested in clinical trials before they are approved and put on the market. These types of studies require human subjects, often patients with the disease or condition being studied. For a more detailed introduction to clinical trials, please visit Understanding Clinical Trials at: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/info/understand.
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Some human subject studies need "healthy volunteers" to serve as study subjects to test a new drug, device, or intervention technique. Healthy volunteers are individuals without any known serious health problems. Healthy volunteer studies are important for learning new information, and may not provide any direct benefit to participants, but the results could help others in the future.
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Click here to view The Belmont Report, which is used as the guide to ethical principles for all human subject research, and the basic federal guidelines that govern research can be found at: 45 CRF 46.
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KNOXVILLE (WATE) – The summer travel season is here, and that means scammers will be on the prowl trying to take advantage of tourists on vacation.
Mary Ann in Seymour asks: "What advice do you have on precautions we should take using our credit cards while on vacation?"
Definitely crooks will be keeping a close eye on tourists this summer wherever you travel, so the first thing you need to remember is to lighten up your wallet. Carry only the credit cards you'll be using on your trip. There is no need to put them all at risk. Just take one or two and leave the rest at home.
Pack an ATM debit card for withdrawing cash at ATMs, and remove any card with your Social Security number on it.
Watch for bogus ATM machines. Thieves often place phony ATMs at high-traffic tourist areas, so stick to ATMs that are near banks, in airports or in hotels where it is hard for thieves to set up the bogus machines.
Mastercard and Visa have worldwide ATM locators on their websites, so it is easy to check out legitimate ATM locations in areas where you will be traveling.
Keep a close eye on that debit card. While it's handy for making small purchases while traveling, remember it is linked directly to your checking account.
Create text alerts.If your credit card is stolen, activate text alerts on it. That way anytime something is posted to your account, you get a text on your phone.
Tell your bank and credit card companies about your travel plans. If you don't, they may think a thief, not you, is making all those fun-filled vacation purchases and can shut down your credit or ATM card.
Use the hotel safe. Don't get too comfortable in that hotel room because there are too many people with keys to that room and nothing is truly private.
Watch out for crowds. Thieves are drawn to where there are large groups of distracted people.
Always be alert. Remember, thieves don't take a vacation.
You can see Don Dare's 6 On Your Side Answers every Tuesday and Thursday on 6 News at 4:00.
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Old Westbury Gardens welcomes summer
Its 'Midsummer Celebration' is among the seasonal pleasure to enjoy this weekend
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That fleeting time of year that is summer is now moving into high gear. It's time to enjoy all that our area has to offer. Yes, a day at the beach or the latest summer flick is always a possibility, but there's so much more to take in.
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To the editor:
The Founding Fathers of this nation thought that it was so important they put it in the First Amendment of the Constitution: Freedom of the press. They are supposed to be the guardians of the Republic, defenders of the truth, and champions of the people.
It seems, however, that we, the people, have been deceived and betrayed by some of the guardians of our freedoms. The truth is the American people know that some of the media are biased; and the media don�t even try to hide it anymore.
Nowhere else is it more evident than in politics � it�s when the press is the power behind the throne, the king-makers for the left-of-center candidate of their choice.
To be sure, a media outlet can endorse a candidate, which is fine; being in bed with said candidate is not.
I�d remind the media that it�s not their job to doctor video tapes; to report things out of context; to not report stories at all as though they never happened; or to report an untrue story and then, days later, recant it on page 33 knowing it will not be read by those who read the original article.
Hard news should not be about a reporter�s opinions or a newspaper�s opinion or a TV-news reader�s opinion. Each type of media has its own places for opinions, and that is where opinions should stay.
The news media should not take money to print stories from anyone � especially foreign governments who what to look good to the American people, or government agencies such as the CIA or a candidate � all of which have been done in the past.
There are some very good reporters out there and we, the people, count on them to help us out by just telling the truth. Each story should have the facts checked as well as its sources � and, have more than one source on a story. Then write, tell or post the story without bias. By doing so, those reporters and news outlets bring honor to themselves and their profession � a profession that needs some honor restored right now.
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Anti-Sports Mommy.
by Jennifer Sey
Reading the recently released Until It Hurts: America's Obsession with Youth Sports and How It Harms Our Kids, by Mark Hyman, I felt like I was reading the "B" side to my own memoir, Chalked Up. It was the he said to my she said soliloquy on the pressures inside elite level childhood athletics. While it offered little new insight into why my mom did the things she did back then (she became obsessed with my gymnastics which led us down a rocky road), the book reminded me that living my life for me, rather than through my children, is probably a good thing. Sounds obvious, I know, but a girl needs a reminder every now and again.
I often feel guilty about the fact that I actually have my own aspirations despite my choice to be a mom. I'm not around all that much, at least not as compared to my mother's consistent presence during my youth. I work full time; I don't cart my kids to and from school everyday; I certainly don't sit through 6 hour sports practices watching their every move. I wouldn't dream of splitting my family apart, moving to some out of the way town because there just so happens to be a world class training facility there (my mom and I moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania away from my dad and our home in New Jersey so that I could practice with the best). As an adult, I'm awed by the sacrifices my mother made for me. But I have no interest in going down that path. Hence, the guilt. It's screwy I know. My mom's compulsive commitment went awry and yet the parenting standard I fall back on is that. And since I don't measure up, I succumb to self-condemnation from time to time.
In my head, I recognize that I do a lot for my kids. I work hard to support the family. We have dinner together every night. We read Lemony Snicket. We spend weekends going to the park, throwing a baseball or seeing whatever God awful cartoon movie they fancy. And sometimes we just hang around. We talk and I give them endless hugs and I love you's. But I do my own thing. I work long days when I need to. I write when there is a quiet moment, often telling them to go entertain themselves – "I'm not a human television set" is a popular refrain I hear myself spewing. Life things outside of my boys matter to me. And this causes involuntary angst. What the head knows ("I'm a good mom!"), the heart doesn't always believe.
