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We tested the new 2013 Lexus GS350 4 Door Sedan on the track earlier in the year and we were very impressed. It was revealing to spend a week behind the wheel to really dig deeper into what Lexus accomplished with the total new GS series.
The signature spindle grille with its trapezoidal contours fully integrates into the aggressive front bumper, allowing for efficient airflow and a look that is unmistakable on the road. Our test model looked sleek in riviera red paint and 17-inch, 9-spoke alloy wheels. The new look is aggressive with the deep-set, high-tech headlamps with a projector beam design. The L-shaped LED daytime running lamps further express the vehicle's dynamic character and modern look. These cues fit well with the wide, strong stance of the 2013 Lexus GS350 4 Door Sedan. The fourth generation GS 350 is now one of the best looking luxury sedans on the road!
I've heard a few folks utter the word "wow" when entering the cabin of the redesigned 2013 Lexus GS350 4 Door Sedan, and I am one of them! Some of the highlights include an improved driver's seating position for increased comfort, better forward visibility and overall command of the road by redesigning the seat frame and changing the steering column angle from 23 to 21 degrees. Standard equipment includes a new energy-saving auto-climate control system called S-Flow that uses the occupant-detection system to focus airflow only to the front area where passengers are actually seated, a first-in-class technology.
The driver and front passenger sport vibrant new high-resolution central control display. A new analog clock with LED indicators, carved from a single ingot of aluminum for a smooth consistent look, adds a unique touch, at once both modern and traditional. Our test model was also equipped with the optional navigation system with an industry-first 12.3-inch, split-screen, high-resolution multi-media display which is large enough to support simultaneous, split-screen viewing of a large map display, plus audio, climate or other vehicle information. The 17-speaker Mark Levinson premium surround sound audio system has 7.1 channel surround sound through 10 channels using a new class D Digital amplifier with a clean 835-watts from 20-20,000 hz at only 0.01 percent total harmonic distortion. Together, with all of the above, Lexus has built one of the most comfortable and technologically advanced sedans on the road today!
When you get behind the wheel of the 2013 Lexus GS350 4 Door Sedan and press the gas, get ready for some smooth power. Equipped with a 306 horsepower 3.5-liter V6, a new suspension, Drive Mode Select and available Variable Gear Ratio Steering, the fourth generation GS 350 feels at home on both the track and the street. The transmission incorporates faster shifts, earlier torque converter lockup and downshift throttle blips. The new GS features a redesigned chassis and a wide, strong stance that rewards driver participation with crisp and precise handling. Engineers developed a more spacious interior environment while leaving exterior dimensions virtually unchanged to ensure excellent maneuverability. The 2013 Lexus GS 350 is available in rear-wheel drive (RWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD) configurations, and can be equipped with the available Premium, Luxury or F SPORT packages for greater personalization. Our test model came with active torque control all-wheel drive and although we didn't need the AWD during our test week, it's always good to know the option is there when conditions dictate it.
The GS 350 also features four driving modes that can be operated by toggling the new Lexus Drive Mode selector. In addition to the Normal mode, the following settings let the driver customize the driving experience. ECO mode revises throttle mapping, seat heating, and climate control systems for better fuel economy. In ECO mode, meter lighting changes to blue. SPORT S mode revises throttle mapping and transmission shifting priorities to fully exploit the capabilities of the powertrain. In SPORT S mode, meter lighting changes to red. SPORT S+ mode (available with F SPORT and Luxury packages) engages handling enhancements via a sport setting of the adaptive variable suspension, steering system, and Vehicle Dynamic Integrated Management (VDIM) together with the powertrain enhancements of SPORT S mode. We found ourselves owning the streets in S+ mode and found the GS to be as exciting as many sports cars that we tested.
Long the standard bearer for luxury, sophistication and quality, Lexus adds dynamic performance as a defining characteristic with the introduction of the all-new 2013 GS 350. Our media loaner came in with a sticker price of $59,759 and fuel economy of 19mpg in the city and 26mpg in highway driving. The improvements Lexus incorporated in the 2013 GS350 4 Door Sedan are stunning with the performance and aggressive styling really standing out for us. For those who want it all in a luxury sedan check out this superior machine from Lexus!
