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A Jewish family's annual reunion on the white sand beaches of Jamaica turned into a nightmare when a deadly hurricane ripped across the Caribbean, killing at least 28 people and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The Alberga family had converged last week on the idyllic island from Britain, Canada and Cameroon on… More ▸
While conflicts in the Middle East make the prospect of peaceful coexistence between Jews and Arabs seem distant, a walk along the crowded streets of this trading zone shows Jews and Arabs can get along. Inside the stores here — wholesale distribution centers for Asian goods seeking Latin American importers — businesses run by Orthodox… More ▸
Conversion is offering a way to keep Jewish life alive in the tiny Jewish communities of the Caribbean and Central America, though not without potential hazards. As more of these communities — some numbering as few as 20 members and located in isolated Jewish outposts such as El Salvador and Bahamas — are able to… More ▸
Staying on a small resort on a small island, entertained by life-size Jenga games when it rained and a larger-than-life trapeze when it didn't, dozens of JDaters experienced the leisure of unhurried life off line. The idyllic environment of a Caribbean vacation at Club Med became an ideal setting for coming together. Take Alicia 36,… More ▸
As the world focuses its attention on Cuba's ailing President Fidel Castro — who was too sick to attend his own 80th birthday bash in Havana — Cuba's Jews are enjoying a rare celebration of their own. For the next month, the island's tiny Jewish community will mark its 100th anniversary with religious services, music,… More ▸
Jamaica's tiny Jewish community will soon celebrate its 350th anniversary — one year late. Some 150 to 200 Jews live on the Caribbean island of 3 million. Mostly intermarried and interracial, the community has had no rabbi for 25 years and no kosher butcher for 50. But on Nov. 9, it will mark 350 years… More ▸
Cuban Jews on both sides of the Florida Straits are reacting with emotions ranging from joy to sadness to unbridled patriotism following the announcement that Fidel Castro — for the first time in 47 years — is no longer president of Cuba. An official statement read Monday on Cuban TV said Castro, who turns 80… More ▸


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Last week, my colleague Zaid Jilani pointed out that America's income inequality is worse than that in places like Pakistan and Ethoipia and roughly equivalent to that in Uganda and the Ivory Coast. Before its revolution, Egypt's income inequality — which played a role in sparking the uprising against former President Mubarak's regime — was actually better than that in the U.S.
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Could a fresh Tony Hawk video game be making an appearance at this Saturday's Spike TV's Video Game Awards?
The pro skateboarder hinted at a weekend announcement through his official Twitter feed.
"I'll be announcing the upcoming release of something new on Sat; the same day as the Spike Video Game Awards. Coincidence? I think not," Hawk writes.
The last time video game players spotted a Tony Hawk video game was the 2010 release Tony Hawk: Shred, which got lashed by critics. Both Shred and predecessor Tony Hawk: Ride -- published by Activision -- introduced a skateboard that peripheral players could stand on to mimic various jumps and other tricks.
The franchise has also encountered tough competition, most notably from the Electronic Arts series Skate.
Mike Snider began covering the video game industry during the Super Nintendo-Sega Genesis clash in 1992. An original pinball wizard, he eventually was seduced by Robotron: 2084 and Tempest. These days he is a fan of action/shooters and lives out his Keith Moon fantasies playing a mean drum kit on music games. More about Mike.
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Update, 9:50 p.m.: A few postgame updates:

For all of Markus Naslund's protestations that he was not here to replace Jaromir Jagr, the forward now occupies Jagr's spot in the Rangers locker room at the Garden. Brendan Shanahan's spot appears to be occupied by Dan Fritsche.
No word on where Mats Sundin's locker will be.

Redden on singlehandedly improving Brad Isbister's chances of making the Senators:
"That definitely wasn't the highlight of the night,†Redden said. "I don't know what was more weird: just being here for the first time or playing against that one. But it was good to get both out of the way, so it's something to build on.â€
Other than that major gaffe, the defensemen was pretty good, finishing plus-1 with six shots on goal.

Petr Nedved admitted he was nervous before the game, but still delivered with a goal. He was awarded the game's first star, which was somewhat of a surreal sight. Just like old times. Except, of course, that the Rangers won.
"Obviously it was a good start for me," Nedved said. "Hopefully they'll take notice and I'll take it to the next game. I was a little bit nervous because it's been more than a year since I played in an NHL game. I didn't know what to expect, but I was pretty happy."
Not wanting to raise anyone's hopes, Tom Renney still didn't offer much in the way of an endorsement.
"It was his first game. I'm not going to draw on any conclusions," Renney said.

Speaking of postgame rituals, the Rangers did do a center ice salute after the win. There was some debate at least in media circles that the team might abandon the salute since much of the team's European flavor is gone. But it was Brandon Dubinsky who could be seen urging everyone to the middle of the ice.

Like what you saw of the Gomez line? They'll be playing tomorrow in Tampa as well.
Update, 9:19 p.m.: Put it in the books. Rangers win 2-1. I go with Jagr, Straka, and Shanahan as my three stars. Oh, wait….
Update, 9 p.m.: So it's bad enough that Wade Redden gets absolutely toasted on the outside for a Senators goal. Even worse is that it was Brad Isbister doing the toasting. Apparently Jason Krog was unavailable..
Update, start of third period: Lundqvist out, Zaba in.
Update, 8:28 p.m.: And speaking of guys scrapping to make the team, Lauri Korpikoski puts the Rangers ahead 2-0 after deflecting a Dan Girardi shot from the point. The Rangers are outshooting the Senators 30-12 through two periods.
Update, 8:24 p.m.: I had given up on Thomas Pock as a viable option at defense after the Rangers buried him in Hartford for most of last season. But I have to say: he does look good –Â a step quicker and moving the puck with purpose. I'd still put his chances of making the team as slim because the Rangers probably only want to only carry six defensemen. But if they go with a seventh, Pock could be the guy.
Update, 8:17 p.m.: That is indeed Brad Isbister on the ice for Ottawa. Good to see the kid still plugging away…
Update, 8:14 p.m.: In fact, Lundqvist is feeling so good about himself he's refusing to relinquish the stage. The King stays in the net, and Zaba stays on the bench.