As a grandmother going thru raising my grand-children I have had the benefit of getting a second chance to make things right. What I've learned is that you need to take your cues from the kids; combine that with your gut and common sense; any guilt you may have you have given to yourself or allowed someone to give to you. You have the option of accepting the guilt or not. I strongly believe kids should be kids; they need time to themselves just as we do, to do what they want for themselves. I have allowed each one to pick one activity to join a year. This gives them the opportunity to experiment and find their passion. If they don't like the choice, there's always next year. So far they're happy, healthy, well adjusted kids who feel empowered in their life. I do not live my life for or through them. I have made my choices to go through mommyhood again and have never regretted any of the choices I have made or the paths that we've gone together. Together we have learned, experienced and enjoyed and yes made mistakes too. That's part of life and as long as we all learn from each experience there's no time for guilt and/or regret! Oh yeah, I grew up next-door to your mom and Aunt Jill (my dear friend for 55+ years) so I know from where you're coming!
I agree with the comments of many of the mothers here. I think the most important thing is to support your child and their passions. Organized sports can offer kids a lot, especially around teamwork and trying your best. Yes, parents can get crazy. But for those kids and eventually adults ... who have been exposed to being on a team, I think you see differences in terms of how they chip in and operate in the workplace. If we as parents can do our best to not get so out of control in the youth years, sports is a great thing. Sometimes kids don't know what they like until they're exposed to it too ... so as a parent I also think it is important to have them try lots of things and then make the decision themselves.
Jen, I appreciate what you've written. My two boys are involved in baseball. We watch, we encourage, and then we go home, with a it's only a game attitude--leaving the stressed out, nutso dads at the field.
And I think your view goes in line with mine. Be true to yourself first. Have your own life and interets. In doing so, you will show your kids how they can be true to themselves too. Follow what you love. Support what your kids love. And in the end, all will come full circle. Don't you think?
Jen, there is an undercurrent in your piece that I've always wondered about myself . . . as a former gym mom.
Would I have become so involved if I had had sons instead of daughters or would the 'Flip Side' be true? My husband didn't have much use for 'girl's sports' and groused about the nerve of USA Gymnastics scheduling meets that conflicted with football season.
ON a big football Sunday one of the dads always showed up in a camper with beer on hand and they would form a relay line from the gym to the camper. The guy in the gym would yell "Tell Harry his kid's up next!" Harry would dutifully run in and watch his daughter's routine for the minute it took and then he became post guy untili the nest guy's daughter had her turn.
All of the time (and some of these meets were 6 hours to watch your daughter for less than 5 minutes) the mom's would sit dutifully in the stands watching the good, the bad and the ugly.
The more intense moms would be writing down every score in the competition and would know the finish line up before it was announced. The 'mean' ones would even approach a gymnast and announce "nice score on vault - too bad you won't even get a ribbon for it." It was way too much for me most meets.
Our gym did not allow moms to sit and watch workouts. I think it was a blessing. I handed over a duckling and got a swan. Every day observation is like watching grass grow and invites criticism and comparisons which are only added pressure to an already grueling day for these young athletes.
Luckily our head coach was not one of those to use "I can take your kid to the Olympics some day." He was honest in saying that a college scholarship would be the best thing to hope for in the end. Over the years injuries ruled that out.
I confess that, after many injuries my daughter wanted to quit and I asked her for one more year so she could get the full ride to UCLA or Berkeley. Her reply still rings in my ears, "Mom, it's not one more year - it's 5 if I get a scholarship and I can't do it anymore." It was the 2x4 wake up.
Still, I wonder if I'd have been as invested if it were baseball or football and a son instead of a daughter. Have you put mulled this thought around over the years?
Don't be so hard on yourself. You and your husband do what's best for your gorgeous and talented sons. . . . and, you're right. They're gonna resent something you do so you might as well choose what it is yourself.
Hi Jen,
I really enjoy reading your articles!
This one of course is particularly touching me as my 9-year old child is actually into sports, lots of them, and more specifically, one that you know too well: gymnastics.
I do have my own aspirations in a completely different area: horses. I also have a full-time job. And, while I would certainly not want to become obsessed with my daughter's sport, I find it difficult not to be impressed when I watch her with such focus, determination, talent, etc. at such a young age. I think I have been able so far to draw the line between supporting her aspirations, and not living through her. But, without a doubt, I can see how parents would turn this into an obsession. Even at this low level of competition, I already see many parents who are too much after the "mean judges" or the "bad coach". These parents literally live at the gymnastics, they play the role of their girl's chauffeur, and, if they had another center of attention before their daughter went into gymnastics, their world now fully revolves around their daughter's.
As you say, there is this tipping point between support and obsession/pressure. I believe it is true teamwork as parents to stay balanced and raise a flag early enough before going downhill.
Back to the title of your article, I cannot be an anti-sports mommy; I was not much into competition myself, but still having passions and enjoying a few sports fully, pushing myself since I was a perfectionist, but not necessarily measuring myself to others. Since sports are so important to me, I have let my child try and practice various sports. Now, here is my problem: I think I have a child who is addicted to her sport, who loves competing, and mainly hearing people cheering and clapping when she receives medals. She's been like that even before competing in gymnastics, when she started doing ski races, back when she was 4.