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To kick off our new "Roll Playerz" Series we thought that we would bring in Alex Ortega's '07 Cadillac Escalade Ext. We first saw Alex's Escalade at a show that took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The trucks beautifully laid Kandy Wild Cherry paintjob demonstrated that you could catch attention while still keeping an elegant look. Speed Tech out of Garden Grove, CA., is responsible for spraying the truck. In order to have his truck lay on the floor, Alex enlisted the help of Kevin at Sik Fabrications in Corona, CA. Kevin installed the airbag suspension with nine switches controlling it. The upholstery was stitched together by Angel of Angels Interior in Downey, CA. At Alex's request, Angel used a combination of leather, Stingray and Ostrich to create his one of kind interior. The ground shacking sound system is the work of Robert at Advanced Car Creations in Garden Grove, CA. Robert installed a Jvc Tv in the front center console and one on each headrest. An amp pushes each of the two fifteen-inch Digital Designs subwoofers. This luxury ride wouldn't be complete without a set of 28-inch Lexani's wrapped in Pirelli 295/25R28. Any one ou there would "Roll and Play" in this Rad Cad! I would like to thank Alex for coming out in such a short notice to shoot his amazing truck as we Welcome our new series and segment "Roll Playerz. Ride On.n
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"We are cold and we are tired and we want out power now," said one Long Island resident. She said LIPA, the utility company, hasn't worked quickly enough. NBC's Michelle Franzen reports.
Hundreds of volunteers got on buses at City Hall on Saturday morning to make their way out to areas still struggling from Sandy's devastation.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg dedicated Saturday a day of service as volunteers spent the day distributing aid and helping with storm recovery efforts.
"It's time for us to help everybody back," said New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu. After Katrina, firefighters from New York and New Jersey lent a helping hand, so residents of New Orleans are sending both necessities and messages of hope to those impacted by Sandy. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports.
Teams cleaned up the beach and boardwalk in Coney Island, handed out food and water and helped with the cleanup on Staten Island, and hosted a clothing drive and children's carnival in Rockaway.
In a church parking lot on New Dorp, Staten Island, Walt Street cooked food for storm victims. Street, who had driven 30 hours from New Orleans, Louisiana to pitch in with relief efforts, said the scenes he was seeing on Staten Island reminded him of his hometown after Hurricane Katrina.
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On Long Island, about 300 people staged a rally in front of the Long Island Power Authority's office in Hicksville Saturday. Approximately 130,000 homes and businesses were still without power on Long Island.
"We are sitting in a cold house. No one comes by,'' said John Mangin of Levittown. "There should be criminal charges against the CEO and the executive board of LIPA for failure to do their jobs.''
Coney Island's New York Aquarium is filled with wonders from the sea, but during Hurricane Sandy the ocean devastated it. NBC's Mara Schiavocampo reports.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called for an investigation of the region's utilities, criticizing them as unprepared and badly managed. On Friday, two congressmen from Long Island called for the federal government to help LIPA restore electricity.
"It's a totally disorganized effort, and LIPA unfortunately seems to have lost control of the situation and that's why you see so many people becoming so angry,'' Rep. Peter King said Saturday.
LIPA chief operating officer Michael Hervey said they were aware customers haven't gotten the information they've needed from the utility, partly because of an outdated information technology system they're in the process of updating.
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"I certainly feel the frustration of customers whose power remains out. Our hearts go out to them," Hervey said.
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A cyclist passes piles of debris Saturday, Nov. 10, as cleanup continues where a large section of the iconic boardwalk was washed away in the heavily damaged Rockaway neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
But he said workers are repairing unprecedented storm damage as fast as they can. About 6,400 linemen and 3,700 tree trimmers are at work, compared with 200 linemen on a normal day.
In New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie said he expected power to be restored across the state by Saturday night. As of Saturday evening, Jersey Central Power & Light had nearly 62,000 customers overall without power. Public Service Electric & Gas said 5,580 customers remain without power from the hurricane. Another 17,148 customers -- including those who lost electricity during the nor'easter and in recent days -- were also awaiting restoration. About 100 Orange & Rockland customers had no power, while Atlantic City Electric had roughly 2,480 outages.
Con Edison said just under 20,000 customers were without power, with just under 9,000 of those outages in Westchester county. Virtually all utility customers in Connecticut have had their power restored.
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Cuomo announced Saturday that New Yorkers who lost their job or income because of Sandy would now have until February 4, 2013 to apply for federal disaster unemployment assistance. Claimants also now have up to 90 days to submit proof of employment or self-employment and will be provided an IRS link to speed up the retrieval of lost or destroyed tax documents.