Update, 8:05 p.m.: Again, it's only the first home preseason game, but Henrik Lundqvist quietly pitched a shutout in the first half of the game. In other words, I don't think he has to worry about Matt Zaba breathing over his shoulder.
Update, first intermission: Rangers 1, Ottawa 0. If this were a real game, I'd say the Rangers were actually impressive, highlighted by the encouraging play of the Zherdev-Gomez-Naslund line.
Update, 7:36 p.m. Yikes. Dmitri Kalinin with two giveaways in the same shift. And then he gets caught deep and is called for hooking. Paging Mr. Malik….
Update, 7:30 p.m: Zherdev looks good so far, creating a couple of chances with some moves in the offensive zone.
Update, 7:22 p.m.: Sounds like the Rangers are stealing from the Sabres' game night presentation by playing the singular bagpipe/electric guitar theme song from "The Departed" for a power play. In other news, Wade Redden has three shots on goal from the point already. Michal Rozsival is confused. "What is this shooting thing he keeps doing?"
Update, 7:10 p.m.: So maybe Petr Nedved doesn't go quietly after all. A perfect pass through the middle from Aaron Voros finds the 36-year-old center, and Nedved buries the breakaway attempt past Alex Auld. Somewhere Blair Betts is sticking needless in his own Nedved voodoo doll. I'm kidding, I think…
Update, 7:04 p.m.: The small crowd aside, two guys next to the press box were going absolutely nuts during the anthems. Dude, it's the preseason. Pace yourself.
Update, 6:50 p.m.: Not much of a crowd to speak of. I guess the dawn of the Dale Weise Era isn't enough to lure people away from the season premiere of "How I Met Your Mother".
Earlier: It's good to be back in the old building, odd smells notwithstanding.
A couple of quick updates:

Wade Redden found the place OK, and was already in the hallway chatting up some members of his old team.

Scott Gomez will wear the "C", while Redden and Markus Naslund will be alternate captains. Tom Renney said he's no closer to making a decision on a permanent captain. I suggest a Drury and Gomez fight to the death involving a bench press, trivia, and karaoke.

I have to be honest, it's strange to be outside the Rangers locker room without the sound of Jaromir Jagr sawing and spray-painting his sticks.

Renney was asked if players are showcasing themselves for a chance to play another preseason game. The coach said to an extent, but also acknowledged the sheer number of games forces him into keeping players around. A personal observation? This game is essential for Petr Nedved if he has any chance of making this team.
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It wasn't pretty by any stretch of the imagination, but it was a win. The Sixers fourth in a row to open the preseason, in fact. After the jump I'll give you my first-hand notes on the team's performance at the Garden tonight.
About 200 random thoughts are swirling through my mind after this game, but I'll do my best to organize them.
In the first quarter, the offense was not working. The ball was sticking way too much, the passing was sloppy and Sammy was basically out of control. Luckily, the Knicks may be the worst team in the league, running a silly system that doesn't do much to mask their overall lack of talent. No one really stood out early on, on either end of the floor. I thought the defense looked good, but again, I don't know how much of that was the Knicks.
When Jordan went with a full B-team lineup in the second quarter, the wheels really fell off. With Iguodala and Lou out of the game, no one was capable of handling the ball. Ivey and Green couldn't handle the token pressure applied by the Knicks. The highlight of the second quarter wasn't exactly a positive for the Sixers. Brand grabbed a rebound and was swarmed by three Knicks who hacked him mercilessly. He coughed the ball up. The Knicks immediately missed yet another shot, Brand again grabbed the rebound, the only difference was that this time Brand got his elbows high and cleared the Knicks out of the way. Notably, one of his raised elbows caught Jared Jeffries right above the eye. Jeffries took offense and there were words exchanged. I'm not sure if a double T was called, but Jeffries immediately made his way to the locker room for stitches. Needless to say, Brand wasn't crowded when he secured a rebound again.
The Sixers started the third quickly. It was in this quarter that I first began to see what I hope is a developing trend. Iguodala was a monster to start the third. By my count, he grabbed four consecutive defensive rebounds, brought the ball up, and drained 3 or 4 shots. He was using screens and weak spots created by player movement to get to the rim. He was playing a two-man game with Brand and Thad. He was basically all over the floor and he took over for a stretch. The Sixers quickly pulled even after being down by as many as 10.
When Iguodala's streak ended, Elton Brand picked up right where he left off. Brand was running the two-man game with Iguodala, Lou and Thad. He got the ball on the blocks, he got it on the wing, he got it on the baseline extended, and he crashed the offensive glass. I think he scored either 6 or 8 straight in this stretch.
Brand's streak led right into Thad's streak. Backdoor cuts, dribble drives off hand-offs, weak side jumpers and a three. Thad's off-the-ball movement was spectacular, and Iguodala found him time and time again. I'm pretty sure he had 12 straight points during the stretch. Essentially, the Sixers spent the entire third quarter, and a large portion of the fourth, taking turns among the big three picking apart the Knicks defense.
Where the ball was sticking in someone's hands in the first half, and the offensive movement was stalled, for about a 15-minute stretch in the second half, the offense was a thing of beauty. Thad and Iguodala, especially, were just torching the Knicks' lackluster rotations. Elton looked like a man in the post. Lou was getting to the tin whenever he wanted. There were obviously warts, mostly risky passes that didn't hit their mark, and some extremely shoddy ballhandling but just about everyone, but I do feel like I saw what the Princeton offense can do for this team in that second half. (or did I? Check the note at the bottom, apparently they weren't running the PO when they finally clicked).
Now, on the bad side of the ledger. Zero minutes for Jrue. I just don't get it. 19 minutes is way too many for Ivey. Green played 14 horrid minutes. I can sort of find a justification for Christmas and Bowman combining for 8, I mean, they do need to get a look at those guys if there's a snowball's chance in hell that they're going to keep 14. But still, I have to believe Jrue is in Jordan's doghouse at this point. Not one second of action, the only guy to spend the entire game on the bench? Not a good sign at all.
Sam's night was pretty much typical Sam. Ugly to watch, not quite so ugly when you get home and see the box score. He had two goal tends in the first quarter. A few bad turnovers (moving screen, travel and I think another offensive foul). He was a non-factor for most of the night, but he did grab 12 boards in only 25 minutes of work.