With that said, I still want to give her the support I didn't get from my parents in my passion. I want to support her dreams as a gymnast, and still keep "her feet on the ground" so she accepts that she might not go as far as she dreams of (being an Elite gymnast and making it to the Olympic Games). I want her to keep her childhood dreams, but I know that helping her to live her dreams will bring huge challenges to our family. I understand that doing a sport at such a level requires sacrifices and I cannot just avoid becoming an obsessive supportive parent by simply being an anti-sports mommy.
I didn't practice gymnastics beside what we do at school, so when I enrolled my daughter to this recreational gymnastics class when she was little, I didn't have any idea of what we would be facing today, after a few years: our little one is addicted, she is very driven, wants to be the best of her team, the best in competitions, the best during workouts. And when she has a weak moment, she gets frustrated and upset. I had discussions with her about simply doing her best, that there will always be someone somewhere who will do something better than her, but my monologues don't change anything; she might just be wired differently than me.
How can I support or encourage her without her adding this support to the pressure she's put on herself on her own? Since I am working full time, I rarely see her training during the week. When I get this opportunity, I get excited for her to see progress; how could I convene this without her turning it into an additional pressure? If I don't say anything, what will she think of the type of support I bring to her? I was lucky to watch her make her first double front (in the pit); it was so great to see her face glowing when she looked at me, with that look "I made it!"
As you say, your sons do not seem particularly interested in competition, or organized sports. You are lucky in some way! Now, imagine that one of the 2 was clearly interested in a sport where he had obvious talents and where he would want to compete (or have tournaments or what not); what would you do?


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East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - For the first time, New York Jets head
coach Rex Ryan finally decided to pull his struggling starting quarterback.
And it actually paid off.
Greg McElroy came in relief of Mark Sanchez in the third quarter and passed
for the lone touchdown of the game to Jeff Cumberland, as the Jets escaped
with a 7-6 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in an otherwise offensively
challenged football game.
Tim Tebow, the regular backup to Sanchez, was inactive for the game due to a
rib injury. For the first time in his career, McElroy was active for a regular
season game and took advantage of the opportunity in helping the Jets (5-7)
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Thanksgiving night.
McElroy completed 5-of-7 throws for 29 yards, including his 1-yard toss to
Cumberland early in the fourth quarter.
Sanchez threw three first-half interceptions and threw for just 97 yards on
10-of-21 passing before being pulled.
Arizona rookie quarterback Ryan Lindley may have been worse, however, as he
was constantly harassed by the Jets defense. He completed just 10-of-31
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Virginia City Hill Climb 341 Challenge - King Of The MountainWritten by Jeff Smith on November 1, 2010 Contributors: Spectre 341 Challenge Some Of The Baddest Production Cars In The Country Assaulted 22 Turns, A 1,200-Foot Elevation Change, And Sheer Drop-Offs To Claim The Title.
The YouTube videos are downright spooky. The low-resolution moving images reveal an early Mustang standing on the throttle, banging gears, snaking through the first few turns of what used to be called the Virginia City Hill Climb. Early on, there's a sweeping righthander where the camera flashes on a dirt shoulder, no guardrail, and what appears to be a 10,000-foot drop into nothingness. It's intimidating to say the least.
The course is set up over the 5.2-mile truck route 341 that winds into Virginia City, Nevada, over a beautiful landscape of undulating turns, minimal guardrails, and a climb that starts at a rarefied 5,000 feet and ends crossing a bridge at 6,200 feet. Walking a portion of the course at a brisk pace will take your breath away both from the impressive view and the fact that there's precious little air for humans or engines at that altitude. It's the perfect place to test a serious torque curve, suspension tuning, and perhaps most of all, driver skill and how much you're willing to risk.
Amir Rosenbaum is the owner of Spectre Performance, the company makes that those trick, prefabricated cold-air-induction systems for muscle cars and even the new '10 Camaro. Among Amir's many haunts is the Bonneville Salt Flats, which lured him into building a Cadillac-powered streamliner to run more than 300 mph. Match that with the near-vertical assault of his other passion, the Virginia City Hill Climb, and you see that Amir revels in the nontraditional. What's even more impressive is that he can claim the title of the one true king of the mountain, because he owns the record. So when he saw a chance to revive this event, Amir dubbed it the 341 Challenge and offered up this inaugural race as an invitational to charge the summit. It took us less than five seconds to volunteer a certain blue '65 Chevelle to enter the fray.
Inaugural events like this often attract a broad spectrum of cars, and the 341 Challenge paid off in that respect like a Fremont Street slot machine. We expected the typical turbo Porsches, big-dog Vipers, and Corvettes to rumble amid the inevitable all-wheel-drive and turbocharged Subaru WRX and Mitsubishi Evo cars. Even rally hero Rod Millen showed up with his race-prepped AWD Nissan GT-R. What we didn't expect was a '52 DeSoto and a GMC pickup. Sprinkle in an aluminum front-end '69 Camaro and Spectre's LS7 427ci El Camino and the field of vehicles was as eclectic as Jay Leno's garage.
Lou Gigliotti of Trans-Am and American Le Mans Series (ALMS) road racing fame and owner of Lou Gigliotti Motorsports that builds high-end Corvettes took the overall event win with a 3:21.747 pass. Mark Gillies actually ran a couple of seconds quicker in a borrowed Viper RCR, but the sticky tires didn't meet the 341 Challenge's 100 treadwear rating requirement, so Gillies' was strictly a moral victory. Among the car crafty cars that impressed us most was the Griggs Racing GR40 Mustang driven by mountain veteran Guy Cunningham, who blasted a solid 3:28.423-second pass that was good for Fourth overall. Our Chevelle was far slower, but the goal this first year was just to keep all four wheels on the pavement and come home with another hash mark on the Chevelle's long-term goal of running as many different events as possible.