New Jersey moved about 200 people from tents at the Monmouth Park Racetrack into the track's four story grandstand building. The storm victims were initially staying in a camp designed for out of state utility workers, but the state came under fire after photos emerged showing people huddled together in snow covered tents.
The Statue of Liberty was illuminated for the first time since Sandy, after the storm caused significant damage to statue and to Ellis Island. The dock at Liberty Island that welcomes visitors was so badly damaged it might have to be rebuilt, officials said. The statue's interior had just reopened to the public before the storm hit. No word yet on when the statue will open to the public again.
Cuomo announced the MTA will resume service on the A subway line to Howard Beach Sunday. A shuttle bus will run from Howard Beach to Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway until the heavily damaged north channel bridge can be repaired.
Rockaway will also get temporary weekday ferry service into Manhattan starting Monday. Mayor Bloomberg announced the trips will cost two dollars each way. The ferries will make five morning rush hour trips to Pier 11 in lower Manhattan starting at 5:45 a.m., and five evening trips back to Rockaway. Free transfers from Pier 11 to the East 34th street midtown ferry terminal will be made available.
President Barack Obama will travel to the New York area next week to view the recovery from Sandy and thank first responders, the White House announced Friday.
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The president is set to make the trip on Thursday.
Obama visited the Jersey Shore last week after Sandy pummeled the tri-state, telling storm victims: "We are here for you and we will not forget. We will follow up to make sure you get all the help you need to rebuild."
At the time, Bloomberg said he told Obama's chief of staff that the city "would love to have him, but we've got lots of things to do."
On Friday the mayor said "we've made significant progress since then and we're happy to have him."
Cuomo also announced the creation of the Empire State Relief Fund, intended to help residents repair and return to homes flooded and damaged when the storm hit last week. He says the best temporary housing is permanent housing and it's cheaper in the long run for taxpayers.
Bloomberg also announced a Sandy repair program, called NYC Rapid Repairs, aimed at getting as many people as possible back into their homes by year's end. Starting Tuesday people with storm-damaged homes can go to a city restoration center, get a Federal Emergency Management Agency number and sign up. Then a contractor will go to the person's home, assess the damage and "within a short time, the work will be done," Bloomberg said.
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A lot of you, especially if you are a regular reader of this blog, may know Amitabha Buddha, Sakyamuni Buddha / Shakyamuni Buddha, and Medicine Buddha. But not many will know Dipankara Buddha (also spelled as Dipamkara Buddha), however, serious students will most likely have an inkling as to which Buddha Dipankara is and or at the very least would have read about Him in some of the sutras. In fact, if you follow one of my suggestions to recite – a – sutra, especially "The Diamond of Perfect Wisdom Sutra" (also called The Diamond Sutra, The Vajra Cutter Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, The Vajra Sutra, The Vajra Cutter Sutra) mentions Buddha Dipankara several times. In the said sutra, Buddha Sakyamuni told his followers that Dipankara Buddha was His teacher in a previous life.
Buddha Dipankara is a very powerful protector, and is considered as the patron protector Buddha for sailors. According to my Guru Lama, Dipamkara Buddha is also the patron protector Buddha of all seamen and sea women. Practically anybody who works on a ship or in the sea. You have to note that during early times major traders or major trading involves sailor and the sea, thus Buddha Dipankara is considered as a powerful wealth enhancing and wealth protecting Buddha. Not only will he protect your wealth, but he will also help enhance your wealth luck.
But who is Dipankara Buddha?
Dipankara / Dipamkara Buddha is called as on the Buddha of the Past. Most of you would know that there have been a lot of Buddha in the past, and Buddha of the Present is Sakyamuni Buddha, and the Buddha of the Future is going to be Bodhisattva Maitreya (otherwise known as "The Happy Fat Buddha"). Dipankara Buddha is one of the Buddha of the Past, but since he plays a prominent role in the life and eventual enlightenment of the Buddha of the Present, the Historical Buddha – Sakyamuni Buddha, Dipankara Buddha is considered as THE Buddha of the Past in the Buddhas of the Three Times.
The Buddhas of the Three Times are: Dipankara Buddha (Buddha of the Past), Sakyamuni Buddha (Buddha of the Present), and Maitreya Buddha (Buddha of the Future).
Dipankara Buddha in Chinese is called 燃燈佛 (pinyin Rándēng Fo).