For me, though, the huge disappointment of the night was Marreese Speights. He just looked flat out lazy on the floor. Didn't move his feet one bit on defense. Didn't really move on offense either. If he got the ball, he shot it. He didn't work to post up, he didn't set picks, he didn't hustle after the ball. He basically went through the motions and shot jumpers, if he got his hand on the ball. On defense, he was a passive as can be. On one play, I think it was Al Harrington, who drove on Speights. Speights gave ground, Harrington missed the shot, then went over Speights for the offensive rebound and the put-back. For a second, I thought it was Rodney Carney on defense, then I realized it was Speights and he was just literally shrinking away from the play. We need more from him, much more.
Jason Smith was a non-factor in 6 minutes of work. Kapono hit one three, really the only open look he had. He nailed a couple mid-range jumpers, but his line is disturbing. 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks and 4 turnovers.
My main takeaway from this game was that Brand, Iguodala and Thad can carry this offense. They can carry it for long stretches. They could probably carry it for an entire game against a team like the Knicks, but the rest of the team is woefully lagging behind.
Let me know if you have any specific questions and/or thoughts in the comments.
Oh, by the way. On the way out of the stadium I had a bet with my brother. He had the Knicks shooting 28% from the floor, I had 31%. I won, they were 29/94 (30.4%). I don't believe I've ever seen a team attempt 41 threes before, and I hope to never see it again, especially when they only hit 7. The Knicks are a putrid, miserable franchise with annoying fans.
Oh yeah, also wanted to touch on the keys I pointed out before the game:
- Rebounding - 74.6% (44 out of 59) defensive rebounding. That's a B+
- Half-court efficiency - F in the first half, A in the second half.
- Lou - He had a terrible shooting night (3/12), but overall he played very well. He didn't force shots, he got to the line, he played good defense and believe it or not, they really missed his ballhandling when he was on the bench. I came away fairly impressed with Lou. He also only had 1 turnover in 28 minutes
- Defensive poise - I'll give them an incomplete on this. How the hell can you even tell when the opposing team jacks up 41 terrible threes.
- Called plays - Nothing really stuck out, so I'll give them a C. They didn't have trouble getting the ball in bounds. The end-of-quarter plays were basically Iguodala iso'd at the top of the key.
Just read Kate Fagan's recap of the game, and she had a quote from Jordan basically saying the Sixers abandoned the PO after the first quarter. I guess that's why the big three looked better in the second half. Not sure what that says about the PO. I'm actually kind of surprised that Jordan would let them abandon it for three solid quarters of a preseason game, if that's what happened. It's funny, because I swear I saw more ball and player movement in the third and fourth quarters. Maybe the comfort level just really isn't even close to being there yet.
by Brian on Oct 14 2009
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Billions of gallons of fresh water run off the mountains of Alaska unused by anyone. Divert a fraction of that runoff to a reservoir between the ranges in the Rocky Mountains. Make the project our generation's Hoover Dam or Tennessee Valley Authority.
A joint Canadian-United States-Mexico project would alleviate unemployment for all three nations, spur unimaginable growth and fill every depleting aquifer in North America, opening arid land for farm production in all three countries.
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In 1984 a deal was done between mining pioneering mates Lang Hancock and Peter Wright to carve up their enormous Pilbara assets when they or their heirs wanted to develop the rich iron ore deposits.
The Rhodes Ridge deposit, now known to contain at least 3 billion tonnes of high-grade iron ore, fell to Mr Wright.
Should he broker a deal to develop it, Wright Prospecting could exercise an option to take out Hancock Prospecting's share and take on all the risks and rewards that go with project development.
"You take the benefits and you take the burdens," Rod Smith, QC, argued on behalf of the benefactors of the late Peter Wright in the Supreme Court on Thursday in his first full day of legal rebuttal.
"These are men who made a vast amount of wealth, who are extremely successful, and trust each other," he said, referring to the nature of the 1984 contract.
Trust between the mining families of the late pioneers has long since vanished.
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In 2010, Supreme Court Justice Michael Murray ruled in favour of Wright Prospecting, stripping Hancock Prospecting of its 25 per cent stake. This left Wright Prospecting and joint venture partner Rio Tinto with a 50-50 split.
Hancock Prospecting appealed and its barrister, Steven Finch, SC, spent almost two days this week arguing against the 2010 decision.
Part of his legal argument focused on the option, which he said required ministerial consent before exercising, which had not occurred, thereby undoing the deal.
Mr Smith argued that the intention of the 1984 contract was clear.
He said that, even if a ministerial consent was required to exercise the option, the contract didn't simply become void.
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Bono is a rock star but he is also an anti-poverty activist. For years, he was a major proponent of foreign aid, debt cancellation, working to alleviate the dire plight of those suffering HIV/AIDS, malaria and abject poverty. And he is a wealthy rock star but unlike other Rock Stars, he truly understands the economic system that allows him wealth and to pursue his charity endeavors is good.
Here is what he stated to students at Georgetown, "Aid is just a stopgap; Commerce [and] entrepreneurial capitalism take more people out of poverty than aid. We need Africa to become an economic powerhouse." Read this closely and you will see that Bono understands that for Africa to fulfill its potential, it must be led by entrepreneurs or as he joked, "The Nerd." In his talk, there were several themes.
Foreign aid is needed to help Africa to move forward but it is only stop gap. Bono views his crusade to uplift Africa into an economic powerhouse not an issue that is either right or left but right or wrong. Africa is a poor continent but it also a continent that is rich in resources and there is a history of local rule and local control. Economist and scholar George Ayittey has written on this and observed that before colonial rule, Africa was made of various confederations and those Empires that lasted the longest were those Empires which allowed home rule and governed with a light hand. As Ayittey noted, if an Empire got too repressive, a tribe could simply move since there was plenty of space within the continent to escape. Bono stated in his speech that the population is young and there is much potential for economic boom.