Amir and Spectre Performance are already planning 2011's return to the mountain, and like the gold fever that struck the 19th century men who worked the famous Virginia City Comstock mine, we've been hit with our own strain of mountain fever. We learned about the 3:41 Club, populated with courageous souls and strong machines that have forced their way to the top in less than 3 minutes and 42 seconds. For 2011, we'll settle for a quicker lap than we ran this year.
The Syclone
One of the first racers we met on Friday morning before tech was Adam Auerbach, who was doing some last0minute prep work on his '91 GMC Syclone pickup. The Syclone is an interesting all-wheel-drive, S-15-pickup-based variation of the GMC Typhoon. Adam's truck retains the turbo V-6 concepts but pushes the envelope with a larger 4.8L, all-aluminum Bow Tie block V-6 pumping out around 11 psi of turbo pressure using a 4L80E automatic through the stock transfer case. Squeezing the 4L80E into the truck became a necessity, Adam says, because "I blew up six 700s." The V-6 pumps out about 600 hp and applies all that power through four Nitto NT05 315/35R17 tires. He says he can push the boost up to as much as 22 psi but chose to be conservative with his first shot at the mountain. Despite the heft added with an additional axle and a transfer case, Adam says the truck only weighs 3,365 pounds wet with a driver. His best time was 3:53.348.
The DeSoto
"This is a bucket race for me," Dean Smith said while I was checking out his 392ci Chrysler Hemi-powered '52 DeSoto. Dean has a stable of these older machines that includes a '57 DeSoto, and he loves to push them hard. Back at his home in Las Vegas is a 440-powered '61 Chrysler that has been modified to look like a 300G. It is a two-time veteran of the Mexican La Carrera Panamericana. He has also raced Pikes Peak. This event was close enough to home that he thought it would be fun. But as for a challenge, Dean says "This will be like going to breakfast compared to the Pan Am."
History, Records, And Results
The very first Virginia City Hill Climb took place way back in 1972 when the Southern California Ferrari Club organized an event that eventually attracted purebred race cars. By 1988, a big-block Chevy-powered Lola T-70 race car driven by Reg Howell owned the record at 3:23.78 (91.9 mph average).But because the loop that returns the cars to the starting line is also a state highway, officials required all hillclimb cars to be street legal. Eventually, Amir Rosenbaum set the current record in 2002 at 3:10.53 with an average speed of 98.25 mph in a '92 Ferrari F40.
|Avg. MPH
|Lou Gigliotti
|ZR1 Corvette
|Steve Millen
|Mitsubishi GT-R
|Jeremy Kappus
|Mitsubishi Evo RS
|Guy Cunningham
|Griggs GR40 Mustang
|Ezra Dyer
|911 Porsche
|Jeff Smith
|'65 Chevelle
The Griggs Mustang
Perhaps the most innocuous car at the 341 was the Griggs GR40 Mustang. Bruce Griggs brought his factory demo car to both challenge the mountain and show just how easily this Mustang can straighten the curves. After several shots up the mountain in our Chevelle, Bruce offered us a ride in this red pony. With son John behind the wheel, the first thing the younger Griggs said was "The engine's a little hot since we've been making laps, so this won't be as quick as it could be." That disclaimer wasn't necessary because his lap was easily 20 seconds quicker than my best effort. While it helps to have a Paxton-Novi supercharger to make that 450 rwhp, you also have to carry speed through the corners. To say that the GR40 has grip is like saying the Comstock mine was a profitable venture. The Griggs Mustang proved itself with Guy Cunningham behind the wheel with a Fourth Place finish-with a real street car-against machines that most would consider far stronger than a mere Mustang. It's obvious that Bruce Griggs is onto something here.
The 341
Race Director Jimi Day said it best: "This is a unique event-one like you have never run before." You start on cold tires, and unlike on a typical road course, more weight transfers to the rear tires because you are pointed uphill. This makes the car tend to understeer slightly-at least until the tires warm up. Amir mentioned the intangibles, like wild horses that occasionally saunter across the road without warning, or local residents who insist on driving down the highway despite the road closure. But it is exactly those situations that give this event its color. Like anything else, you have to experience the event to grasp the 341's appeal. But be careful-mountain fever is contagious.
The Blue Chevelle
The first thing I noticed after dumping the clutch and accelerating into the first turn was what a pooch my Chevelle had become. The thin air at 5,000 feet will do that to a normally aspirated engine. The consensus opinion is that if you want to go fast, you're gonna need a supercharger. But horsepower wasn't my only problem. With 22-plus turns, 341 takes several passes just to remember where the scary parts are. After my second lap, I noticed the voltmeter was showing just shy of 12 volts, which later I traced to a dead alternator. I'm not sure when it gave up, [first turn, died of fear -Glad] but it could easily have been on the first run up the mountain, meaning that my Optima battery was subjected to a long, continuous, 25-to-30-amp drain from the twin electric fans, fuel pump, fuel injection, and MSD 6AL ignition. It took until around 9 p.m. that night to drive to Summit Racing in Sparks, Nevada, to buy a Powermaster alternator and bolt it in for Saturday's runs. What did work exceptionally well was our new 275/35R18 KDW2 tires mounted on a set of 9.5x18-inch Center Line wheels. Combined with our new Global West coilover shock conversion on all four corners, the handling was never in question. Next year we need a driver who's willing to carry more speed through the corners that don't have those long drop-offs.