In Buddhism, it is estimated that Dipankara Buddha lives on Earth about one hundred thousand years ago. While there no archeological proof of Buddha Dipankara's existence, he was prominently mentioned by Shakyamuni Buddha himself in several of the sutras.
Dipankara means "Lamp Bearer", and he was accorded this name because he was the one who showed and predicted that Sakyamuni Buddha is going to be a Buddha, and this happened even before Sakyamuni Buddha was born in his latest physical body as Siddhartha Gautama.
Dipamkara Buddha is usually depicted as a sitting Buddha, although there a few one's that shows him as a standing Buddha these are usually found in Laos, Nepal, and some parts of China. The most common images of Dipankara Buddha depict him together with Bodhisattva Manjushri and Bodhisattva Vajrapani. This is because it is stated in the sutras that Vajrapani Bodhisattva is also one of the most powerful protector amongst the Bodhisattvas and Bodhisattva acts as his 'assistant' (for the lack of an appropriate term) when it comes to protecting people, and Manjushri Bodhisattva because we all need wisdom even when we are protected. Another image of Dipankara Buddha is with Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (also known as Kuan Yin Bodhisattva, Guan Yin Bodhisattva, Kuan Shi Yin Bodhisattva, Guan Shi Yin Bodhisattva) and still Bodhisattva Vajrapani. Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara is to represent compassion. If you notice Bodhisattva Vajrapani is present at both times because Vajrapani Bodhisattva is one of the most powerful protective Bodhisattva, but like Buddha Dipankara he is also great wealth enhancing Bodhisattva.
Both Dipankara Bodhisattva and Vajrapani Bodhisattva have very similar qualities that they usually go together. In fact, in making with what is regarded as the most powerful amulet in the Buddhist pantheon, the Vajrapani Ruel, the high-ranking monks usually also call on Buddha Dipankara (this was shared with me by my Guru Lama).
The secondary depiction of Buddha Dipamkara is with Buddha Sakyamuni (Buddha Shakyamuni) and Buddha Maitreya. This is to represent their stature as the Buddha of the Three Times.
One of the greatest manifestation of Buddha Dipankara is when he predicted the enlightenment of Buddha Sakyamuni, furthermore, it is said that he also predicted that Mahakasyapa and Ananda would be Shakyamuni Buddha's acolytes.
To be able to tap into the power or energies of Buddha Dipankara, you can wear his image, prominently display his image in your home or office, and more importantly honor him by chanting Namo Rándēng Fo or Namo Dipankara Buddha. Do it 108x under deep meditation.
According to my Guru Lama, chanting the Namo Rándēng Fo and Om Vajrapani Hum while holding the Vajrapani Ruel will make the ruel more powerful.
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A History of American Eating Habits
On July 4, 1776, nobody in the newly independent country was eating hamburgers or hot dogs or ketchup. Ketchup didn't enter the cuisine until the 1800s, and the hamburgers and hot dogs on buns only got popularized around the turn of the last century.
Independence Day was marked quite differently in 1776 from the way it is today.
Food to Fuel an Active Life
For instance, Washington and his soldiers weren't chomping on watermelon. Rather, a soldier's daily ration included about a half pint of beans or peas, a pint of milk, a pound of beef, pork, or salted fish (yes, a pound), and a pound of bread. He also received six ounces of butter. It amounted to 3,000 to 4,000 calories—more than even many overweight people eat today.
It wasn't just soldiers who were eating so much food. Most people ate about that amount, too. Yet ]]>obesity]]> wasn't rampant. "Daily life required a terrific calorie intake," says Sandra Oliver, a food historian in Islesboro, Maine. It was the "pre-leisure era," she notes. People ]]>walked]]> a lot, rode horses, and expended a lot of calories—in their everyday jobs and chores.
No Fish Today
Today, "we think we're being terribly virtuous," Oliver remarks. But the main purpose of eating back then "was [to get] enough calories. For that very reason," she says, while modern people enjoy seafood because it is light, fish "was not preferred in 1776." People generally had fish about once a week.
What kind of fish did people eat? Perhaps some cod with salt pork scraps sprinkled on top to "give it a little more caloric punch," Oliver says. There was also plenty of herring and shad in the mid-Atlantic region.