Bono viewed the Arab Spring as a turning point in this century and while he acknowledges that history is still being written and while there is much to fear; he compared the uprising to pyramids in which the base of the pyramids rebelled against the top. Modern technology help to release the forces of rebellion as texting and iPhones were used to spread the word. These little items are powerful weapons against fighting government corruption and increasing transparency. He admitted that one criticism against foreign aid was that it often ended up in the hands of kleptomaniac government leaders as opposed to the people who needed it. For him, the ability of people to communicate beyond the reach of government allows people to keep a closer eye on government. Bono does have a healthy skepticism for government for he understands corruption can undermine any hope for economic revival.
Bono views the elimination of poverty as not just an economic goal but a moral cause. He told the audience, "That's what I'm hoping happens here at Georgetown with you. Because when you truly accept that those children in some far off place in the global village have the same value as you in God's eyes or even in just your eyes, then your life is forever changed, you see something that you can't un-see." And he seems to have an understanding that the United States is not just a country but an ideal of liberty and freedom. Bono made an important point, that our ideals have seeped into the world and this matters for it gives hope to places where there is no hope and they are ideals that uplift.
The big story over the past decades has been the liberalization of the economy in both China and India, in which millions upon millions have escaped poverty. India and China have a way to go when it comes to completing their economic story and in the case of China, allow their people the dignity of political freedom.
Bono does not see the United States mired in recession and mediocrity but a nation with life still left and maybe he viewed the history since the era of Reagan and has seen how free market reforms have swept through the world in the 80's and the 90's; allowing millions to escape poverty. We live in a world in which much of our political class has lost faith in our ideals but a rock star reminded us of our heritage and that heritage includes economic freedom. Read these words carefully and comprehend, "Aid is just a stopgap; Commerce [and] entrepreneurial capitalism take more people out of poverty than aid." Truth is powerful and that sentence hits on the heart of how people cease to be poor but move up the economic ladder.
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Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is the greatest salesman in Nike history. His newest draft pick Kemba Walker, the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player for Connecticut, is now an Under Armour client.
Darren Rovell of CNBC reports that Walker is the first draft pick to get a shoe contract but that his new sponsor will be battling Nike who owns almost 92% of the basketball shoe market.
Under Armour's 0.19% puts them behind Adidas (3.4%), Reebok (2.45%), And 1 (0.98%), Converse (0.78%) and Fila (0.34%).
UConn was a Nike sponsored team.
Reid Cherner has been with USA TODAY since 1982 and written Game On! since March 2008.
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Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> writes: > dugong (icc on ia64) has been failing the contrib installcheck consistently > since 6 days ago with errors like: > ERROR: could not fsync segment 0 of relation 1663/40960/41403: No such file or directory Yeah, I already asked Sergey about this but I guess he's not had time to poke at it yet: http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-09/msg01061.php My theory is that putting an Assert right there is somehow breaking ForwardFsyncRequest --- maybe it becomes a complete no-op, maybe it forwards a corrupt request, who knows. The only way that there'd be any visible problem from that, if you weren't actually performing pull-the-power-plug tests, would be that lack of forwarding of "revoke" requests could lead to the bgwriter attempting to fsync files in already-dropped databases or tablespaces. Which matches the visible symptoms exactly. This looks like nothing so much as a compiler bug, particularly given that we're seeing it with only one compiler on only one platform. We should study it more carefully, both to look for workarounds and to file a suitable bug report, but I'll be pretty surprised if it's really our bug. regards, tom lane
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Installation of ignition switch in 1993 E36 sedan
I had an issue with the car not starting but power remaining on. After replacing the original ignition switch I can now start the switch with a screw driver and car functions fine.
However, I am having a difficult time mating the ignitin switch with the tumbler in the column. Unfortunately a mechanic who worked in the area before broke off one of the rabbit ears that holds one of the grub screws which holds the switch in. When I dismantled the original switch, it was held in by one grub screw and two twist ties.
Is there a particular tool to use or position of the male portion of the tumbler (if that's the right term) to get the ignition switch to mate with the tumbler/ignition assembly? I'm lining up the appropriate "male and female" portions of the respective parts but can't get them to mate so-to speak. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Does my service have unspecified behavior?
by Kathrin Kaschner and Niels Lohmann
Abstract. Services are loosely coupled interacting software components. Since a service is not executed in isolation, but in composition with other services, its implemented behavior must not differ from its specification. In this paper, we propose an approach to generate test cases which can be used to detect unspecified behavior in an implemented service. Due to the interacting nature of services this is a nontrivial task.
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The Violent Hypocrisy of Some Peace & Justice Christians
"Peace and justice" Christians are insistent in telling us they do not wish to move away from the protection of unborn life when they point to other social issues. They simply seek to "expand" Christian social witness from the "Religious Right's" narrow focus on abortion and marriage to the full range of life issues.
We're not pro-abortion, they assure us. It's just that we believe that life doesn't begin at conception and end at birth. We believe, they say, that global warming and quality daycare and an increased minimum wage are pro-life issues too.
Let us grant that for the moment, setting aside the fact that we know abortion is murder but do not know what God would have us do about global warming. Let us look at the kind of political activists who are drawn to the big tent of the "peace and justice" movement.
Worship & Violence
Last summer, the Reverend Donna Schaper, pastor of Judson Memorial Baptist Church, an American Baptist congregation in New York City, wrote in Tikkun magazine about aborting her daughter, a daughter she named "Alma."
She wrote that she doesn't apologize for or even regret her decision. Abortion, she said, has been a positive development, allowing sex to be "recreational" for both men and women. In a chilling line, she declared, "I did what was right for me, for my family, for my work, for my husband, and for my three children." She continued:
Now, Schaper writes in recent days for "God's Politics" weblog—one of the leading forums of the "peace and justice" movement—on the subject of, of all things, responding to violence. In response to the Virginia Tech massacre, Schaper offers a "small guide for good worship" for Christians in response to acts of violence.
These include her suggestion to involve "diverse constituencies" in the worship. As she puts it: "This (in my view) is not the time to invoke the name of Jesus so much as the name of the God beyond God. Don't alienate people who may never have wanted religious connection before!"
It would be appropriate and commendable for that weblog to ask a self-confessed murderer to speak to the issue of violence. After all, a repentant and forgiven murderer stands as one of the pillars of the foundation of the Church, the former Saul of Tarsus. A repentant killer could speak to the horror of violence, as one culpable and redeemed.
