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Race Rewind: Looking back at the AAA 500
Johnson falls short of Stewart's Texas dominance
• Certainly Jimmie Johnson's performance in Sunday's AAA 500 was dominant as he led 255 of the 334 laps. Strangely enough, that was not the most dominant performance by a driver in the Sprint Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway. That record is held by Tony Stewart who led 278 of 334 laps on his way to victory in the November race in 2006, the first season he failed to make the Chase.
• The crowd for Sunday's race was probably one of the worst since Texas began hosting NASCAR events in April 1997 and clearly the worst since the track began hosting two Cup events per season in 2005. The NFL's Dallas Cowboys were playing a home game on Sunday, which could have contributed to the problem. But there was a significant drop-off in attendance from the spring event, which of course is not one of the 10 Chase races. Hosting Chase races just doesn't seem to have any added advantage for a track, if it ever did.
• Nationwide Series regular Parker Kligerman made his Cup debut with Swan Racing, a small, underfunded team. He ran competitive most of the day and finished 18th. What does that say for drivers with more experience on a much higher quality teams who finish far worse with no obvious mechanical issues? Clearly track-time isn't everything.
How the Chase contenders fared
1 Jimmie Johnson (2,342): As good as Johnson was on Sunday he only picked up a seven-point advantage on Matt Kenseth. Johnson left Texas last year with a seven-point advantage over second place but ended up not winning the championship.
"This thing is going to go to the last lap at Homestead, and it is going to come down to mistakes," he said. "I'm very excited about our performance and what we did here."
2 Matt Kenseth (-7): Kenseth was doing his best to keep pace with Johnson throughout the race but his run got derailed on Lap 173 when he was penalized by NASCAR for speeding on pit road. After the penalty, he fell to 16th and the last car on the lead lap but rallied to finish fourth.
3 Kevin Harvick (-40) : Harvick could crack the top-five and contend for the race win, but he finished eighth and moved into third place in the series standings. The only other driver at this point with a plausible chance at winning the championship besides Johnson and Kenseth.
4 Kyle Busch (-52) : Early in the race, Busch had a tire problem and slapped the wall. He fought back to run as high as second and was still running in the top-five late in the race when he was penalized for speeding on pit road during a green-flag pit stop.
5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (-62) : Earnhardt has done everything but win this season and his runner-up finish Sunday was his fifth of the season, including three during the Chase.
"We want to put forward a good account of ourselves in the Chase because you're in there for a reason and you don't want to be an also ran," he said. "So we feel like we're doing a lot of good work and getting really close to probably breaking through and getting a win."
6 Jeff Gordon (-69): Gordon's championship chances took a likely-fatal hit early when he had a tire go down and slammed into the wall on Lap 74. He was forced to the garage for extensive repairs.
7 Clint Bowyer (-69): Bowyer had a long battle from the back after a tough day in qualifying on Friday. He short-pit on the final round of green-flag pit stops and grabbed a 10th place out of the race.
8 Greg Biffle (-73): There was a point in the race when Biffle thought he might have an engine issue but it appeared to be debris on the grille. He still managed to finish 12th.
"That was a tough one. The car wasn't very good in traffic," he said. "We just weren't where we wanted to be. It was a tough day."
9 Joey Logano (-91): After a tough start to the Chase, Logano has slowly crawled back into the Top 10 in points. His third place finish on Sunday tied for his best performance of the Chase (he was also third at Dover).
"From the start of the race we started moving our way forward and I thought I was a second or third place car all night," he said.
10 Kurt Busch (-96) : Busch had problems in qualifying and was never able to get to the front. He ended up 17th.
11 Carl Edwards (-116): Edwards, the pole winner, had been running well but on Lap 188 he pulled down pit road with an engine problem and ended up done for the day.
"We had such a great weekend going. The car, during the middle part of the race we were struggling but we were starting to get it worked out," Edwards said.
12 Ryan Newman (-118): Throughout the race Newman fought an exceedingly loose condition – in fact at one point he asked his team to check his tires to see if he had a loose wheel. He rallied for a ninth-place finish – his third top-10 finish of the past four races.
13 Kasey Kahne (-133) : Kahne has had his two best performances of the Chase in the last four weeks and both on 1.5-mile speedways. He was second at Charlotte and fifth at Texas.
5 key moments
1. Johnson took early command of the race, leading 35 of the first 74 laps.
2. Jeff Gordon was forced to the garage after he had a tire go down and slammed the wall on Lap 74. He ended up 38th.
3. During a round of green-flag pit stops on Lap 173, Matt Kenseth was penalized by NASCAR for speeding on pit road. He was running second at the time and dropped to 16th, the last car on the lead lap.
4. Johnson had a slow pit stop during green-flag stops on Lap 240 and came out in fourth. Twenty laps later, he had powered back to the lead.
5. With Johnson firmly in command several drivers tried short-pitting during the final round of green-flag pit stops to gain an advantage. Dale Earnhardt Jr. moved up to second but had nothing to stop Johnson's sixth win of the season.


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Although Méav received a law degree from the world-renowned Trinity College in Dublin, it did not take long for her to realize her destiny was in music, not law. "Music is part of what I am," Méav says. She did her post-grad work in arts administration, working for an organization called Music Network, which was responsible for arranging tours of classical, jazz and traditional music throughout Ireland. At the same time, she realized that her singing was taking over as her number one interest. "Gradually it came to me that this is what I should be doing all the time," she said.
By 1998, her astonishing vocal clarity and breathtaking range had already caught the attention of producer/composer David Downes, earning his respect and admiration. Little did either one of them know that their lives would change forever with their collaboration on a special project in 2004 called "Celtic Woman."
Méav's fanbase exploded with the airing of "Celtic Woman" on PBS in the United States, and she has been especially appreciative of the loyalty and support of all her fans, both old and new.
After two years of touring with the group, Méav left to resume her solo career. With the success of her first US solo shows last December in NY and NH, Méav promises to come back again to the US to grace her fans with her enchanting performances.
In 2009, Méav was invited to perform the song "Where the Sunbeams Play" for Disney's "Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure." March of 2010 marked Méav's Carnegie Hall debut with the NY Pops Orchestra conducted by Steven Reineke. Méav with the world renouned Les Rhapsodes Choir also headlined the Quebec Celtic Festival in September.
In spite of all the well-deserved success and acclaim, by far Méav's greatest achievement to date came when she and her husband Tom celebrated the birth of their children Anna in 2005, and Catherine in the summer of 2009.
2013 proved to be Méav's year with the release of her new PBS show DIVINAS, Live at Chambord Castle in March. Méav also joined the panel of judges on the TG4 TV series Scóre Encore traditional Irish music and dance competition. Méav also is trilled to release her new Cd "The Calling," which was a collabotion with the Grammy Award winning producer and director, Craig Leon.
March 17, 2014: St Patrick's Day Concert live from the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Ireland with the BBC Radio series.
August 23, 2013: UK release of Méav's NEW Cd, "The Calling."
August 7, 2013: Joined Celtic Woman in filming "Home for Christmas," DVD at the Helix in Dublin, Ireland.
June 2013: Recorded the Music Video for "The Calling."
March 2013: DIVINAS premiers in select PBS stations.
February 28,2013 : Premiere of Scóre Encore on TG4 TV.
January 2013: Joined the panel of judges for the TG4 show Sc&ocautere Encore. Filming for the 13 episodes began for Méav
Fall 2012: Finished recording her upcoming Cd, a collaboration with Grammy Award winning musician, Craig Leon.
October 2012: Rejoined Celtic Woman for the Christmas CD "Home For Christmas." The Cd hit #1 in the world music chart that same week!
May 2012: Recorded a new PBS show "DIVINAS" to be aired on 2013.
January 2011: Méav was nominated for Top Solo Performer in a conert (US,UK,IE) on the Irish Music Assoc. Website. Placed second after members and public votes were tallied. She did receive the highest percentage of public votes (420 total).
September 17: Headlined the Quebec Celtic Music Festival and performed with Les Rhapsodes at Palais Montcalm
September 2: Filmed a PBS Celtic Christmas DVD in Nashville, TN. Méav was delighted to be invited to sing on Orla Fallon's Christmas Special.
March 17: Dr. Ronan Tynan invited Méav as his special guest for a benefit St. Patrick's Day Show at University of Buffalo Center for the Arts.
March 12: Méav's Carnegie Hall Debut with the NY Pops for a special St. Patrick's Day Celebration.
September: Her song "Where the Sunbeams Play," was released with the new Disney Tinkerbell movie
June: Happily announced the birth of her 2nd daughter, Catherine.