But much more important than herring or any other fish, says Rachel Baum, site supervisor at Claude Moore Colonial Farm in McLean, Virginia, was meat, particularly pork, because pigs were cheap to feed. They could be fattened for slaughter by giving them apple cores, potato peelings, and spoiled foods that humans or other animals couldn't eat. Wild game was often on the menu, too. Turkeys, pigeons, venison, rabbit, squirrel—Colonial roadkill, if you will.
Birth of the One-dish Meal
Most often meat was cooked together with vegetables in a big stew. Since the majority of the population was poor, they didn't have a lot of cooking equipment, explains Wendy Howell, supervisor of the Historic Foodways Program at Colonial Williamsburg. There wasn't one pot for one dish and a second pot for another, so making a stew was a way to cook all the food at once.
Stews or other hearty dishes were usually eaten at dinner, which took place around 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon, during a break from working in the fields. Evening meals, or suppers, were "kind of the optional meal," Howell notes. And they were "very light."
Draining a Few Pints
"Everybody drank a lot of ale," points out John Askew, who oversees the four Colonial taverns at Williamsburg.
"It was a lot safer than drinking the water," Williamsburg's Howell says. You're boiling the water for beer, for instance, whereas plain water wasn't treated until the 1800s. Even at the end of the nineteenth century, Howell notes, there were outbreaks of " ]]>cholera]]> , dysentery, ]]>typhoid]]> , all of which are waterborne bacterial diseases."
How the Other Half Eats
Foods were more elaborate for the upper class in taverns, as well as at home. And the ingredients differed to some degree as well. For instance, in the common class, people ate corn on the cob during the summer. But probably not Washington and Jefferson and their ilk. "If you could afford it, you really wanted wheat" products, says Howell. Corn was the common man's food.
Indeed, it was a staple. According to Baum of Claude Moore Colonial Farm, the breakfast of a typical farm family was a porridge made from ground corn, salt, and water boiled over the fire. And the universal bread was corn bread—"but not like today's," Baum makes clear. It was a hoecake or Johnny cake: a combination of corn meal, salt, and water that was mixed into a stiff dough and then baked in front of the fire or right in the ashes.
Dinner would usually include corn in some form, too. As one Colonial farmer purportedly described it, "I can say truthfully that [corn] was not used more than 30 days a month."
A Chicken (or Pig) in Every Pot
Interestingly, even though most farmers were relatively poor, "people had plenty to eat," says Baum. Indeed, Williamsburg's Askew observes that there was so much "virgin land" here that "coming from the mother country," the opportunities to secure food would have seemed quite abundant to our forefathers. As would "the selection of ]]>fruits and vegetables]]> ," adds Howell. The produce planted on the ample farmland included many different kinds of beans and squash; root vegetables such as potatoes and turnips; and leafy items like cabbage, collards, broccoli, and cauliflower.
The seasons were always an issue, however, which is why food preservation was so important not just for produce but for meat as well. Cows and pigs were often slaughtered in the fall and then stored and eaten over the next 12 months, Baum reports, and the foods cut from them were often preserved via salting. Pickling meats, along with items like beans, radishes, and cucumbers, allowed them to last, too, as did drying. Consider that while young corn was eaten off the cob in the summer, dried ground corn was used all year to make hoecakes and the like.
Enjoying the Meal
Colonial people lingered over the main meal. Dinner was "your television, your computer, the mall, the video games," Howell says. "In the 18th century, that was all centered around the dining table. Where else are you going to go?" she asks rhetorically. "You can't get up and call someone on the telephone."
Of course, people do tend to linger and keep company on holidays like today, often letting the afternoon barbecue or clambake stretch into the early evening. And along with chowing down on traditional staples such as watermelon, corn, and perhaps some beef, pork or fish, they also enjoy a beer—or two. In other words, while you're sitting around the back yard this afternoon, chances are strong that you're engaging in some of the very same dining practices of our Colonial forebears on the very first Independence Day. But don't forget to make like a Colonial and expend some calories in a long walk or swim.