No Damascus Road
But Schaper has walked no Damascus Road. She has justified and celebrated the taking of an innocent human life, an act she says she knows is murder. And yet she is the one, for "God's Politics," who can instruct us on how God views violence, indeed how to worship in its wake. It is a revealing choice.
About this much the "peace and justice" Christians are correct: The gospel informs us how to view—and how to feel about—the bloodthirstiness of this present darkness. The wreckage of Eden is all around us—from the bloody Abel-shaped stain in a field somewhere in the Ancient Near East to the gruesome presentation of the Baptist on a platter at Herod's banquet to the crazed slaughter on the campus of Virginia Tech to the jihadists' crucifixion of Christians in Sudan to the calculated flushing of infant remains down a garbage disposal at the neighborhood "women's clinic."
Christians should not be surprised to see random or calculated acts of violence. After all, we serve a brutally executed Messiah who still bears the marks of such violence in his hands and side. We understand that, as the Apostle John tells us, "the whole world lies in the power of the evil one" (1 John 5:19). And we understand from our Lord that this cosmic ruler is both a "murderer from the beginning" and "the father of lies" (John 8:44). The lies then cover for the murder—as they did from the ancient taunt in the Garden, "You will not surely die" (Gen. 3:4), to the government-sponsored query, "What is truth?" (John 18:38), and right on to the present day.
Our lack of surprise at such violence, however, should not lead to complacency. The prophets rail against the shedding of innocent blood, including the prophet Amos, who denounced violent Ammonites who "have ripped open pregnant women in Gilead, that they might enlarge their border" (Amos 1:13).
The messianic kingdom promised us is one in which "they shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain" (Is. 11:9). The anti-violence of the new order is directed to the protection of those who the world thinks do not warrant such protection. Thus, Solomon sings of the coming reign of his greater Son: "For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper. He has pity on the weak and needy, and saves the lives of the needy./ From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight" (Psalm 72:13–14).
Such kingdom priorities are not negotiable, even if they cut down on opportunities to pray the opening prayer at Democratic—or, increasingly, Republican—party gatherings.
Neutralized Life
There are some "peace and justice" Christians who remain true to their convictions. Ronald Sider of Evangelicals for Social Action, for example, remains (in my view) naively pacifistic, and he too often equates the Sermon on the Mount with the federal budget priorities of the Democratic Caucus of the United States House of Representatives. But he has refused to be a religious beard for the Godless Party.
We wish we could say the same for other leading "peace and justice" Christians. When Jim Wallis advises pro-abortion politicians how to "neutralize" the life issue among religious voters—"neutralize" it, that is, without actually protecting the life and liberty of unborn Americans—he is playing a very old role in American politics: the political chaplain who claims divine sanction for a party's existing policies. Right-wing churchmen of another era neutralized the law-and-order issue among middle-class voters by condemning lawlessness, but ignored lynching when it suited the politicians with whom they curried favor.
Whatever the inclusion of Ms. Schaper by the "God's Politics" weblog tells us about the "peace and justice" movement, her writing does tell us that it is much easier to be politically selective about peace and justice, and serve a political movement on its terms, when one doesn't mention Jesus.
— Russell D. Moore, for the editors
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Russell D. Moore is the author of Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches. He lives with his family in Louisville, Kentucky, where he serves as Dean of the School of Theology and Senior Vice-President for Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and as preaching pastor at Highview Baptist Church. He is a senior editor of Touchstone.
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Fresh from the Canadian Car of the Year tests, I got out of Ontario ahead of tropical storm Sandy, landed at Vancouver and prepared to drive a truck full of winter driving-school equipment to Terrace, B.C.
I was piloting a 2012 Ford F350 4x4 crew cab, long box, powered by the mighty Powerstroke diesel. Horsepower was around 400, but torque, which is far more important for towing and load carrying, comes in at around 800 lb-ft. Backing this up was a six-speed TorqShift automatic.
On the short run through Vancouver to Whistler, the vehicle was pleasant enough. It wasn't hard to work through city traffic, with good sightlines and all-round visibility. In those circumstances the steering felt very light and the four-wheel disc brakes had a nice positive feel.
U.S. tests show a stopping distance of around 170 ft from 60 mph for the F350. A Ford Fusion manages the same stop in under 130 ft, while the best cars are closer to 110. That's something the driver of a pickup should consider in establishing following distances.
In Whistler, a couple of girlfriends asked to borrow the truck to move some furniture while I sorted gear for the trip north. Melanie has done some rallying, while Alana has been through our advanced driving school, so I was interested in their comments.
"Great engine", Melanie said, "far more refined than older diesels, but still has a bit of a background snarl from the exhaust. Decent brakes. The steering is too light, with virtually no road feel."
Alana put it this way. "Because of the steering, it's as though you're aiming the truck more than directing it precisely. I like the styling, it looks the part."
Melanie had a funny comment about the name Powerstroke, as well as Dodge's Ram and GM's Duramax. "Macho in a juvenile way. I suspect the advertising guys drive hybrids and are afraid of girl power."
I'm not sure how to research that particular line of thought.
The first part of the drive north was the Duffy Lake Road across the Coast Mountains. The motor pulled like a freight train and the handling was okay for a one-ton truck. Ride, with lots of gear in the box, was firm but comfortable. The brakes faded badly on the steeper downgrades unless I slowed way down and got engine braking from a lower gear. Again, standard truck stuff.
Because the gearbox upshifted and downshifted frequently, which caused surges of acceleration, I used the manual mode. Gear selection was with a shift lever mounted switch, and surprisingly easy to use.
This F350 was equipped with a 40/20/40 split bench seat and cloth upholstery. At first it felt comfortable, in a lounger kind of way, but after a few hours I had to place a rolled up towel behind my back for lumbar support.
Having dodged Sandy, I drove into the first big winter storm of the season. The roads became slippery after One Hundred Mile House, about four hours into my journey, and got progressively worse. Here the lack of steering feel proved a liability. The steering transmitted no useful information about the road surface. Hard-packed snow felt about the same as dry pavement.