May: Fauré's Requiem with Tallaght Choral Society and Orchestra, Church of the Immaculate Conception, Rowe St, Wexford
Fauré's Requiem with Tallaght Choral Society and Orchestra, Mount Argus Church, Harold's Cross, Dublin
November 16: Fauré's Requiem at Clarendon Street Dublin with the St. Teresa's Choir.
February: Silver Sea was re-released by Valley Entertainment.
March: Méav was invited to sing both the Irish and the American National Anthem at the re-opening of the American-Irish Historical Soceity in NY.
February: Spring US Tour: Méav alternates with Hayley Westenra during the four-month-long tour of the States.
March 18: Celtic Woman: A New Journey is aired for the first time in Ireland.
August: Méav takes a full time break from touring with Celtic Woman to focus on her solo career.
December: Méav returned to the US for a short Holiday tour in NY and NH.
January: Release of Méav: A Celtic Journey, her third CD.
March: Rejoined the Celtic Woman tour in the spring of 2006. Performed on the Regis and Kelly show in New York.
June: Recorded with Celtic Woman their second CD, A Christmas Celebration.
July: Celtic Woman broke the Billboard record for the longest time spent in the #1 spot on their World Music chart; the first of many records broken by CW.
August: Performed at Slane Castle for the video recording of Celtic Woman - A New Journey.
Toured with Celtic Woman in Japan.
October: Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration was released on October 3.
November: Platinum award received in South Africa (Nov. 24-29 trip to Johannesburg), for the album Celtic Woman.
March: CW debuted on PBS, being seen for the very first time by American audiences.
Méav and Celtic Woman performed live on the Today Show, in one of their first US performances.
Took a year break for the birth of her first child, Anna
Méav returned to Netherlands for a sell-out concert tour in the spring of 2004.
Méav also performed with the National Chamber Choir of Ireland. As a soloist with the Irish National Chamber Choir, she has toured Brazil, Sweden, Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic.
Méav sang three songs on harpist Andreja Malir's debut CD entitled Through the Mirror of Sound. The album included two new songs, Suantrai and Goltrai, with lyrics by Méav and music by Andreja, as well as a haunting arrangement of Down by the Salley Gardens.
In September, Méav recorded the CD and the DVD of Celtic Woman for PBS.
Méav appeared as a guest artist on a CD of Irish language lullabies, entitled Codail A Mhuirnin, (Sleep, My Beloved). She recorded six tracks rooted in the Gaelic musical tradition, arranged and produced by Maire Breatnach, who also co-produced Silver Sea.
Méav performed at the Celtic Festival in Tokyo, and sang in the Beo Festival of Irish Music at the National Concert Hall Dublin in August of 2003.
In November she performed in the Netherlands for the first time.
Méav headlined at a major open-air festival in Seoul as part of the Korean World Cup celebrations and launched her second album there in May 2002.
(Méav's 2nd Album) Silver Sea release.
Performed with David Agnew at the Celtic Christmas in Tokyo.
Méav toured South Africa for three months as the lead vocalist with Lord of The Dance. Méav played Erin in Troupe One (T1).
As the sole vocalist on three extensive tours from 1996 to 1999, Méav has toured the U.S. and Canada with the prestigious RTE Concert Orchestra, conducted by Proinnsias O Duinn.
Release of Meav's first solo CD: MEAV, by Hearts Of Space Records.
As a soloist with Anuna she sang at the inauguration of President Mary McAleese.
Featured in Aujourd'hui l'Irlande (Ireland Today) Black Box Music Ltd. [The Parting of Friends, The Darkest Midnight, Dun Do Shuile (Ferme Tes Yeux)]
As a principal soloist with the Celtic choral group Anuna, Méav has toured extensively in Canada, Morocco, Spain and Scandinavia and has performed with such diverse musicians as Elvis Costello, Brian Kennedy and The Chieftains.
Early years
Méav's professional training started as a child with singing lessons from a nun, Sr. Peter Cronin. Recognizing Méav's outstanding talent and potential, she sent Méav to Mary Brennan at the College of Music in Dublin. It was here that Méav received her formal classical training. Having learned to play the Irish harp in school, Méav continued the study at the College of Music, and took piano lessons after hours at the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
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Career Honors
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall, 2011; Spring, 2012)
2013 (Junior)
Ashburn provided depth at the defensive end position, but did not play in a game.
2012 (Sophomore)
Ashburn was a reserve defensive end and played in Nebraska's wins over Idaho State and Minnesota. He had two tackles against Idaho State, including sharing a sack in the fourth quarter.
2011 (Redshirt Freshman)
Ashburn added depth on the defensive line. While he did not see action in a game, he did make the travel roster late in the season when NU was battered with injuries.
2010 (Redshirt)
Ashburn redshirted and worked on Nebraska's scout team defensive unit.
Before Nebraska (John Curtis HS)
Ashburn's play as a senior helped Coach J.T. Curtis' team to a runner-up finish in the Class 2A state playoffs. The loss in the state title game prevented John Curtis from winning a sixth straight state title. Ashburn was a key player in the success, racking up 95 tackles and 16 sacks in 2009. His play earned him Louisiana Class 2A Defensive MVP honors. He also earned first-team all-state honors, as well as first-team all-metro and all-district accolades.
Ashburn also excelled as a junior, helping his team to a state championship. Asburn made 90 tackles, had 12 sacks and three forced fumbles in 2008. Ashburn was a four-year starter for John Curtis, and as a sophomore he was named MVP of the state championship game.
Ashburn was regarded as one of the top 40 players in the state of Louisiana by Rivals.com and among the top 25 players in the state by SuperPrep Magazine. Ashburn was a high school teammate of Nebraska sophomore safety P.J. Smith. Ashburn also competed for his high school track team and was strong in the classroom, carrying better than a 3.6 grade-point average. He only visited Nebraska, but had numerous offers including Oklahoma State and Stanford.
Walker is the son of Terry and Desiree Ashburn, and he was born on May 22, 1991. Walker's father works in the New Orleans Saints organization. Ashburn is majoring in communication studies and has twice been named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. He has volunteered his time with team hospital and school visits and the Husker Heroes program.
Career Stats
Games Played-2 in 2012
Tackles-1 UT, 1 AT, 2 TT in 2012
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This is my first RHG Battle I completed in the year 2014 but wasn't able to upload it till now. It took me a year to complete this animation. The opponent is the great Terkoiz himself and its a great honor.
There are lot of idiot people claiming to be Ken which forced me to upload this animation. This is the geniune animation of Ken-X Vs FLLFFL I did back on 2014. I haven't made any changes on the animation since then as it wud violate the rule itself. For Proof i have attached image at the end of the video showing Date Modified info.
I am very thankful to Mr. Phillips Lacanlale (Terkoiz) to provide me an opportunity to battle against him. And I want to thank all the people who believed in me and encouraged me. Thankyou everybody, I will never Forget this in my life.


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By Dan Pool
Having had a recent knee surgery, I had a lot of time sitting last week; time to watch copious amounts of Boston Marathon Bombing coverage. Whereas in normal life people might catch a little here and little there, through my immobility I watched and checked online for updates more-or-less all day.
Here are some thoughts gleaned from my days on the couch:
• Crowds cheering as police cars and ambulances drove home following the arrest must be a highpoint for law enforcement in America. The Boston Police's poetic tweet was perfect. "CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody."
• That officers solved the crime within a few days, relying on public help, arresting one suspect and killing a second is impressive.
• The low point was surely CNN announcing incorrectly that arrests had been made (some other news outlets followed their lead, which might be worse -- both unoriginal and wrong). It was CNN's big guns on screen, too, Anderson Cooper, John King and Wolf Blitzer. If it were this weekly newspaper that made such a huge mistake, somebody would be looking for work.
• The fact that the Boston bombing had the whole nation fixated put a lot of pressure for all media (television and online) to keep the flow going, even when nothing new was happening. For the on-the-scene correspondents, it must have seemed like a weeklong reception at your house and needing to make conversation. In hindsight, rather than blathering endlessly with speculation, a good bit of it grossly off-base, it would have been better to hear, "Nothing new here at the bombing site. Investigators continue to work."
• An Onion satire headline noted that the internet led to 8.5 million leads being sent to the FBI, naming 8 million different suspects and also including several that were sure the whole bombing was a hoax or had been perpetrated by the government.
• It needs to be remembered that three people, including an 8-year-old, really did get killed and dozens lost limbs including a newlywed couple who are now both amputees because of the bombs. You wonder if the younger suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev, who was allegedly a nice guy, had known that the bomb was going to kill a little boy would he have done it?