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hi! i need help! i have to prepare 5 questions with sql gnuplot mathematica . 5 for each one if you help me i will be happy. thank you ! "Krautschik, Chris G" wrote: > Jonghee, > > If you modify the init.m file (path is c:\Program Files\Wofram > Reseach\Mathematica\4.1\Configuration\Kernel\init.m") and add the following > line of text to the bottom of the file it should do what you want: > > SetDirectory["C:\Temp"]; > > You can use a text editor to add the line of text or Mathematica as well. I > suggest you first rename the file init.bak and then modify the file and save > it as init.m. Restart Mathematica and type Directory[] (in a new notebook to > verify that the init.m file works as intended. > > You can also type the command SetDirectory["C:\Temp"] at the beginning of > your notebook to move to the directory you want to go to. However, you would > have to do that everytime you start up Mathematica. > > Chris > > PS. The Yen signs should really be replaced by the backslash operator under > Windows. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonghee Lee [mailto:jonghee at glue.umd.edu] To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net > Subject: [mg26554] [mg26499] Launch Directory > > Whenever my mathematica starts, it sets the current directory under > " C:\APPLICATION\MATHEMATICA4.0\ ". Is there any way > to change into another directory? For instance, if I like to have > it start at " C:\TEMP " everytime I launch mathematica, what do I have > do? > Thanks in advance. > > -- > Jonghee Lee > University of Maryland > Department of Physics > Gravitation Experiment > College Park, MD 20742 > > Tel : 301-405-6092 (Office) > 301-405-6093 (Lab) > Email : jonghee at glue.umd.edu


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In search of the posts that would best fit the categories designated by the project, I went back through my archives and read some of my earlier posts as well as some recent ones. I found myself craving a lot of the food I have been cooking over these past two years and realized that I have become a better cook because of this blog.
I also became aware of how much my writing and photography has improved and evolved, and how this creative outlet has morphed into something that I am really proud of.
What was admittedly surprising, was the realization of how much this blog has become a part of my life and how much of my life I have been sharing through it with you, my readers.
So I would like to thank each and every one of you for coming to this space of mine, for reading my words and cooking my food, for sharing your own thoughts, ideas and stories with me, and for making all this worthwhile.
Here's my list of 7:
1. My most beautiful post
It was difficult to choose this one. They are all my "babies", how can I pick one?
In the end, I had to go with the Triple Chocolate Cake that I made for my birthday last November. Yes, I know not too many people make their own birthday cakes but I did, and it was perfect.
2. My most popular post
I couldn't believe it when I looked at my blog's statistics, but the most popular post on the English page (stats on the Greek page are different) is my very own recipe for Greek Baked Giant Beans. This is a dish which I make about once a month—that's how much I love it—but the fact that people all over the world enjoy it too, is just amazing. Greek giant beans rock!
3. My most controversial post
The post on which ingredients should and shouldn't be included in a real Greek Horiatiki Salad is not a controversial one per se, but it was the post that stirred up the most conversation in the comments.
4. My most helpful post
In many of my posts, I include tutorials and comprehensive instructions on how to clean, handle or cook certain ingredients, but the one featuring my recipe for Greek Mussel Pilaf was much appreciated for its instructions on how to clean mussels.
5. The post whose success surprised me
When I posted my Greek Beef Stew from the Island of Kefalonia on top of Tubular Pasta named "Pastitsada", I never expected it to be such a hit. Surely, for many Greeks this is a classic dish that we love and cook often in our homes in one version or another, but I never expected people all over the world to embrace it. It was such a pleasant surprise.
6. The post that didn't get the attention it deserved
My post for the famous Greek dip Taramosalata, was one of my earlier posts so I wouldn't expect it to be successful since not many people followed my blog back then. I was expecting for more people to discover it though as time went by. Taramosalata is the ultimate mezes. It is a salty, rich, slightly sweet, creamy dip that's honestly one of the best dips Greek cuisine has to offer.
7. The post I am most proud of
Without a doubt, my post titled "Family ties" is very close to my heart. It is a personal post in which I describe the cuisine I grew up with, "Politiki Cuisine" (the cuisine of the Greeks from Constantinople). I talk about an important person in my life, my grandfather, who was an excellent home cook and a great inspiration to me, and I cook Greek Manti, the recipe I am most proud to have mastered and perhaps my favorite one on the blog thus far.
I would like to invite the following five bloggers to take part in this project, share their own seven links and continue the fun, and I encourage all of you to visit their wonderful sites.
David of Cocoa & Lavender
Peter of Souvlaki For The Soul
El of Fresh
Peter of Kalofagas
Maria of Organically Cooked


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MR. TOM BROKAW: Our issues this Sunday: With just nine days to go, polls show Obama widening his lead over McCain while the Republican vice presidential nominee comes under increased criticism. What will be McCain's final message to undecided voters? We'll ask the candidate himself. For the first time in nine months, our exclusive guest, Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain returns to MEET THE PRESS.