I did frequent brake tests, pushing down hard enough to get the anti-lock brakes to kick in, in order to get some idea of the available grip. Again, I used the manual transmission mode. Left in drive, unexpected downshifts caused instability on low-traction surfaces. I ran in 4-wheel drive most of the way; 2wd was far too twitchy on snow. The vehicle was equipped with winter tires.
I drove the big Ford 2,600 kilometres in a week. Half that distance included towing our 10-foot enclosed utility trailer. Fuel economy, considering the mountains, snow and towing, was surprisingly good, averaging 17 litres per 100 kilometres. Adding a bit of pressure to the front tires improved steering feel slightly, but Dodge and GM do this better.
A one-ton truck is way more than I need, so the diesel F250 would be a more reasonable choice and handles better as well. If the F150 had a diesel option it would be attractive to a lot of folks who need a basic work truck with pulling power.
At the moment, Ford's new Ranger, with options including a diesel, doesn't appear to be coming to Canada. Too bad, GM will do well in that market with its new Colorado. I do hope they offer a diesel version.
If you can live with the numb steering, the F350 is an excellent choice for long-distance towing and heavy hauling. I don't know if Ford has changed the steering for 2013. That Powerstroke diesel is a nice piece. If I were ordering one, a seat upgrade would be mandatory.
Do some comparison shopping though. The Dodge and GM one-tons have, in my experience, better overall driving dynamics when the roads get twisty, and they can still haul the freight.
Alan Sidorov is an experienced automobile racer, product tester and freelance writer. You can reach him at www.spdt.ca


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Lima (AFP) Aug 24, 2011
A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook eastern Peru on Wednesday and was felt more than 300 miles (480 kilometers) away in the capital Lima as well as in neighboring Ecuador and Brazil.
Seismologists from the US Geological Survey said the epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 1746 GMT, was 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Pucallpa, a city isolated by the Andes and the Amazon rainforest.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties and the US government's Pacific warning center said no destructive tsunami was created after the quake, which was deep at 90 miles (145 kilometers) underground.
Guillermo Alvizuri, head of Peru's civil defense operations, said the authorities were trying to contact remote places like Contamana, a town of 17,000 inhabitants deep in the Amazon and close to the epicenter.
"So far we do not have reports of any material damage or casualties," Alvizuri told local media. "At the moment, no major cities have reported any damage, neither has Pucallpa."
"It was felt strongly but no damage was reported, except for some telephone lines which were cut."
AFP journalists in Lima said they felt light tremors in the capital and authorities in neighboring Ecuador and Brazil said the quake was also felt there, but again there were no reports of material damage or casualties.
On August 15, 2007, an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 devastated the Peruvian province of Ica, just south of Lima, killing some 600 people and causing extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure.
In 2009, more than 140 earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.0 and above were felt in Peru, which is located on a vast arc geologists call the Pacific Ring of Fire due to its intense seismic activity.
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I've long had a fascination with the old wringer washers. I can still recall the sounds of our upstairs neighbor's machine, whirr, clunk, brrrrr and the fresh smells of washing powder and soap on wash day. Hers was electric but the idea of hand powered is gaining popularity among off-the-grid folks.
According to Consumer Reports, your standard washing machine uses 40-45 gallons of water per load. An old wringer washer uses 8 to 10 plus two smaller tubs of rinse water. So…I began gathering a few facts about wringer washers that I'd like to share:
- Folks who use them swear the clothes get cleaner. I've seen this in every blog post, every website and have heard it from actual users.
- Load size is only slightly less but the coolest thing is you reuse the soapy water for several loads; just change the rinse water.
- You can save even more water by using the old rinse water when you are ready to change your soapy water. And, old rinse water could be put on your lawn or in the rainbarrel if you are using mild soap. In fact, I hear it can be good for your grass/garden because it will get rid of certain pests and won't hurt the plants.
- You can save energy even with the electric or gas-powered models because you wash the clothes in less time.
- If you opt to, you can get a hand-wringer and burn some calories, and if you go with hand-powered all the way, you can burn even more in the washing process! Check out this clever fellow's bike-powered washing machine!
How to use a wringer washer
Hand-powered models use your elbow grease and a big plunger or agitator arm to churn the water, but here's how to use an electric or gas-powered one:
- Set up your washer near a water source and leave room for two tubs of rinse water nearby.
- You will need access to a drain. The small portable hand-powered models I found such as the little Wonder Washer could use the bathtub drain but for normal-size electric washers, just use the basement sink or drain.
- Separate your clothes to wash them in loads lightest (whites) to darkest colors. Make sure any zippers are zipped and buttoned and turn them inside out so they don't damage or get caught in your wringer later.
- Put in your soap and fill your machine with water (hot for whites, warm or cold for others). Fill your two rinse tubs with cold water. Add a half-cup vinegar to the first rinse tub to help get all the soap out.
- Turn your wringer washer on and add clothes one at a time. Fill it just enough so that the clothes have room to swish. You don't want to overfill so that they just sit there.
- Let them agitate for about 15 minutes. Really dirty stuff can go for about 20 minutes, but that's all the time you need.
- Turn off the washer. Make sure zippers are still zipped. Position your rinse bucket or a basket near the wringer to catch the clothes. Be careful not to get your fingers in the ringer. Modern wringers have safety mechanisms but the old ones can really hurt you!
- Swish the wrung clothes in the rinse water and wring them again into a basket or put the next rinse bucket there for the second rinse. Repeat the wringing into a basket and then hang your freshly cleaned clothes on a clothesline.
- Do your next loads just like that. No need to change the soapy water. Change rinse water as needed.
- Lehman's sells electric and gas-powered Home Queen wringer washers and refurbished Maytag models. And, the mighty little Wonder Washer is good for small loads and travel, but it is plastic and, well, I hate plastic. The Mean Green Washing Machine offers a completely hand-powered agitator and wringer and has a metal body.
How much do wringer washers cost?
Ebay and Craig's list are other options for finding wringer washers. The Home Queens from Lehman's cost the most, more than $900 if you get everything (washer and wringer). The mean green machine sells for $500 for the whole kit and kaboodle (washer and wringer). The little Wonder Washer fits anywhere and only costs about $50.
I found several wringer washer videos on the web, but my favorite is this grandpa showing his grandson how it used to be.