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Lou Gigliotti went home with the trophy for quickest lap time in his '10 ZR1 Corvette with a 3:21.747 pass.Among the true hero efforts was this Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution all-wheel-drive turbo car driven by expert climber Jeremy Kappus who ran a string of five laps over two days all within 0.678 second with the quickest a 3:25.579. This guy's a machine.Dean Smith says his Hemi cranks out 325 hp, but it probably feels more like 200 pushing 4,000 pounds uphill at 5,000 feet. Still, he managed a respectable 4:32.59 for his best time of the weekend.Having the oldest car at the 341 Challenge became a point of pride for Dean. What is it about the high desert that brings out such colorful characters?In addition to our Chevelle and Spectre's two cars, the only other muscle car on the mountain was Gaetano "Guy" Cosentino's orange '69 Camaro powered by an all-aluminum, 427ci small-block Chevy and backed with a SuperCase Muncie rock crusher four-speed and 3.08 gears. The Camaro sports a complete Global West suspension leveraging 275/40ZR17 R888 Toyos on all four corners. Guy's best time was a 3:59.096, which averages 78.29 mph.
My ride up the hill in the Griggs GR40 Mustang had me looking for the slot-car groove in the highway. The car was extremely well balanced in all of the corners yet easily recoverable if pushed too hard.The GR40 kit replaces the stock suspension with a new K-member, custom aluminum spindles, and additional underpinning that not only increase stiffness but are also dramatically lighter. Coilover shocks, 10.5-inch-wide wheels, and 275 tires keep it glued to the ground.The Griggs rear suspension converts the factory three-link into a torque arm with a Panhard bar that offers all kinds of rear suspension tuning options.Including the corners with no guardrails, it takes several laps just to know what's around the next hill. Banked turns are followed by smooth but undulating pavement that can unsettle the car at speed. Our best time was 3:59.320.It took several hours to find a new alternator and get it bolted on in the hotel parking lot. The Optima battery should have been hammered after all that current drain, but the 420ci small-block cranked over crisply and fired on the first try.


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Democrat Quits After Lawyer Provides Video of Him "Either Miming or Actually Engaged in a Sex Act In a Bathroom Stall"
Despite consistent allegations of sexual harassment by seven female staffers, New York Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak, an Erie County Democrat, was set to forge on with his work, battling the accusations against him. That work would have included the first two days of the new legislative session in Albany on Monday and Tuesday. Gabryszak's travel plans were interrupted however, when a lawyer for the victims presented digital | Read More »


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Washington (CNN) - As the outcry from Democrat and Republicans alike grows over Rep. Steve King's remarks regarding immigration and drugs, the GOP congressman defended his comments Wednesday.
The comments originally came during a controversial interview last week where he suggested the possibility of a pathway to citizenship for undocumented children who excel while receiving an American education was not worth also legalizing the immigration status of drug smugglers.
"For every one who's a valedictorian, there's another 100 out there that, they weigh 130 pounds and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert," King, of Iowa, told the conservative online publication Newsmax. "Those people would be legalized with the same act."
Asked by CNN's Wolf Blitzer Wednesday whether he wanted to amend his comments, King stuck by his original assertion.
"You get one valedictorian per class per year," he said on AC360. "Every night there are dozens and scores of people that are smuggling drugs across our border. I've been down there multiple times. I've sat along the border at night."
Noting the officers he's met while on the border, King claimed that his assertion is factual.
"This isn't something made up in thin air," he said. "I've seen it with my eyes and watched the data and video that support what I say, and the longer this dialogue goes, the more the American people will understand what I'm saying is factually correct."
Several members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus took to the House floor on Wednesday to condemn King's remarks.
In an emotional moment, Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, described the offense he felt at King's words.
"My parents brought me to this country at the age of 11," he said. "They brought me here for the freedom. They brought me here for the opportunities, and they never told me to strap 75 pounds of marijuana on my thighs so we can sell it in America."
Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, said King's assertions "don't do anything to solve problems or bring us closer to a true bipartisan solution on immigration."
King's comments on immigration come at a difficult time for House Republicans. The group has vowed not to take up a Senate bill on comprehensive immigration reform, which passed last month. Instead they prefer their own version with stronger border control provisions and without a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States.
It was King who proposed legislation passed by the House of Representatives in June that moved to end an Obama administration policy deferring deportation for some young undocumented immigrants.
House Speaker John Boehner, a fellow Republican, condemned King's remarks on Tuesday, saying: "What he said is wrong. There can be honest disagreements about policy without using hateful language. Everyone needs to remember that."
Another top Republican, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, wrote, "I strongly disagree with his characterization of the children of immigrants and find the comments inexcusable."
But King shrugged those statements off on Wednesday, suggesting the two leaders hadn't viewed his comments in full.
"I don't think they saw the full video or read the full text," he said. "I think they are reacting to part of it and I think it may well be a staff recommendation."


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Rather than clutter up the forum with numerous threads, I think I am going to start a dedicated "sketchbook". The first installment is yet another attempt at capturing Jupiter. I have received a great deal of encouragement (and inspiration) from Asbytech and others so I figured I'd take another extended viewing of the "Big One" this evening. After consulting Stellarium I determined that the GRS should be in view, so that was really my primary objective. Unfortunately, my observing skills are not yet honed enough to see anything other than a slight widening along the southern equatorial band (this would be around the 5 O'clock position in my 17mm enlarged view). At least I "think" this is the GRS. It appeared more as a "faint gray blur" to my untrained eye. Additionally, I am beginning to discern a bit of shading in the southern hemisphere, but thus far this is coming in simply as a "hint" of grayness. Finally, Europa was in transit during my observation and I'm pretty sure (but not positive) that I was able to see its shadow (a black dot in the lower view indicates its approximate position).
Ps—After reading Jef De Wit's critique of one of my previous sketches, I decided that he is correct—the "art deco" cadre is indeed a distraction. With this in mind, I generated a new cadre specifically for Jupiter. Hopefully, it is less of an eyesore; however, I am not sure whether to call it "Jupiter Cadre" or "Panzer Camouflage Cadre". You decide.