Then, insights and analysis on the presidential battleground states and the battle for congressional control, including a filibuster-proof U.S. Senate. Our political roundtable weighs in: Charlie Cook, political analyst for the National Journal, editor and publisher of The Cook Political Report; Kelly O'Donnell, NBC News correspondent traveling with the McCain campaign; and Chuck Todd, political director of NBC News.
But first, we're live here in Waterloo, Iowa, with the Republican nominee for president, John McCain.
Senator, welcome back to MEET THE PRESS.
SEN. JOHN McCAIN (R-AZ): Well, thank...
MR. BROKAW: It's been a while. I know you've been busy, but it's good to have you back here again.
SEN. McCAIN: Well, thank you. I noticed you mentioned, nine months. I think I still have been more appearances on MEET THE PRESS than anybody else.
MR. BROKAW: I think that's true, except maybe Bob Dole's probably got a few more than you. But he's got a few years on you.
SEN. McCAIN: Still time to catch up.
MR. BROKAW: Listen, I, I don't have the most encouraging news for you today from the NBC News/Mason Dixon poll. Here in Iowa, it now shows that Obama has a lead of 11 points, 51 to 40 points--percent. Four years ago, as you know, George Bush won this state. It's been determined a battleground state. But the lead has been widening for Senator Obama right along the way. I know you're a film buff, so let me begin with a film metaphor. Do you feel more like Kevin Costner in the "Field of Dreams," or like George Clooney at the--at the tiller of the ship in "A Perfect Storm"?
SEN. McCAIN: I, I think that I could draw my own, and I'd have to think of it, maybe, maybe "The Gipper." I feel like when--I feel like Knute Rockne when--at halftime when he said, "You go out there and get one for the Gipper." And look, those polls have been consistently shown me much further behind than we actually are. It all depends on the voter turnout model. And, and everybody gets bored except for us junkies about the process and aught. We're doing fine. We have closed in the last week. We continue this close through next week, you're going to be up very, very late on election night.
We are very competitive in many of the battleground states, and I see these polls ranging from a 3 point gap today in Zogby to your 11 point one. And they're all over the map; and, obviously, I choose to trust my senses as well as polls. And the enthusiasm at almost all of our campaign events is at a higher level that I've ever seen. And I've been in a lot of presidential campaigns, usually as the warm-up act or, you know, one of those things. And I see intensity out there and I see passion. So we're very competitive here, and I'm very happy with where we are and I'm very proud of the campaign that I've run.
MR. BROKAW: Senator, in the last of the presidential debates moderated by Bob Schieffer, you drew greater distinction between yourself and George Bush. You said, "I am not George Bush." And then this past week in The Washington Times, a newspaper in Washington, this was the account, "Senator John McCain blasted President Bush for building a mountain of debt for future generations, failing to pay for expanding Medicare, and abusing executive powers, leveling his strongest criticism to date of the administration whose unpopularity may be dragging the Republican Party to the brink of a massive electoral defeat.
"`We just let things get completely out of hand,' he said of his own party's rule in the last eight years." But then we have an account of you on MEET THE PRESS going back to June 2005.
SEN. McCAIN: Yes.
MR. BROKAW: And this is what you had to say about your relationship with President Bush at that time.
(Videotape, June 19, 2005):
SEN. McCAIN: The fact is that I'm different, but the fact is that I have agreed with President Bush far more than I have disagreed. And on the transcendent issues, the most important issues of our day, I have been totally in agreement and support of President Bush. So I strongly disagree with any assertion that I've been more at odds with the president of the United States than I have been in agreement with.
(End videotape)
(Videotape, March 5, 2008):
SEN. McCAIN: Well, I'm very honored and humbled to have the opportunity to receive the endorsement of the president of the United States, a man who I have great admiration, respect and affection. I intend to have as much possible campaigning events and--together as--in keeping with the president's heavy schedule, and I look forward to that opportunity.
(End videotape)
MR. BROKAW: Senator McCain, both in tone and language, you are very close with President Bush in those appearances. The Congressional Quarterly did a review of your votes, 92 percent of the time you voted with President Bush. So it's a little hard for the public to separate you from this administration, isn't it?