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Posted on 01/07/2007 11:46:24 AM PST by wagglebee
THERE is one woman who could cause Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor, more problems than Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House: she is Donna Hanover, his second wife, writes Sarah Baxter.
Hanover, an actress and broadcaster, was enraged by Giulianis flagrant infidelity towards the end of their 18-year marriage and the divorce case was vicious. Giulianis advisers fear that she could be a loose cannon in the 2008 campaign.
Giuliani was acclaimed as the mayor of America for his heroic role during the attacks on September 11, 2001 and is revered for his leadership. At the time he was living in the spare room of an apartment belonging to gay friends after Hanover forced him out of Gracie Mansion, the official residence.
Hanover refused to confirm that she would vote for Giuliani as mayor of New York even when she was married to him. What kind of wife is that? Raoul Felder, Giulianis lawyer, fumed. Shes essentially saying shes not going to vote for him.
Hanover once stood outside a shower at Gracie Mansion, expecting to confront Judith Nathan, Giulianis mistress, now his third wife. In the event, a startled golfing friend of Giulianis emerged.
Hanover was also accused of a lack of sympathy while the former mayor was battling prostate cancer, by banishing him to a spare bedroom and exercising noisily on a treadmill at 5am.
New Yorkers relished the details of Giulianis larger-than-life personal story. But conservative values voters could be different, as Giulianis own aides noted in a 140-page memo leaked last week by supporters of a rival candidate.
The campaign dossier suggested that Hanover could be one of several potentially insurmountable vulnerabilities that could cause him to drop out of the race. It was an embarrassing start to a campaign that is not yet officially under way.
Giulianis record in fighting crime and terrorism has placed him at the top of several polls for the 2008 Republican nomination, edging out Senator John McCain in popular support. But the party base may be turned off by his support for abortion, immigration, gun control and gay rights (although not gay marriage). It is their votes that he needs to secure the nomination.
It would be one thing if Giuliani could say, Im a strong social conservative in my private life, but he cant even say that, said Ramesh Ponnuru, a conservative commentator and author of The Party of Death, an attack on social liberalism. Its not just the fact of his multiple marriages, it is the way the Hanover marriage melted down. It was operatic.
When Giuliani met Hanover on a blind date in the early 1980s, his first marriage to Regina, his second cousin, was already over. Hanover, who went on to appear in the television series Ally McBeal, was a glamorous soulmate who seemed to enjoy the spotlight as much as he did.
They had two children, Andrew, 21, and Caroline, 17, but in 1996 Hanover stopped calling herself by his last name and a year later Vanity Fair magazine said that he was having an intimate relationship with a senior member of his staff.
In 2000, without telling Hanover first, Giuliani announced at a press conference that he was separating from her. She retaliated by accusing him of being unfaithful with the employee, but he was already with Nathan.
Maggie Gallagher, a family values campaigner, was outraged by Giulianis scummy performance, accusing him of making Bill Clinton look good as a husband and father.
New Yorkers learnt during the divorce case that their cancer- afflicted mayor was temporarily impotent and Hanover demanded a huge settlement, including £760 a month to care for Goalie, the familys golden retriever.
Felder struck back, accusing Hanover of being an uncaring mother who was howling like a stuck pig.
In the end Giuliani, who was beginning to earn big consultancy fees after September 11, agreed to a settlement of $6.8m to avoid the full horror of a court case.
Hanover has married Ed Oster, her university sweetheart, and written a book, My Boyfriends Back, about rekindling an old romance. Even if she stays mum, there is enough in the public domain to rattle conservatives. Yet however vicious the personal attacks on Giuliani, they are unlikely to dent his reputation for competence. He did, after all, handle the September 11 attacks while bunking with gay friends in the midst of an affair and a divorce battle.
But she didn't know that at the time, nor did he.
It's a good thing Rudy didn't rape & bite the lip of a woman, otherwise he'd be a shoo-in for the Presidency.
Was any planning for evacuation made after the first terrorist attack on the World Trade Center?
Why were the emergency response protocols not followed after the Sept. 11 attacks? It could have saved a lot of lives in New York.
I have worked extensively in first responder situations and a lot of people died needlessly.
"Leadership" my big black behind...
I didn't ask anything about "humor." I haven't mentioned "humor." If you think it's funny, that's fine. No harm in jokes. I simply didn't find that Rudy had done anything illegal or morally wrong--contrary to a number of people on this thread.
No thats' not it.
Rudy's firm belief is that the 2nd Amendment is NOT and Individual Right but a 'state right'. It has zero to do with crime.
In addition, Rudy was on C-SPAN about a week ago (maybe two now) ranting and raving about "people buying guns" and that Congress should pass a Federal law that ALL firearms owners be Licensed By The Federal Government. That little proposition is Unconstitutional on its face. For one Congress does not have the power or authority to do that.
Rudy hates guns period. He won't even bother to hide behind the 'hunting' canard like gun grabbing Dems. He wants all guns outlawed - period. Heck, John Kerry is more pro gun than Rudy.
And THAT is b-a-d thing.
The ONLY WAY Rudy would even get the VP spot is if he could swing NY to the GOP and that only happens if Hitlery isn't the 'Rat nominee.
What kind of a mother does a play about her genital!
Donna Hanover - Hanover scandalized some portions of the nation by accepting the lead role in Eve Ensler's controversial play The Vagina Monologues. ...
Part of the reason she did this to hurt him but what about her children? knowing their mother is shameless!
Why can't some of you folks who would not vote for him as president because of issues, at least give credit where it is due and recognized the things he did do under extream times I say Bless the man not curse him.
his marriage as on the rocks way before he serperated from her and she hung around until his term was ending what a true femenist Witch!
What happen to love for better or for worst or in sickness and in health.
She was the worst and when he was sick!
Some people really love the person when they marry, some marry for opportunities and bail when the going gets ruff!
I really like Guiliani but I would not vote for him as president if he got a cabinet calling I would support it!
Mike Tyson could be too, he actually bit an ear off... and he can actually throw a punch, unlike a lot of these girly men who dress up like women...
"I would never marry one of my second cousins. It means our great grandparents were the same"
And the family tree would resemble a bonsai.