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With the Super Bowl just weeks away America could be facing a huge chili con queso conundrum: try not to panic, but we might be facing a shortage of the melty, gooey goodness known as Velveeta.
On Tuesday Advertising Age was the first to report that high consumer demand (it is definitely cheese dip season), paired with a "plant issue" could mean a lack of shelf-stable processed cheese product that pairs perfectly with Ro-Tel canned tomatoes and competition sports.
Ad Age reports that a shortage at some East Coast grocers prompted the investigation into the whereabouts of the good old "liquid gold."
A Kraft spokeswoman says the company hasn't "heard much about it from consumers at all" but that could be because no one warned them. So, consider yourself warned.


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Just got home Kings 9-17 from the stripe.
Wash up by 5.
Just got home Kings 9-17 from the stripe.
Wash up by 5.
Fredette having a good game. Cuz and his slump continues
Both teams look awful. Wash a little worse 2-10'for the qtr
Great block by T-Rob, but Thornton blows donkey nut balls
Wall gets to the hoop uncontested. Evans to the line...but misses the first. 2 point game with the Wizards getting the ball with 11 seconds
Wall gets the ball...Evans leaves his feet....Wall gets to the hoop to tie the game.
Thomas with the game winner!
22 pts for IT. Losing streak is done. Just in time to start a new one.
Losing streak that is.
Kings win.
Kings Grade: D
Wiz Grade: F
Bad defense for the most part. Missed waaaaaaayyyy too many free throws. Too much Thornton hero mode. Silly turnovers (though the overall TO #s was fine). The Wizard played as miserable as any team could of possibly played, but the Kings needed a last second shot to creep away.
it takes one hell of a lack of effort to lose to the Sacramento Kings these days
I really dislike Chuck Hayes and Thomas Robinson on the court at the same time.
I heard the last quarter on the radio. What were the defensive matchups?
I noticed Hayes was the only big for most of that stretch, and Garcia a big role.
Did Evans guard Wall for most of the game, or was Thomas intermittently on him? How did that/those matchups go?
Wall had a few different players defend him including Evans. I didn't see the first quarter, but Evans was "guarding him" on two of the final possessions were Wall walked straight both times. First time he did an obvious pump fake from 18 feet out which Evans bit on jumping in the air which let Wall walk in. Second time Evans ran into a Nene screen, hugged him for a bit while Wall walked past Hayes and the team watched him score.
Overall the team defense was ridiculously bad. They never really had strong moments. Luckily, as I stated previously, the Wizards played like garbage. They made about 4 passes straight out of bounds. They'd lose their dribble. Nene was out on the perimeter at times. They would miss easy shots as nobody could shoot on their time. If you just watched their side of the ball, you'd swear the game would end 130-50. Its almost unthinkable they could almost win that game. The Kings though just played down to their level. They were slow, missed a crap load of free throws, and missed up their mindlessly jacked up shots (I'm looking at you Thornton).
The Kings-Knicks comparison is accurate...though this game was maybe worse in execution.
Thornton needs a ticket out of town even if its a straight salary dump. He does not add a thing to this team anymore. Loved the spark he had when he first came, but that spark has burnt out long ago.


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I felt we would be higher then this.
Recruiting stars don't win championships.
Gridiron stars do.
Ranking individual players means as much to me as writing a movie review based upon it's actors/actresses. We all know it's about more than that. You want to rate our class? Wait two or three years.
Recruiting rankings dont win games. Weight coaches, coaches developing players, game plans, and player development does.
The gap in our economy is between what we have and what we think we ought to have--and that is a moral problem, not an economic one. - Paul Heyne
Originally Posted by kingcy
Recruiting rankings dont win games. Weight coaches, coaches developing players, game plans, and player development does.
DING! I will take a bunch of hard working 2 stars over some 5 star me only type guys that only care about their stats and moving to the NFL. If ISU can get team players and hard workers that are 4-5 stars then I will be extremely pleased.
I think in the next 2-3 seasons we are going to see some great things just because of ISU's strength and conditioning program.
We've been dead last or near dead last ever since they started ranking recruits. Just wait a few years, and then judge.
Go Sssssssssyclones!
Bob Sanders, Dallas Clark, Gallery, Keading, Considine etc....Those guys were a bunch of average joes and they seem to be doing well now. We will be fine. Just think about this. We won 4 games 2 years ago and 3 games last year. Lets give him time to win a few game and then see what happens. I am pretty happy with this class.
It's amazing how your recruit rankings will go up once you've had a few good seasons. I think this has more to do with national respect than it does for the actual caliber of players you get. I wonder how high Kansas' class would've been ranked had they not done as well as they did last year.
Below is how our classes have ranked nationally since 2002. I get the impression that a lot of the higher rated guys in some of these classes either didn't make it to campus or didn't pan out. Although I'm somewhat disappointed in the strength of this class as compared to the rest of the Big XII, it appears to be similar to pre-Chizik classes. If our team is going to improve it will be because of superior coaching of the kids we get, not due to getting superior athletes.
2008 - 62
2007 - 60
2006 - 63
2005 - 58
2004 - 42
2003 - 46
2002 - 31
Seneca Wallace.
Originally Posted by freerockhere
I felt we would be higher then this.
Look at the bright side - we had more 3 star recruits than Oklahoma!
Dienhart was on KXNO the other evening and said that if you ever go back and look at a top 100 of players coming out 5 years ago you will only recognize a small percentage of them. Just go back and look at our 2002 recruiting class. There was 5 four star recruits and I believe the only two that even made an impact were Austin Flynn and Stevie Hicks (if that?) Stars don't mean crap!