• A fear expressed by a timid few is that putting all of a major metro city on lockdown with rolling shows of force created so much infamy for two young men with a couple of home-made bombs that it is sure to inspire copy-cats and not for any jihad but just for fame – "See how much attention I can get." As one columnist stated never have so few people with such limited resources created so much terror.
• The uncle who urged the younger killer to turn himself in and beg for forgiveness will remain an inimitable character. Listening to him growl that his nephews brought shame on Chechnyan people was stirring and heartfelt. Whereas their aunt from Toronto was a complete flake – speculating that it was a massive frame-up and telling the media to connect the dots to see who did it, which made no sense.
• It was startling to see how often the younger brother was portrayed as a normal, sweet-natured kids. One description by a friend, however, shows some seriously different values, saying "he would come out and smoke some weed and drink with us…. He was all American," as though smoking pot is a clear sign of a loyal patriot.
• It was creepy but interesting to see how one online publication, Slate, posted a link to the older brother's Amazon book wish list. It was shocking to see how many books are out there regarding forging documents.
• There has already been some finger-pointing that the FBI missed an earlier tip on Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Surely in hindsight they would liked to have cuffed him then. But hindsight is always perfect and the fact remains that no credible information popped up then.
• One terrorism expert said on the radio that there are a lot of people who hold "radicalized" ideas of all kinds, not just Muslim, but also anti-government folks of which only a small percent are "mobilized." The key is finding the ones who are mobilized because you can't ever corral all the ones with extreme ideas.
• One online columnist pointed out that on the same day the Boston Marathon Bombing killed three, 42 people were killed by explosive devices in Iraq, but no one seemed to care about that. American tragedy is different because it's so unexpected. As the uncle of the two killers said America is an ideal country, which is why this is so shocking even though bombings are happening everyday in many places.
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A July 26 wedding is being planned by Chelsy Lenhart and Adam Olsen, both of Butler.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Ron and Carol Lenhart of Butler. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Ron Olsen of Butler and Wendy Olsen of Butler.
The bride-elect is a 2010 graduate of Butler High School and attends Slippery Rock University.
She is employed by the Butler YMCA.
Her fiance graduated in 2010 from Butler High School. He will graduate with a degree in industrial engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 2014.


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Remember last year's overcooked, dried-out turkey? Don't let it become a tradition. In this episode of "Food Failures," Jeff Potter, author of Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food, dishes up a few tips for Turkey Day—like cooking turkey breasts separately from the legs, or microwaving potatoes to free up real estate on the stove.


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Are GOP women really better looking?
Study: Female Republicans more 'feminine,' while Democrats more 'masculine'
Republican women in Congress are more feminine than their Democrat counterparts, according to a new study.
Two UCLA researchers examined facial features and political positions of women serving in the U.S. House of Representatives.
"Female politicians with stereotypically feminine facial features are more likely to be Republican than Democrat, and the correlation increases the more conservative the lawmaker's voting record," said lead author Colleen M. Carpinella, a UCLA graduate student in psychology.
According to a report on the UCLA website, "The researchers also found the opposite to be true: Female politicians with less stereotypically feminine facial features were more likely to be Democrats, and the more liberal their voting record, the greater the distance the politician's appearance strayed from stereotypical gender norms."
The study revealed the relationship between a woman's appearance and her political leanings was so strong that "politically uninformed" undergrads were able to accurately determine a lawmaker's party based on whether she had a feminine or masculine appearance.
"I suppose we could call it the 'Michele Bachmann effect,'" said Kerri Johnson, the study's senior author and an assistant professor of communication studies and psychology at UCLA.
According to the report, the UCLA findings will be published online in the peer-reviewed Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
Researchers were inspired to study the women's characteristics by previous research that showed "Americans have a better-than-chance ability" to differentiate between a Democrat and Republican on looks alone.
"At least when it comes to female politicians, assessing how much a face reflects gender norms may be one way of guessing political affiliations," said Johnson.
According to the report, Carpinella and Johnson chose to focus the study on lawmakers in the House of Representatives because they are greater in number and not as publicly recognizable as senators.
They scanned photographs of 434 male and female members of the 111th House of Representatives into computer that examined 100 subtle dimensions, including jaw shape, eyebrow location, cheek bone placement, eye shape, contour of the forehead, lip fullness and the distance between such features as the bottom of the nose and the top of the lip.
With those dimensions, the researchers were able to score the facial features according to whether they exhibited feminine or masculine characteristics. They used a scale ranging from -40 (highly male-typed) to +40 (highly female-typed).
"We weren't looking at hairstyle, jewelry or whether a person was wearing make-up or not," Carpinella said. "We wanted to get an objective measure of how masculine or feminine a face is, based on a scientifically derived average for male or female appearance."
UCLA noted, "In addition to party affiliation, the researchers took into account each politician's DW–NOMINATE score, a scale developed by political scientists that uses voting records to determine how conservative or liberal a lawmaker is."
However, UCLA also added, "In a finding that the researchers do not view as a particularly revealing, the faces of male Republicans, on average, scored as less masculine than the faces of their Democratic counterparts.
Carpinella said, "It may be unnecessary for Republican men to exhibit masculinity through their appearance. Their policy advocacy and leadership roles may already confer these characteristics on them."
Among female politicians, however, the faces of Republicans rated twice as feminine as those of their Democrat counterparts.
Republican lawmakers whose faces ranked as highly feminine included: Texas Rep. Kay Granger, Washington Rep. Cathy Rodgers and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann.
Democrat lawmakers whose faces ranked as more masculine included: Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (formerly at-large representative for South Dakota), Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro and California Rep. Anna G. Eshoo.


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Democrats and Republicans can surely agree on one thing — if the presidential election were a popularity contest (which it isn't, as Al Gore famously observed when he ran against the affable George W. Bush), the current incumbent would be a shoo-in for reelection. No offense to Ann and Mitt Romney, but if there's one thing that Barack and Michelle Obama have, it's star power, a point made clear early in the Democratic National Convention.
But President Obama isn't running for class president or Homecoming King. The question before voters is whether he is the best person to hold the highest office in the land. Charisma is an asset, perhaps, but the most popular kid in school isn't necessarily the one you want running the place. Leadership requires much more than likability.
That puts the impetus on Mr. Obama to this week not just sell himself to voters, rouse his party's base, or defend his four years in office against the attacks of his opponent. When he accepts his party's nomination Thursday, he needs to articulate an agenda. And reviving the platitudes of 2008, what the GOP so often ridicules as the "hope and change" promises, will not accomplish that.
Last week, we observed that Mr. Romney needed to explain his own agenda and fell woefully short. The Republican National Convention and the candidate played it safe, sticking mostly to his campaign pitch of management experience, less government and promises of job creation. Even by convention standards, his acceptance speech was detail-light and so laser-focused on promises of future prosperity that he failed to even mention Afghanistan and our protracted military involvement in the region, an extraordinary oversight given that U.S. soldiers are still in harm's way.
Mr. Obama could easily make the same mistake. Already, the DNC has followed a script in Charlotte remarkably similar to the Tampa example, highlighted by a parade of attacks on the Republican ticket and appearances by rags-to-riches (or at least rags-to-success) speakers clearly intended to appeal to women and Hispanic voters, two demographics that might well swing the election one way or the other. The "product" may be different, but the sales pitch is largely the same.
No doubt Mr. Obama's political advisers are even now telling him to not give Republicans any new material to misrepresent and attack in the fact-checker-free campaign. Yet if Mr. Obama takes the stage and the totality of his economic policy is to extend the Bush tax cuts for those earning less than $250,000, will a single undecided voter actually be persuaded? Moreover, if he wins, will he have any mandate at all?
The reality of the next four years is that no matter who is elected, the political gridlock and polarization of the last two years is almost certain to continue. No party is going to achieve a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority in the U.S. Senate. Nothing of consequence will get done under such a scenario. Yet the fiscal cliff looms, as does the threat of another economic recession. The next president will have to be the Great Compromiser. As much as Mr. Romney seems incapable of that task, it is Mr. Obama who has already tried and failed in that role.
We would not advocate that the president take the stage and promise to raise taxes as Walter Mondale did in 1984 (only to get thrashed by an incumbent Ronald Reagan). But it would be notable if instead of wholly pandering to the party faithful, Mr. Obama would look into their eyes and tell them that raising taxes on the rich was no cure-all for the deficit and that they, too, would have to embrace potentially painful budget reductions like those identified by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson.