Too bad. Marriage is serious business. In my religion it is sanctioned by God. It's one thing for man to flout God's law and beat his wife, or harm his children. In that case an annulment can be considered.
But divorce because she wasn't what you expected? Or because she's a liberal? No way.
Then, I go back to, "We disagree."
Conservatives need to leave the social issues ALONE. That's right, stop pontificating about moral values for once and start cutting taxes, fighting a real war on terror, and limiting the size of government. When these are taking care of, the social issues will take care of themselves.
If Guiliani or Romney chooses a strong VP selection such as Pence, Brownback, or Hunter (and let's face it, these guys are all angling for a VP slot because there's simply no way in Hell they're going to get nominated), then I have no problem voting for Guiliani or Romney.
The good people unified and the snakes kept still until they could surface again!
BTW were here did you live through this in NYC?
The Second Amendment is not a social issue...
I would agree. However, I've heard several stories as far as the reasoning. One suggests SHE asked to have the papers served to her there.
Which gave the appearance of unity. Bush enjoyed the same thing from Congress, immediately after 9/11 the 'Rats "stood behind him" but as soon as the emotions died down they were talking appeasement.
Illegal immigration is not a social issue...
Good luck in the Democrat primary...
"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned" - William Congreve
FDR was her 5th cousin. Not exactly close.
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MELBOURNE, Australia There's a new Fraulein on the loose and while this one may not be equipped with that famous forehand, Andrea Petkovic has one thing that Steffi Graf never had: a signature dance.
Before Sunday, when the 23-year-old, affable German by way of Bosnia notched the biggest win of her career — a 6-2, 6-3 blitzing of Maria Sharapova— Petkovic was best known as a YouTube sensation (click here). A well-spoken, intelligent woman with a keen and quirky sense of humor, Petkovic has made a name for herself by regularly posting comedic videos documenting her life on the WTA Tour. She has even embraced and mastered social media, regularly tweeting pictures of herself in goofy costumes, food stained T-shirts and fawning over Chuck Bass.
But her tennis? There wasn't much to write home about. Petkovic, an athletic, hard-hitter with no overwhelming weapons, made her debut on the WTA tour in 2006 and ended 2007 on the upswing, finishing in the top 100 for the first time.
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Then disaster struck, right here on the True Blue courts of Melbourne. In her first match at the Australian Open in 2008, Petkovic lunged for a forehand in the first two minutes of the match and collapsed in a heap. She had torn the ACL in her left knee.
The injury sidelined her for eight months. At 20 and having not broken through in, what was then considered, "a young girl's sport," Petkovic had some tough decisions to make. Her father, Zoran, a former tennis player, well aware of the stress and toll of being a touring tennis professional, urged her to forget tennis and return to school. Petkovic, always the rebel, chose tennis.
"Never follow the advice of your parents, and you'll end up on Rod Laver Arena," she laughed after her win in front of a sold-out crowd, as Zoran, who has worn the same green shirt to all of his daughter's matches this year, beamed and shook his head.
"It was a terrible and a very blessing experience for me at the same time. Back then, I wasn't so sure if tennis was my priority in life. I was quite good in school, so I was thinking of studying and just taking a career in those terms."
"After my big injury here, I just felt, OK, this is the thing I want to do. This is what I really love and what I want to spend my next six to seven years with. I was six months in the mountains in rehabilitation center with no Internet, no TV TV, but public TV only. So I really committed myself to coming back."
It was a long road back full of on-court heartbreak and frustration. She suffered a devastating Fed Cup loss that left her inconsolable as her teammates comforted her on-court. Poised to take her first major scalp at a Grand Slam, Petkovic choked away four match points against defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova at the French Open. She quickly earned the ignominious reputation of being a talented player with a fragile nerve, whose propensity to collapse in the big moments was not just predictable, it was clockwork. When she hit the USA summer hardcourt swing last year her confidence was shot.
That's when she started dancing.
"It started off as a bet with my coach. He had an idea after I played a terrible summer season in the U.S., and I got Nadia Petrova in the first round of the US Open, which was a tough draw for me back then.
"So he said, 'If you win, you have to do something special because it's a special match for us.' I won 7-6 in the third, so, yeah, I got the inspiration of doing a dance, and ever since it's there.
"I'm very superstitious, so since I'm doing the dance I'm playing much better. I try to keep it up: the playing better and the dance."
The "Petko Dance" hit YouTube and quickly became her signature coda. She even posted a video teaching fans how to do the dance. Fans cheer for it, photographers rush the pit to get pictures of it, and Petkovic never disappoints. It's even become a mantra. As she explained to the crowd, "I played much better since the dance. So anyone, if things are not going your way, just dance." The German knows her way around a microphone.
With the win vs. Sharapova, Petkovic (currently No. 33) will break the top 25 for the first time in her career and if she makes the semifinals, she's projected to enter the top 20. She attributes her rise to her improved fitness (she's hired a new fitness trainer) which has translated into increased confidence.
"I definitely think it's my fitness. I'm just mentally much stronger because I believe in myself. I feel very confident on court and I believe in my body. That's the key to my game. I believe that if I don't play well I can run every ball down and bring it back, and that gives you a lot of confidence."
"I think with the confidence comes the belief. There are people who just believe in themselves since they are being born, and other people who need experience to believe in themselves. I am the second type. I need the experience."
"Since I've won matches against some top 20 players and top 10 players, I just feel much more confident."
Now, three years after she left Melbourne Park on crutches, she's into the quarterfinals of a Slam for the first time (and the first German woman to make the quarters of the Australian Open since Graf in 1999), backing up her fourth round performance at last year's US Open. She has a tough task in the quarters, coming up against Li Na, who is 9-0 this year and beat Kim Clijsters a week ago en route to a title in Sydney. But Petkovic is primed for the big stage and ready to make a statement.
"Now I'm here, and you have to deal with it."
One thing is for sure. Li won't want a front-row seat to the Petko Dance.
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This pattern is written using both British and USA Crochet Terms, it comes as 2 patterns in a single file. So all you have to do is just print the pages in the terminology you like.
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This lacy swing top is both flirty and feminine. Worked in 2 identical pieces from the décolleté down the size is determined by the amount of rows crocheted. It can be worn as a dress or cropped as a short midriff top.