Also, I met a lot of Iowa State fans and I dont want to leave any of that behind. - DARIUS DARKS on Staying a CLONE!!!
Matt (00 Alumn)
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You can't evaluate a class before the ball is snapped.
Originally Posted by HandSanitizer
Bob Sanders, Dallas Clark, Gallery, Keading, Considine etc....
wrong msg board. i think you MEANT Seneca Wallace, Ellis Hobbs, Tim Dobbins, Sage Rosenfels, Reggie Hayward, James Reed, etc.
Sorry folks, I'm of the opinion that if Iowa State never has the comparable talent, then we will consistently (not a one-game fluke) lose to the the LSU's and USC's.
It's been that way for my 32-years as a 'Clone.
I would love to see the outcome when ISU signs the most 4/5 star recruits and has the top ranked recruiting class in the nation..... Even with Donnie Duncan as HC.
"We are first and foremost an educational institution that values integrity, honesty and treating others with fairness and respect".
-ISU President Gregory Geoffroy; circa May 2003.
I am sure Notre Dame has had a top ten recruiting class each of the last 5 years and look how they performed on the field last year. They also have not won a bowl game since the 1988 season. Several of our 3 star players would be listed as a 4 star player at a named school. Plus we got the Hamer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am excited about this class, especially the speed.
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Brooklyn Decker, fiancee to Andy Roddick, was spotted watching her husband-to-be get his game back on track at the US Open this week. It seems sporty Brooklyn and classic Brooklyn will be making appearances in A-Rod's baller box this week, though my fave is still fly-away Brooklyn from Queen's Club.
Mardy Fish's betrothed, Deal or No Deal's Stacey Gardner, was spotted working a hippy-chic dress as she watched her man battle Frenchie Gael Monfils in the fourth round. Though I'm not usually a fan of this look, it does seem like a comfortable, end of summer moment for Stacey.
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SIGHTING: Brooklyn + Stacey's US Open fiancee fiesta
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You know what? I saw both those girls up close and personal, and I thought they were both unspectacular. Rather average looking, if you ask me. I wish I could remember the player's wife (or player's name, for that matter) I saw last week. She was stunning. I saw both these girls after I saw her, and they just can't compare, imo.ReplyDelete
well then i guess they're perfect matches all around!ReplyDelete
They both look very manly in the face to me. I wish the TV camera would stop obsessing on them.ReplyDelete
I agree, fly-away Brooklyn looks way better. On these pics, she kinda looks like a girl from the country making her first trip to the city (esp. in the middle).ReplyDelete
I think Mardy's girl is cuter. Although the whole bunch (including Bec "trashy" Hewitt, Xisca Perello, Murray's gf etc.) looks way too flawless to me. What's happened to all the normal women?!
I gotta say, Mirka is a pleasant exception (although she apparently thinks she's not, going all "I'm BFF with Gwen").
I think Brooklyn looks great whatever style,she's so pretty.ReplyDelete
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Michael Bloomberg's gun-control guy dreams of building a rival to the N.R.A., some day
John Feinblatt, a 60-year-old West Village father of two, is that exceedingly rare gun-control advocate who feels that his side can play offense.
This may have something to do with the nature of his employment: He is Michael Bloomberg's chief policy adviser and he oversees Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition that, enabled by the mayor's money, continues to press a fight that the Democratic Party has long since abandoned.
"They say that people like Obama are going to take your guns away," said Feinblatt, sitting in a cramped conference room on the first floor of City Hall in a dark suit, blue-striped shirt and complementary tie, referring to the mighty National Rifle Association.
"I mean, Obama has done nothing virtually to tamper or restrict gun rights. You could argue he's gone the other way. Guns in national parks. Guns on Amtrak. And yet the N.R.A. is still raising dollars off the concept that Obama is gonna take your guns away."
Bloomberg and his coalition are hardly a counterweight to the national gun lobby, whose political strength is very well established. But it's not for lack of determination.
With grim regularity, every time there is a particularly shocking act of gun violence in the news, there is the mayor, talking about lax interstate gun regulations and the lack of will in Washington to do anything about it.
After the Trayvon Martin shooting, Bloomberg said, "The gun lobby is writing our nation's gun laws."
After the shooting of four police officers in Sheepshead Bay this weekend, the mayor said police officers would continue to get shot with illegal guns "until those in Washington stop cowering before the gun lobby."
Bloomberg has become, as UCLA law professor Adam Winkler, the author of "Gunfight," put it, "enemy number one" for the gun lobby, and "the face of the gun-control movement."
Feinblatt, a solidly built man with a ruddy face whose wedding to the city's Consumer Affairs commissioner Jonathan Mintz was officiated by Bloomberg at Gracie Mansion, believes the mayor's advocacy, and the attendant pressure he and the coalition (with its $4 million budget) have been able to put on some officials, has been having an effect.
"We have to, as we have on certain issues, show that there's a cost to your vote," says Feinblatt.
On March 20, Senator John Thune of South Dakota introduced the "Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act," which would require states that allow some form of concealed gun permits to recognize the concealed-carry gun permits of other states, even when those states have significantly weaker gun-access laws. The legislation offers marginally more expansive concealed-carry rights than an otherwise quite similar bill introduced the week before by two Democratic senators, Mark Begich of Alaska and Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, a version of which has already passed the House.
Feinblatt says that, in good part thanks to his organization's lobbying efforts, neither bill will pass the Senate, and that, therefore, both are dead. (Last time Thune introduced such a measure, in 2010, it got 58 votes in the Senate, two short of the number needed to overcome a filibuster.)
According to Feinblatt, "moderate senators" have flipped on the issue since then, though he declined to say which ones.