Mr. Obama has said as much before, but in the midst of such Democratic hoopla and eat-the-rich sentiment, it would surely offer a contrast to his opponent and serve as a reminder that when he and GOP leaders argued over these matters over the last two years, it was he who was willing to make concessions and challenge his base, not tea party-driven Republicans who simply could not abide any sacrifice from the wealthy even when the nation's economic well-being hangs in the balance.
Last week, the question of the moment was, who is Mitt Romney? This week, it's what would a second Obama term look like? Most voters, aside from the knuckleheads who still insist that the president is a socialist Muslim terrorist from Kenya, know who Mr. Obama is, and they like him. How he would handle the next four years is not so clear.


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Oven-baked cassava
Cassava was not something we ever cooked at home, so when I bought a fat, foot-long length of the tuber on impulse recently, I was at a slight loss about what to do with it. However, I decided to try baking it in the oven, treating it pretty much as I would a potato. Well, not exactly the same, obviously, as the cassava skin had to be peeled.
To my surprise it was easy enough to peel, but cutting it into chunks was a different matter. The tuber is VERY hard (if you find it at all spongy or soft, throw it away!) and I came close to disaster a couple of times when my knife slipped. (Ma, if you're reading this, dont worry, my fingers are safe and I still have all 10.) I also made sure to take out the stringy bit from the middle.
Anyway, once the cassava was cut into chunks, I put them in a saucepan with plenty of water and let it boil until the pieces were parboiled. Then they went into the oven (ofc with seasoning!) and about 20 minutes later, they were done. Yummy, they were almost as good as those I'd eaten in Dar. I say almost, because memories of good things (and good times) are sometimes stronger than reality.
One warning, though... you have to keep a sort of hawk eye on the cassava after 10 minutes in the oven - checking every so often to see that it's reasonably soft-crisp but not overdone. I baked some of the chips for too long and they not only looked and felt like chips of wood, they also tasted about the same. A trial for the teeth, certainly.
Recipe for: Oven-baked cassava
4 cups cassava - peeled, cut into chunks and parboiled
3-4 tbsp oil (I used Lite Sunflower Oil spray)
Salt, pepper/red chili powder to taste
1. Toss the parboiled chunks of cassava with the oil and spread on a baking tray.
2. Bake in the oven at 180C for about 20 minutes (or till pale golden brown), turning over the chunks after 10 minutes for even baking. Check the cassava often to ensure it doesnt get dried out.
3. Serve hot, sprinkled with salt, red chili powder and any herbs/spices of preference.
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- sailu said...
Shammi,is it similar to tapioca?I think it belongs to the same root family..we call it "karapendalam" and make chips with it.Kerala is pretty famous for these chips and I think its called 'Kappa'..not sure thoug.
I am fond tapioca chips..:)
- 2:45 pm
Yup, Sailu, cassava is also known as manioc root or tapioca. I love tapioca chips too! :)
- 3:01 pm
- bilbo said...
hey shammi,
that tuber that looks interesting. How is it texture wise. Is it gooey or slimy. Ive never been able to have aravi and I tried a vegetable here that was the mother load in terms of that stuff.
- 9:17 am
Hi Bilbo, Cassava is neither gooey nor slimy - it's got a firm texture when cooked... even when it's boiled, it's not gooey. No slime attacks from THIS tuber! :D
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- bilbo said...
hey shammi,
thanks for clearing up that one. I am gonna keep my eyes peeled for it now. Take care
- 2:42 pm
it's called 'yuca' all over latin america (usually spelled 'yucca' in north america) and is also great fried, though it has to be parboiled first.
try it with mojo- a sauce made with lots of garlic, salt, lots of lime juice or sour orange juice, a little olive oil, a little cumin/hot pepper/oregano... very good.
- 6:47 pm
Dont you have to completely peel the white skin too?Otherwise wont it be bitter?
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- mkitrom said...
How about baking the cassava directly without boiling it in water? I put a thin layer of olive oil on slices of cassava and bake them on my halogen oven. 200 deg C and 20 minutes later they are divine to eat. They have a texture like a biscuit.I am worried about slow cyanide poisoning though..
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Abbas honors mastermind of Munich Olympics massacre
by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
July 6, 2010
Abbas on mastermind
of Munich Olympics massacre:
"A wonderful brother, companion,
tough and stubborn, relentless fighter"
PA Chairman Abbas continues honoring terrorists
by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and the Fatah movement have used the death of the mastermind of the murders of the 11 Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich Olympics as their latest opportunity to honor and glorify terror, presenting him as a Palestinian hero and role model.
In a condolence telegram quoted in the official PA daily newspaper, Abbas referred to Muhammad Daoud Oudeh, who died Saturday, as "a wonderful brother, companion, tough and stubborn, relentless fighter," and described him as "one of the prominent leaders of the Fatah movement." Abbas also called the family to express his condolences.
On Sept. 5, 1972, eight members of the Palestinian terror organization Black September broke into the athletes' village at the Munich Olympics. They kidnapped and ultimately murdered 11 Israeli athletes and coaches. Oudeh, also known as Abu Daoud, planned the attack.
Another senior Fatah official, Abbas Zaki, member of the Fatah Central Committee, described the planner of the Munich Olympics hostage taking with the following words: "He started his life as a regular individual and concluded it with giant stature," and referred to "his noble actions and his glorious history."
The pride that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and the Fatah movement take in Palestinian terrorists who have killed Israeli civilians is part of a pattern. Palestinian Media Watch has reported that Abbas himself has expressed pride in training Hezbollah terrorists, sent greetings to some of the worst Palestinian terrorists in Israeli prisons and funded a computer center named after Dalal Mughrabi, who led the most lethal terror attack in Israel's history, in which 37 civilians were killed, 12 of them children. See these examples and others with link to PMW's website below.
The following are Abbas's and other Fatah leaders' words honoring terrorist Muhammad Daoud Oudeh, as reported in the Palestinian media:
The official PA daily:
"The President [Abbas] expresses condolences over the death of the fighters Muhammad Oudeh and Ja'afar Shadid..."
"President Mahmoud Abbas sent a telegram of condolences yesterday over the death of the great fighter Muhammad Daoud Oudeh, 'Abu Daoud,' who died just before reaching 70. The telegram of condolences read: 'The deceased was one of the prominent leaders of the Fatah movement and lived a life filled with the struggle, devoted effort, and the enormous sacrifice of the deceased for the sake of the legitimate problem of his people, in many spheres. He was at the forefront on every battlefield, with the aim of defending the [Palestinian] revolution.
What a wonderful brother, companion, tough and stubborn, relentless fighter
." [Emphasis added.]
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida
, July 4, 2010]
PA TV news broadcast covering the funeral of Muhammad Daoud Oudeh in the Al-Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus:
"Palestinians were surprised this morning at the announcement of the death of one of the most important leaders of the Palestinian revolution, Muhammad Daoud Oudeh (Abu Daoud), who engineered the Munich Operation and was one of the most important of Israel's most wanted in the 1970s."
Samir Al-Refa'i, member of the Fatah Revolutionary Council:
"Abu Daoud, one of the
(Martyrs) of the Fatah movement, a leader, a Shahid, who sacrificed..."
Abu Amad Hamdan, Secretary of Fatah branch in Syria: "... We learned from him the principles of the revolution and the struggle."
Unidentified participant at the funeral:
"We say to him: 'We will follow the path, brother Abu Daoud; Allah willing, we will complete the path together with the proud Fatah, Allah willing.'"
Another funeral participant:
"We are participating in the funeral of a great man and a great leader in the Palestinian national struggle."
[PATV (Fatah), July 4, 2010]
Official PA daily:
"The President [Abbas] held a telephone conversation with the family of the fighter Abu Daoud and expressed his condolences over his death"
"President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday held a telephone conversation with the family of the
(Martyr) fighter Muhammad Oudeh, Abu Daoud, member of the Fatah Revolutionary Council and former head of the movement's Supervisory Committee, and expressed his condolences over [Oudeh's] death.
During the conversation the President noted [Oudeh's] life filled with the struggle, his devoted effort, and the enormous sacrifice of the deceased for the sake of the legitimate problem of his people, in many spheres. He was at the forefront on every battlefield, with the aim of defending the [Palestinian] revolution."
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida
, July 5, 2010]
"In its [Black September terror group's] ranks were many distinguished men and women, headed by the Panther of Palestine, Salah Khalaf 'Abu Iyad.' Abu Daoud was one of his prominent assistants. His [Abu Daoud's] name shined brightly in the German city of Munich in 1972, where the Olympics took place. Oh, how these events evolved into a violent drama of the most tragic kind... May Allah have mercy on this great Fatah fighter and patriot, Abu Daoud."
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida
, July 6, 2010]
"Impressive farewell to the
(Martyr) commander Abu Daoud at the Al-Yarmouk refugee camp"
"'He began his life as a regular individual and concluded it with giant stature.' Thus Abbas Zaki, member of the Fatah Central Committee, described the
(Martyr) commander Abu Daoud who parted from his brothers and from his people two nights ago, after a life spent in struggle under the flag of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) and under the flag of the PLO...
He spent his life as a fighter for the liberation of this homeland and for the return of its dispersed children to it. He joined Fatah upon its establishment, and directed many fighting operations against the Israeli occupation. Generations of fighters and people of struggle were educated by him...
Zaki described the late commander thus: 'He started his life as a regular individual and concluded it with giant stature.' Speaking to WAFA news agency, he added: 'We have lost a man on the level of the Arab region and on the level of the world revolutionary movement, by virtue of his noble actions and his glorious history. Bestowing this honor in every place, inside the homeland and outside of it, does justice to this mighty man.'
Dr. Samir Al-Refa'i [Secretary of the Fatah branch in Syria] said: 'With the fall of Abu Daoud as a
we have lost a man who is worth all other men together, but we have already become accustomed to this road being a long one, full of
, commanders and fighters.
He added: 'Abu Daoud is one of the symbols of the Fatah movement. He lived his life wounded, and his wounds testify to his path of struggle and to his continuous struggle on behalf of his people and the homeland. He will always remain our ideal and a role model for the generations to come.'"
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida
, July 5, 2010]
The following are additional examples from Palestinian Media Watch's website of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas honoring and glorifying terrorists:
1. Abbas supports naming of square after terrorist Dalal Mughrabi who led the most lethal terrorist attack in Israel's history, in which 37 civilians were killed, 12 of them children:
Mahmoud Abbas, PA Chairman:
"They [Israel] say about me that I carry out terrorist activities. What are those terrorist activities? That I search for those who sell land in Jerusalem and chase them. Of course I chase them, and I shall continue to do so. Is that a crime? [Israel says,] 'Does he [Abbas] not know that they [the PA] named a square after Dalal Mughrabi and he [Abbas] personally went [to the ceremony]?' - Of course I did not go myself, but I do not deny [the naming]. Of course we want to name a square after her. Okay, what about [murdered Israeli cabinet minister Rehavam] Zeevi? They [Israelis] named a road after him [in the Jordan Valley], near brother Saeb [Erekat, the chief Fatah negotiator], and so on. What is it [that Israel wants]? That we renounce our history? How? We... carried out a military action; can I then later renounce all that we have done? No, I don't renounce it."
Note: This comment was made in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's protests to the US regarding PA hate incitement and terrorist glorification.
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida
(Fatah), Jan. 17, 2010]
Click here
to view the section on PA Chairman Abbas in the PA personalities section on PMW's website.
2- Abbas funds a computer center named after Dalal Mughrabi who led the most lethal terrorist attack in Israel's history, in which 37 civilians were killed, 12 of them children:
"Yesterday the Hebron Building Committee inaugurated a computer center named after the
(Martyr) Dalal Mughrabi at a ceremony held for this purpose. Present at the event were President Mahmoud Abbas's advisor for communications and information technology... The center, which was funded by a contribution from the President's Office."
, May 5, 2009]
3 - Abbas: We continue Arafat's path resting on a glorious heritage of struggle.
Mahmoud Abbas, PA Chairman, speaking at official PA ceremony commemorating 5th anniversary of Arafat's death:
"Yasser Arafat was the leader of this battle, and the leader of the path, and the commander, and the father of the contemporary Palestinian national movement. We recall his role and emphasize his position in the movement, while we continue his long path of struggle, and complete the difficult path, drenched with sweat and blood and tears. Our path today rests upon a glorious heritage of struggle, which we formed with courageous hands and with national sense and thought, to which was added action. We combined the armed struggle with political action.
Our rifle was not the rifle of highway robbers. It was a rifle that was politically committed, striving for a noble objective. We have influenced and have been influenced by the world, with ideas about ways of liberation and political changes, and we have built excellent relations with the forces of liberation and self-liberation in the world..."
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida
(Fatah), Nov. 12, 2009]
4- Abbas greets Palestinian terrorists in Israeli prisons:
"I send greetings of honor and esteem to all the prisoners in the occupation's jails. First of all to the veterans, and to the chief prisoner, Said 'Ataba [life sentence for murder in terror attack], and to the [imprisoned] political leaders: Marwan Barghouthi [5 life sentences for murder in terror attacks], Ahmad Sa'adat [serving 30 years in prison for heading the terrorist organization PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine). He has also been honored on PA for planning the assassination of Israeli Tourism Minister Rehavam Ze'evi, but has not yet been tried for that crime], 'Aziz Duick [chairman of the Palestinian parliament, Hamas], Jamal Huweil [life sentence for planning terrorist attacks], Jamal Tirawi [life sentence for murder in a cafe suicide attack]. Greetings to you from our people."
[PATV (Fatah), April 17, 2008]
5- Abbas admits sending terrorists to kill Israelis:
"I demand [the release of] prisoners because they are human beings, who did what we ordered them to do. We, the Authority. They should not be punished while we sit at one table negotiating. This is war. One (Israel) ordered a soldier to kill, and I ordered my son, brother, or others, to carry out the duty of resistance (euphemism for terror). This person killed and the other person killed. So why say this person's hands are stained with blood, and [he] must be kept in prison?"
[PA TV (Fatah), Feb. 14, 2005]
6 - Abbas honored to shoot first bullet in PLO and to have taught the Hezbollah fighters:
"I was honored to be the one to shoot the first bullet in 1965 [Fatah terror against Israel began in 1965], and having taught resistance to many in this area and around the world, defining it and when it is beneficial and when it is not... we had the honor of leading the resistance. We taught everyone what resistance is, including the Hezbollah, who were trained in our camps [i.e. PLO camps in the 60s and 70s]."
, Feb. 28, 2008]
Click here
to view the section on PA Chairman Abbas in the PA personalities section on PMW's website.
Click here
to view more examples of PA glorification of violence and terror on PMW's website.
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I still have more critique in me, but first I'll eat a little humble pie. I haven't actually worked much with custom events in the display list. Most of my AS3 development has been in code libraries that operate independently of the display list. Thus, my custom events generally don't need to bubble or cancel. So when I look at the AS3 event system, I see APIs that often add clutter without a benefit to my project. For developers building RIAs, AS3 event capturing, targeting, bubbling and canceling is wonderful. The standard is called DOM Level 3 Events for a reason. It's great if you're in a DOM, but that doesn't mean it's the most usable solution for events in general. But I'll have to leave that discussion for the next critique.
What I've learned about AS3 events in the last 3 weeks
- Custom events can bubble when you dispatch them from a DisplayObject.
I'd never tried this, and thought that only Flash Player events (MouseEvent, etc.) could bubble.
- Custom events can be canceled.
The Event APIs cancelable, preventDefault() and isDefaultPrevented() are not just for Flash Player events.
- Despite Grant Skinner's argument for using weak listeners, some experienced developers choose not to.
Some say relying on weak references has caused more problems than anticipated. However, Grant advocated always removing listeners explicitly. Weak references are just "an added level of security".
- Flash Player 9 didn't always garbage collect weak references.
This is fixed in Player 10.
- Storing method references in a weak keys Dictionaryis buggy.
References may be duplicated or garbage collected prematurely. Technically, this isn't part of AS3 events. But when trying to extend the event system, you may use a Dictionary to store listeners or callbacks. Developers who've done this have learned not to use weak keys.
- When an event has no listeners, EventDispatcher.dispatchEvent() is unnecessarily slow.
Grant Skinner's patch is a 5x speedup, apparently.
- Some say listener priorities are smelly.
Like MovieClip.depth in AS2, priority numbers introduce dependencies into your code. These become increasingly difficult to manage in larger systems, as new code must take into account the priorities in existing code.
An alternative is to rely on the order the listeners are added. The original dispatcher can add itself as a listener first and thus ensure it has first crack at the event. Unless a different listener misbehaves and steals the spotlight with a higher priority...
This is an interesting one. I haven't had to deal with this issue and I'm not sure what I think yet. The listener order does start to feel similar to the stacking of movie clips in AS2. Who's going to come out on top? Do we need an equivalent of getNextHighestDepth() for listener priorities [shudder]? I'm reminded of how the Macromedia V2 components would grab the highest possible depth with its own depth manager, rendering getNextHighestDepth() useless. Is there a word for bad nostalgia? How about "nastalgia"?


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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. _ Sometimes numbers can be misleading.