"I think we have turned the tide on this issue in the Senate," he said.
Even if that's true, it would amount to a small victory in a larger war that the N.R.A. is indisputably winning and will likely continue to win for the foreseeable future.
"Gun-control groups, whether it's the mayors group or Brady, those folks are playing defense, and they're not playing very good defense right now," said Harry Wilson, a professor of political science at Virginia's Roanoke College, who has written extensively on gun control. "At this point in time, I would say the N.R.A. and gun-rights groups are winning. But that's always open to change."
The N.R.A. has a lot going for it, including a tried-and-true communications and lobbying operation, and a well-organized, highly motivated membership that, in contrast to many Americans who support gun control, actually vote based on that issue.
Not even the Virginia Tech massacre or the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords did much to sway public opinion in any lasting way, or to change the basic dynamics of the political debate. So politically toxic is gun control understood to be that the Bloomberg-led coalition doesn't position itself as a gun-control group at all: it is very deliberately named Mayors Against Illegal Guns (as opposed to, say, "Mayors Against Guns"); it is a group that is against crime, not the rights of legal gun-owners, etc.
So, for example, they didn't oppose legislation that made guns legal on Amtrak and in public parks, but they do argue for a background-check system that will keep weapons away from people who probably shouldn't have them, like those on terrorist-watch lists or who have a record of mental illness.
But Feinblatt says that since its advent in 2006, Mayors Against Illegal Guns has won a number of affirmative victories. The mayor has helped get gun-control-friendly state senators elected in Virginia, where many of the illegal guns found used in New York City crimes originate. The organization has helped convince the nation's biggest gun retailer, Walmart, to commit to tightening its sales policies. It has employed Kroll to conduct stings in Ohio and Virginia to demonstrate how easy it is to buy guns there via sites like Craiglist and GunListings.com, even when the buyer admits he'd have difficulty passing a background check. The organization is now in talks with some of those website operators and Feinblatt says a deal is likely.
Again though, these are relatively modest achievements.
"The battles that they're winning are very, very minor skirmishes," Wilson said.
This won't change until politicians believe the mayor's coalition, or someone, is in a position to make it worth their while—or survivable, even—to anger the N.R.A.
"Politicians believe that the N.R.A. is capable of moving an election, either toward them or against them," said Feinblatt.


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Re-sign welker?? What, so he can drop another pass thats right between his hands When it matters most?? Dont get me wrong the guy is money during the regular season, but when the postseason comes He plays like the 5'8 180 person he is, He always seems to come up a bit short.
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Blog Note – The Royals Caravan wrapped up its Kansas leg Wednesday with a rousing send-off in Lawrence. Royals Vice President of Public Relations, Toby Cook submits this final report from the road. You can read about the Royals Caravan on the home page of royals.com. MLB.com writer **** Kaegel will continue to report on caravan activities throughout January as well. And look for blog postings from Royals Director of Community Relations Ben Aken and his assistant Josh Diekmann next week from Nebraska.
Here's a great excuse to carry out that New Year's resolution and actually make it to the gym. The more you work out, the more you can eat and get away with it. That formula might not work for everyone. But it certainly carries weight, so to speak, with ball players. As you've been reading this week, caravan coordinator and Royals public relations superstar Lora Grosshans takes charge of these adventures. And Lora says she learned a long time ago that, if you keep Major Leaguers informed on what's happening next and you feed them on a regular basis, they will sign every autograph request and then some.
So here we are at our last stop in a wild, three-day trip to beautiful towns and cities in Kansas. We made it to the Hy-Vee in Lawrence about 15 minutes late and found another huge line. Royals Player of the Year Mark Teahen, pitcher Todd Wellemeyer, and outfielder Shane Costa dutifully signed and signed, posed for photographs, and chatted it up with fans. One last request: Could someone check out the Chinese buffet just to the left of the signing area? We had noodles and General Tso's chicken on the bus back to Kansas City. These guys burn a lot of energy staying in shape. We were just happy to provide the fuel.
This was a great start to the 2007 Winter Caravan season. After stops in Topeka, Manhattan, Junction City, Salina and Hutchinson on the first two days, our final day started with an hour-long spot on new Royals radio affiliate KSGO-AM in Wichita. For full disclosure, it was really about 40 minutes. Cole, our driver, was magnificent navigating that huge tour bus through big-city and small-town streets. The guy giving him directions to the radio station (the guy writing this blog) accidentally sent us to the opposite end of town. Oh, well. A chance to see more of Wichita. We made it fine to a great luncheon at Side Pockets restaurant, hosted by the Wichita Wranglers, where the players and Royals Assistant General Manager Dean Taylor signed their first thousand autograph cards. We took off north around 2 p.m. for a stop at the Emporia sports store Jock's Nitch for another autograph session and then drove northeast for our final stop in Lawrence. Sluggerrr thrilled parents and kids alike, some of whom dropped by on their way to the Kansas-Oklahoma State basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse. Royals broadcaster Ryan Lefebvre and former outfielder Brian McRae met and greeted their many fans. And Lora went to work ordering Chinese take-out.
Folks, I joined the front office back in August, so this was my first caravan experience from "this side" of the autograph table. I couldn't help but remember how important these stops were to me as a boy when the Royals came to my hometown years ago. Now that one caravan's finished, I can think back on the many memories of an excited Royals Nation and the anticipation of a new season soon. And I can only hope that we made some lifelong Royals fans. I know we made some lifelong friends. If I don't get to the gym soon, I will have to go on that diet. Makes me wish I was a big leaguer all over again and could get away with all that Chinese.


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According to reports, Italian private equity fund Investindustrial have made an offer of nearly 250 million pounds for Aston Martin and M&M have even made a higher offer.
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