Sometimes numbers alone don't come close to telling the whole story.
For those who know only that the Lipscomb Bisons lost 80-58 Friday night on the road to the No. 8-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, the real story behind the numbers will never be known.
For 33 minutes the Bisons did what any team would like to do on the road. They controlled the tempo of the game, keeping the Crimson Tide from running wild up and down the court. The Crimson Tide reached its season average of 80 points a game.
Keeping the Bisons poised and under control was senior point guard Trey Williams. When he picked up his fourth foul the momentum took a major shift toward Alabama. When he left the game at 3:48 with his fifth foul the Crimson Tide completed its takeover.
Sanderson sold his team on slowing down the tempo. And in the process he came very close to taking home a special memento from his homecoming to the town where he was born and raised.
"Our guys played hard," Sanderson said. "They battled. We executed well. For 33 to 34 minutes they played with a lot of poise."
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It was the 14th straight win at Coleman Coliseum for the Crimson Tide, 12-1 for the season. The Bisons slipped to 8-5, closing out their non-conference portion of the schedule.
"Our record may not be as good as it has been in the past, but I think games like this will help us in our league," Sanderson said. "Alabama, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Evansville and Liberty were very difficult teams to play on the road. I think those games will pay dividends for us."
Alabama coach Mark Gottfried knows how close his team came to being upset. He ditched his sport coat early in the game and loosened his tie later. Even when his team started opening up its double-digit lead he looked like a man on the losing end of the score.
"They are good," Gottfried said. "They are small and quick. They can all score. We used a small line-up against them for much of the game, but in the second half we decided to go with our taller line-up. In the last seven minutes we played with more intensity."
The Bisons were led by guard Brian Fisk with 16 points and forward Eddie Ard with 15. Ard was three-for-three from the free throw line making him a perfect 16-of-16 at the line in his last two games.
But the most impressive performance was made by freshman forward Michael Teller who scored six points while grabbing a season, career and team-high six rebounds.
"Michael Teller is a guy who maximizes every ounce of his ability,' Sanderson said. "He does what you ask him to do."
One disappointment for Sanderson was the lack of production inside both in scoring and on the boards. The Bisons were out-rebounded 39-21.
"We have to have productive people in the paint," Sanderson said. "We have to get some baskets in there.
"Since August when we went to Canada to play one of our concerns has been our ability to rebound. We have to be tough and go get balls in traffic. We lost three or four loose balls against Alabama and you can't do that in a close game."
The Bisons shot 41.1 percent from the field hitting 23-of-56 attempts. They were 6-of-28 from 3-point range, a 28.6 percent success rate. They were four-of-seven from the free throw line,
Alabama was led by Mykal Riley with a game-high 21 points. Richard Hendrix had a double-double with 18 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
They shot 50.9 percent from the field, hitting 27-of-53 tries. They hit 10-of-23 3-point shots, a 43.5 percent rate. They also hit 16-of-21 attempts from the free throw line, 76.2 percent.
The Bisons, 2-0 in the Atlantic Sun Conference, have 16 regular season games left. They resume defending their A-Sun regular season championship Tuesday night on the road at Kennesaw State.


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The filmmakers of the new "Karate Kid" had a huge obstacle to overcome: how to remake the original film from the 1980s when it's constantly replaying on cable television.
The original iconic film starring Ralph Macchio inspired a generation of kids to take up karate, earned co-star Pat Morita an Academy Award nomination and spawned three sequels, including one starring newcomer Hilary Swank.
The new film, which stars Will Smith's youngest son Jaden in the title role and Jackie Chan filling Morita's shoes, is more like an "homage" to the original, according to director Harald Zwart.
The remake, which opens at theaters on June 11, maintains the same new-kid-on-the-block-beats-the-bully motif of the original. But this time Jaden Smith is transported from Detroit, where he is a popular middle schooler, to China, where his mother, played by Taraji P. Henson, finds work after losing her job.
When Jaden's character, Dre Parker, falls for schoolmate Mei Ying, he makes him an enemy of the class bully, Lui Wei Cheng, a kung fu disciple. Dre knows a little karate but no kung fu, so he turns to his building's handyman, Mr. Han, played by Chan, to teach him.
Even with the new location and the swap of kung fu for karate, Macchio, now 48, had his doubts about the remake.
"I was happy to hear their goal wasn't to do a copycat version, but the movie still airs all the time," he told the New York Post last year. "The reason 'Ocean's 11' worked was because no one had seen the original in 30 years. 'Karate Kid' was on ABC Family last week."
So Will Smith, one of the remake's producers, along with wife Jada Pinkett Smith, put in a call to Macchio to assauge him.
"Will called me up and he's such a cool guy," Macchio told the Post. "He was like, 'I know I'm messing with your baby, but I want you to be happy, so we'll do anything you want.'"
One thing Macchio wouldn't do was a cameo.
"I don't think it makes sense to show Daniel as an adult, since I think he represents so many people's childhoods," he told the paper. "I think seeing him as a grown man could sully that legacy."
Like other fans of the original and a new generation of moviegoers, Macchio will be waiting to see how the new film does.
"It should be interesting to see what happens, but I don't know that we'll still be talking about the remake, or doing their version of the crane kick, in 20 years," he said. "Time will tell."
Below, check out where the stars of the original "Karate Kid" are now and who's taking their place on the big screen:
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2008 Jeep Liberty
The Jeep Liberty is all-new for 2008. It's slightly bigger and has a smoother ride, but it maintains the ruggedness of the previous version. The 2008 Liberty is quite capable off road, one of the best in its class.
The 2008 Jeep Liberty is 2.5 inches longer overall and its wheelbase is two inches longer than that of its predecessor. With heavily revised styling, the 2008 Liberty is taller and more angular than the 2001-2007 models, reminiscent of the much-loved, rugged but crude 1990s Jeep Cherokee. Compared to recent Jeep offerings such as the Patriot and Compass, the all-new 2008 Liberty is more of a true Jeep, with off-road prowess and bold, upright styling.
The only engine for 2008 is a carryover 3.7-liter V6 that makes 210 horsepower. A six-speed manual transmission is standard and a four-speed automatic is optional. In these days of six-speed automatics, the four-speed is somewhat antiquated, and we don't think it gets the most out of the 3.7-liter V6, an engine that could use a little help. When it comes to fuel economy, the Liberty's weight and powertrain provide numbers that are on the lower end of the class.
Jeep has made an effort to refine the Liberty and add premium options. Snow Belt drivers will appreciate the new full-time all-wheel drive system available in addition to the carryover part-time system. Both four-wheel-drive systems make the Liberty highly capable off road, and they are aided by the addition of Hill Start Assist and Hill Descent Control. Within its class, only the Nissan Xterra can claim as much off-road capability.
When they redesigned it, Jeep engineers set out to give the 2008 Liberty pleasant road manners and, when it comes to ride quality, they succeeded. The Liberty rides firmly, but irons out most bumps quite well and is stable on the highway. The Liberty sacrifices handling for off-road prowess, however. The Liberty leans in turns and has a floppy feeling in quick changes of direction. It's this aspect that makes the Liberty most comparable to the Nissan Xterra and Ford Escape. These three are more rugged, more capable off road than the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, and the new Nissan Rogue, which are lighter, more agile, and more carlike. If we were heading up a rough logging road, we'd be pleased to be in a Liberty.
Inside, the Liberty has plenty of room for five. We view it as a step back in terms of materials quality and fit and finish, however. The previous Liberty had more soft touch surfaces and closer panel gaps, while the current model has more hard-plastic surfaces. Still, it's not an unpleasant cockpit.
Cargo room is a plus. The Liberty's second row seats fold flat, as does the front passenger seat, to provide plenty of room for hauling boxes, bikes and life's other accessories.
With a maximum towing capacity of 5000 pounds, rugged off-road capability and plenty of cargo space, the 2008 Jeep Liberty is a good choice for small families or couples that tow boats or go camping. If your travels don't often take you off-road, the other small SUVs will deliver better fuel economy and better handling, but none will offer a more pleasant ride.
Model Lineup
The 2008 Jeep Liberty is offered in two trim levels, both with rear- or four-wheel drive. The models are Sport ($20,330), Sport 4WD ($21,940), Limited ($24,515), and Limited 4WD ($26,125). The lone engine is a 210-horsepower 3.7-liter V6. Sport models come standard with a six-speed manual transmission; a four-speed automatic ($825) is optional for Sport and standard on Limited.
The base four-wheel-drive system is Jeep's Command Trac, a part-time system designed for off-road use. Also offered is Selec-Trac II ($445), a full-time system that allows use of four-wheel drive on dry pavement. Both systems have low-range gearing.
Sport features include cloth upholstery, air conditioning, tilt steering wheel, 60/40 split folding rear seats, power mirrors, power locks, power windows, remote keyless entry, AM/FM/CD stereo with four speakers and auxiliary input jack, and P225/75R16 all-season tires on aluminum wheels.
Sport options include a Sky Slider canvas sunroof ($1200); a regular sunroof ($850); Class III towing package with trailer sway control ($495); the Premium Sound Group with 6-disc CD changer, six speakers and Sirius satellite radio with one-year subscription ($345); all-terrain tires ($280); skid plates ($225) for the 4×4 model; and the Popular Equipment Group ($995) with 115-volt auxiliary power outlet, six speakers, cargo compartment cover, fog lamps, front passenger fold-flat seat, roof rails, cruise control, external temperature display and compass.
Limited models add Yes Essentials cloth upholstery, heated power mirrors, 368-watt Infinity sound system with eight speakers, cruise control, vehicle information center, leather-wrapped steering wheel with redundant audio and vehicle information center controls, auto-dimming rearview mirror, roof rails, six-way power driver's seat, fold-flat front passenger seat, universal garage door opener, antitheft alarm, fog lamps, full-size spare and P236/65R17 all-season tires on aluminum wheels.
Limited options include the Premium Group ($995) with automatic headlights, heated front seats, leather upholstery, six-way power driver's seat with memory, two-way power passenger seat and remote starting; the Premium Group 2 ($2295) which adds automatic climate control, interior air filter, rear obstacle detection and P235/60R18 all-season tires on chromed aluminum wheels to the Premium Group; and MyGIG Multimedia Infotainment system ($1550) with 20-gigabyte hard drive, navigation system, Sirius satellite radio with real-time traffic and one-year subscription. The Limited's Premium Sound Group ($395) adds Jeep's UConnect wireless cell phone link to the Sport's version.
Safety features include the mandated dual front airbags, plus head-protecting side-curtain airbags with rollover sensors and front side airbags for torso protection. Active safety features include anti-lock brakes with brake assist, hill start assist, traction control, and electronic stability control with rollover mitigation. The antilock brakes have rough road detection; when rough conditions are detected, the system holds the brake pulses longer to better slow the vehicle. Hill descent control is standard on 4×4 models. Optional safety features include trailer sway control and rear obstacle detection.
When Jeep introduced the Liberty in 2001, it was the middle child of a three vehicle lineup. Now that it's redesigned for 2008, it's the middle child of a seven-vehicle lineup. Compared to recent Jeep offerings such as the Patriot and Compass, however, it is more of a true Jeep, with off-road prowess and bold, upright styling.
The 2008 Liberty is unmistakable as a Jeep. The 2008 model is 2.5 inches longer and 0.8 inch wider than the previous generation (2001-07), with a wheelbase that grows by 1.8 inches. Its tall, upright, angular styling fits with the current Jeep design idiom while also recalling the 1990s Cherokee. Whereas the last model had some soft lines and skewed 60/40 toward women buyers, Jeep feels the new model's more rugged looks will attract an even split of male/female buyers.
Internally, Jeep calls the Liberty's platform KJ. It is the same platform used for the last model and it is shared with the Dodge Nitro. The big news here is the new rear suspension. It's an independent five-link unit that allows for greater interior room and better ride characteristics.
The most noticeable aspect of the front end is Jeep's characteristic seven-slot grille, which is taller on this model. The grille is body color on Sport, chrome on Limited. The front fascia is body color on all, and the front air dam is removable to provide more ground clearance for off-roading.
From the side, the Liberty looks like a junior Commander, with tall windows in a squared off greenhouse. The Limited's chrome theme extends to the side with chrome side trim and roof rails. These components are black on Sport, and the roof rails are optional. In an attempt to give the Liberty the open feel of a Wrangler, Jeep offers the Sky Slider sunroof. Jeep says this canvas power sunroof is four times the size of an average sunroof.
A notable feature of the rear is the lack of an exterior spare tire. Jeep has moved it under the floor for 2008. The tailgate also changes from a swing gate to a liftgate design, and separate opening rear glass is newly standard.
Jeep says its competition is the Honda CRV, Ford Escape, Toyota RAV4 and Nissan Xterra. The 2008 Liberty is approximately the same size as these vehicles, but is considerably heavier than all but the Xterra. It is also more capable off-road than all but the Xterra.
Interior Features
Though not luxurious, the new interior of the 2008 Liberty is functional. Most drivers will like the high seating position. Head room in the front seat is plentiful, but the tallest drivers will want more available front leg room. The side mirrors are large and the cabin has a lot of glass, making for fine rear visibility.
The gauges are easy to spot and the controls are simple to use. The climate functions are controlled by three simple knobs and the radio and other vehicle controls are straightforward. There is a useful cubby on the center of the dash top, and sizable grab handle is located just above the smallish glove box. The center console is deep and has a removable tray on top. There is also a small tray next to the shift handle. In 4WD models, a small electronic switch replaces last year's transfer case lever.
We don't think the interior feels like an upgrade from the previous generation, however. The previous Liberty had some nice materials and quality finishes that are lacking in this new version. The dash, for instance, is all plastic with no soft-touch surfaces. The same goes for the tops of the doors, where passengers might rest their arms. The only padded surfaces to be found here are the door armrests. The center console also has a little give to its surface, but it's not padded, either.
Jeep has upgraded the Liberty with available amenities, including automatic climate control, remote starting, a Sky Slider sunroof and the MyGIG Multi-Media Infotainment system. Jeep says the available MyGIG system can hold 1600 songs. It can also hold pictures to use as screen savers, and it contains the navigation system's map information. Songs and pictures can be ripped from a CD or loaded from a jump drive via an integrated USB port. The 6.5-inch navigation screen is a bit smaller than most. It absorbs some of the audio controls, but is generally easy to use.
The Sky Slider sunroof is much larger than a standard sunroof. It is made of canvas and creates an open air feeling, especially for rear seat passengers. However, it also creates wind noise at highway speed when closed. That's a shame because without the Sky Slider the cabin is impressively quiet. Wind noise and tire noise are well checked, and the engine is only noticeable under hard acceleration.
The second row offers lots of head room. Leg room is decent, even with the front seats all the way back. Toe space is plentiful under the seats, but there is an annoying hump on each side next to the transmission tunnel. The second-row seats aren't the most comfortable, however; they're flat and short with little thigh or shoulder support and they lack a fold-down center armrest. Getting in the second row is an easy step in, but the opening is a bit small, so it requires some ankle twisting.
Cargo space is about average for the class. The second-row seats fold flat in an easy one-step process to yield 64.6 cubic feet of cargo space (slightly less than the previous generation). With the seats up there is 31.2 cubic feet of cargo room, which is plenty of room for hauling groceries with the kids in the vehicle. The available fold-flat front-passenger seat allows for loading long items. In back, Jeep provides a shallow under-floor storage area with a reversible cover that is carpeted on one side and formed into a plastic tray on the other. This is a useful feature for stowing muddy boots. Cargo tie-down hooks are also provided to secure loose items. The load floor is fairly low, making it easy to load heavy cargo. For 2008, Jeep has changed to a liftgate (from a side-opening swing gate); the rear glass panel opens separately, so groceries can be set inside without opening the tailgate.
Driving Impressions
The 2008 Jeep Liberty offers a pleasant driving experience. The ride is generally firm, but the Liberty smoothes over most bumps and is never punishing, even with the available 18-inch wheels.
When it comes to handling, the Liberty is less capable than most of its competitors. The Liberty is relatively tall and heavy, so it is not as nimble as most of its compact SUV competitors. It leans more than most in turns and struggles to regain composure in quick changes of direction. Its solid axle rear suspension is designed for towing capability and off-road capability.
In off-road conditions, the 2008 Liberty is quite capable. With generous approach and departure angles and low-range gearing for 4×4 models, it can crawl over large rocks and logs. Four-wheel-drive models have Hill Descent Control, which pulses the brakes through the ABS to limit the vehicle's speed when driving down steep grades. Hill Start Assist is also standard. It holds the brakes on hills when the driver releases the brakes to prevent the vehicle from sliding backward. We drove the Liberty on a technically challenging off-road trail where it performed well.
With the available towing package, the Liberty is capable of pulling a load up to 5000 pounds. This towing capability combined with the Liberty's off-road prowess make it a good choice for families that like to camp, ski, or vacation at locations off the beaten path.
The 3.7-liter V6 is only adequate in this vehicle. It has decent pickup from a stop, but doesn't provide the willing punch to make passing easy. The four-speed automatic transmission kicks down readily to provide what passing power there is, but the standard six-speed manual transmission's extra gear ratios let the driver keep the engine in its power band more often. The manual gearshift has long throws, however, so you'll have to stretch your arm a bit.
With EPA fuel economy rating of 16 mpg City and 22 Highway (15/21 for automatic-equipped 4×4 models), the Liberty is harder on fuel than most of its competitors.
The 2008 Jeep Liberty has better off-road capability and more towing capacity than most of its competitors. It offers generous cargo space and a high seating position. All-new for 2008, the latest version is more refined than the previous generation. But it's heavy for a compact SUV, and it lacks the handling and fuel economy of most of its rivals. If off-road capability is important, Liberty is a good choice; otherwise several rivals will handle better and go easier on gas.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Kirk Bell filed this report on the 2008 Jeep Liberty from Indianapolis.
|Model Line Overview
|Model lineup:
|Jeep Liberty Sport ($20,330), Sport 4WD ($21,940), Limited ($24,515), Limited 4WD ($26,125)
|210-hp 3.7-liter V6
|6-speed manual; 4-speed automatic
|Safety equipment (standard):
|front airbags, head-protecting side-curtain airbags with rollover sensors, torso-protecting front side airbags, anti-lock brakes with rough-road detection and brake assist, traction control, electronic stability control with rollover mitigation, hill descent control (4x4), hill start assist
|Safety equipment (optional):
|trailer sway control, rear obstacle detection
|Basic warranty:
|3 years/36,000 miles
|Assembled in:
|Toledo, Ohio
|Specifications As Tested
|Model tested (MSPR):
|Jeep Liberty Limited 4x4
|Standard equipment:
|air conditioning, tilt steering wheel, 60/40 split folding rear seats, power heated mirrors, power locks, power windows, remote keyless entry, 368-watt AM/FM/CD Infinity stereo with eight speakers and auxiliary input jack, cruise control, leather-wrapped steering wheel with redundant audio and trip computer controls, auto-dimming rearview mirror, roof rails, six-way power driver's seat, fold-flat front passenger seat, vehicle information center, universal garage door opener, antitheft alarm, fog lamps, full-size spare, P235/65R17 all-season tires on aluminum wheels
|Options as tested (MSPR):
|Premium Group 2 ($2295) with automatic headlights, heated front seats, leather upholstery, six-way power driver's seat with memory, two-way power passenger seat, remote starting, automatic climate control, interior air filter, rear obstacle detection, and P235/60R18 all-season tires on chromed aluminum wheels; Class III towing package with trailer sway control ($495); skid plates ($225); MyGIG Multi-Media Infotainment System ($1550) with navigation system, 20-gigabyte hard drive, and Sirius satellite radio with real-time traffic and one-year subscription; Selec-Trac II full-time four-wheel drive ($445); Sky Slider sunroof ($1200)
|Destination charge:
|Gas guzzler tax:
|Price as tested (MSPR):
|four-wheel drive
|3.7-liter sohc 12-valve V6
|Horsepower (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|210 @ 5200
|Torque (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|235 @ 4000
|4-speed automatic
|EPA fuel economy, city/hwy:
|15/21 mpg
|106.1 in.
|176.9/72.4/70.6 in.
|Track, f/r:
|61.0/61.0 in.
|Turning circle:
|35.5 ft.
|Seating Capacity:
|Head/hip/leg room, f:
|40.4/52.7/40.8 in.
|Head/hip/leg room, m:
|Head/hip/leg room, r:
|40.3/48.5/38.8 in.
|Cargo volume:
|64.6 cu. ft.
|Towing capacity:
|5000 Lbs.
|Suspension, f:
|independent, upper and lower A-arms, coil spring, shocks, stabilizer bar
|Suspension, r:
|five-link, solid axle, upper and lower trailing links, track bar, coil springs, shocks, stabilizer bar
|Ground clearance:
|7.4 in.
|Curb weigth:
|4222 lbs.
|Brakes, f/r:
|disc/disc with ABS with brake assist
|Fuel capacity:
|19.5 gal.
|Unless otherwise indicated, specifications refer to test vehicle. All prices are manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSPR) effective as of September 7, 2007.Prices do not include manufacturer's destination and delivery charges. N/A: Information not available or not applicable. Manufacturer Info Sources: 800-247-9753 - www.jeep.com


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I was being interviewed for what would be my first church pastorate, and I was nervous and unsure what to expect. The twelve deacons sat in a row in front of me and took turns asking questions, which I answered as clearly as I could. All went smoothly until they posed this question: "What is your position on divorce and remarriage? Would you remarry a divorcée or divorced man?"
I didn't know if this was a trick question or an honest one. There might have been a deep-seated pastoral need behind it, or it might have been a test of my orthodoxy. Either way, I didn't think I could summarize my view in one sentence; when I thought about it further, I couldn't decide exactly what my view was. I gave a deliberately vague reply. "Every case should be judged on its own merits."
It worked; I got the job. But I made a mental note to study the subject of divorce, and to do it quickly.
It's a good thing I did. As it turned out, I was surrounded by people who needed answers to questions raised by divorce and remarriage. My Baptist church was located near an Anglican congregation and two Catholic churches. Divorced men and women from these congregations came asking if we would conduct their weddings, having been denied in their local churches. Then I found that some of my deacons had been divorced and remarried. Should I throw them out of church leadership? If I did, I would lose people I considered some of the most spiritual in the church, people with exemplary Christian homes and marriages.
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What did Peter Parker write essays about? How did Lois Lane manage to get a measly C- on her final paper in Journalism 230? Here's a look at what our favorite comic book characters might've done in their university years.
These mocked up term papers came out of the minds of the clever folks at Comics Alliance and they're a curious perspective on dear heroes, villains, and damsels in distress:
You can go check out more term papers over at Comics Alliance, but don't forget to come back here and make some up yourself for the dashing yet overlooked heroes—like a certain Mr. Tony Stark. [Comics Alliance via io9]


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Move Over, Rudolph! Olive the Other Reindeer by J. Otto Seibold
Back in her doghouse, Olive was wrapping presents and listening to the radio. She heard that same song again.
"All of the other reindeer..." went the song.
"Olive, the other reindeer..." Olive sang along.
"Olive, the OTHER reindeer?" said Olive. "Hmmm. I must be a reindeer."
It was the time of year when all reindeer reported to the North Pole to help Santa Claus. Olive put down her scissors and marched out the door.
Olive arrives outside Santa's workshop just as he is going through his pre-flight checklist, and St. Nick is a bit perplexed to find Olive lined up beside Dasher and Dancer.
Santa knew a lot about dogs. For instance, he knew
they couldn't fly. But as it was time to go, he decided to give Olive a chance. Comet, the biggest reindeer, used a piece of extra ribbon to make sure Olive was tied in safe and tight. Now they were ready to go.
And in the best Christmas magic tradition, Olive finds that she can fly, dangling just below the eight official coursers. Although Olive is cool with it all, the flying reindeer are so curious about Olive that they fail to gain enough altitude and crash into a tree, leaving Santa's sleigh stuck among the top branches. Of course, chewing sticks is almost a daily duty for dogs, and Olive soon has her crew freed of all entanglements. It's not an uneventful flight that night, but Olive's canine talents come to Santa's rescue repeatedly before the deliveries, made a bit late but thankfully well before dawn, are finally done.
But it is at the end of flight, when Santa is making his final landing approach back at the North Pole, that things get dicey. It's the dreaded North Pole Fog, and even Rudolph's nose couldn't have lighted Santa's way through this one. Luckily, although her nose doesn't glow, it still works in the proper canine manner, and sniffing Mrs. Claus' cookies through the gloom, Olive realizes that she's got the right sniff, er, stuff to complete this mission.
"Olive, won't you guide my sleigh this morning?" pleads Santa, and Olive's doggy sense of smell brings them down right on the runway. For her canine capabilities, Olive the other reindeer is rewarded with her own ceremonial set of antlers with which to join the reindeer games.
J. Otto Seibold's and Vivian Walsh's special edition of Olive, the Other Reindeer (Chronicle Books, 2009) is out for this Christmas season to add to that shelf of traditional "Santa's helper" books.
Available to accompany this newest reindeer recruit is the very popular Olive, the Other Reindeer Pop-Up Advent Calendar and its equally famous companion for the Christmas countdown, the Olive the Other Reindeer CD, narrated by Drew Barrymore--not to mention the plush Olive the Other Reindeer Toy for a complete Olive the other reindeer Christmas.
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