SEN. McCAIN: Well, it may be the way you describe it. And, by the way, the last interview that I did with The Washington Times, of course I've been repeating for the last eight years that the spending was out of control. That's why I voted against these projects--these pork barrel spending. I was the harshest critic of the failed strategy in Iraq and pointed it out in hearing after hearing and fought against it. I've supported action to address climate change, from--since 2000 and said we've got to do something about it. There were sharp disagreements there. There were a number of disagreements on general overall philosophy. I am a Republican. I respect the president of the United States. Of course we let spending get completely out of control, and I've been talking about it for a long, long period of time.
Now, I know how it is on this show. You show various segments and comments that we make thousands of, and I understand that. But the fact is I am not George Bush. The fact is that I was not popular within my own party. The fact is that when I said that we were failing in Iraq and we were going to lose, I was criticized by Republicans. The fact is when I did campaign finance reform with Russ Feingold, I was opposed by my own party and my own president. So do we share a common philosophy of the Republican Party? Of course. But I've, I've stood up against my party, not just President Bush, but others; and I've got the scars to prove it, including taking up, with Ted Kennedy, immigration reform, knowing full well that that was going to hurt my chances in the primaries. So I could go down a long list of issues with you.
Do I respect President Bush? Of course I respect him. But I pointed out we were on the wrong track in a whole lot of ways, including a $10 trillion deficit, including saying we got to rein in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and, and propose legislation to try to fix it before that triggered the housing collapse, including today when I'm saying they should be going out and buying up these mortgages and giving people mortgages that they can afford rather than bailing out the banks.
MR. BROKAW: We're going to get to that...
SEN. McCAIN: Sure.
MR. BROKAW: ...very issue in a moment. One of the things that you've been saying in the course of your campaign is that Senator Obama has neither the experience nor the judgment to be the president of the United States. We've got some polls on how he's doing with the American voter on some of the critical issues of the day. This is the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll that was taken from October 17th to October 20th.
On health care, who's better equipped to deal with that? Obama has a 39 point advantage over you in that poll. As you can see, the economy is up 21 points; the housing crisis, a 21 point advantage; taxes, 14; in Iraq, you have an advantage over Senator Obama of about 5 points. These are not pundits...
SEN. McCAIN: We finally found a pony.
MR. BROKAW: These are not the pundits or the media elite. This is a broad-based poll across the country.
SEN. McCAIN: Yeah. That I don't agree with.
MR. BROKAW: People making judgments about who's qualified.
SEN. McCAIN: But I don't agree with their, with their conclusion that I'm a, quote, 11 or 12 or 14 point, whatever it is. We have polls, including I think a Zogby poll, showing us 3 or 4 points behind. So if you want to continue to referring to a poll that I disagree with, I have to start out our conversation I don't agree with that. We are closing and we have been closing.
MR. BROKAW: But it's not the only poll, Senator. A number of polls show that.
SEN. McCAIN: Oh, and it's not the only poll that shows us close.
MR. BROKAW: Mm-hmm.
SEN. McCAIN: So, you know, I'm sure we don't want to spend the morning arguing about polls that are accurate or inaccurate, but I will stand before the American people with my view that, that I think that we don't, we cannot fine small business people and their, you know, or their employ--small business people who have employees without health insurance, that he's going to fine them if they don't have, have the insurance policy that they want, that Senator Obama wants them to have. That if they have children that don't have health insurance that Senator Obama wants them to have, they will be fined. That he wants to spend an addition trillion dollars. I'll stand on those issues. I'll stand on them, and I'll take the verdict of the American people. And I guarantee you that two weeks from now you will see this has been a very close race. And I believe that I'm going to win it.
MR. BROKAW: All right. I, I, I don't want to dwell on these polls unduly.
SEN. McCAIN: Yeah.
MR. BROKAW: But even if you had a big...
SEN. McCAIN: Here we go again.
MR. BROKAW: ...if you even had, even if you had a big margin of error...
SEN. McCAIN: I can give, I can show you...
MR. BROKAW: Yeah.
SEN. McCAIN: ...again, a Zogby poll and our poll and other polls that will show different numbers than the one you're showing. So...
MR. BROKAW: Well, yeah, but those are the big universe polls.
SEN. McCAIN: So you're starting out, in all due respect...
MR. BROKAW: Yeah.
SEN. McCAIN: ...with fundamental assumptions that I don't agree with. So it's hard for me to respond to assumptions that I don't agree with.
On the economy, look, we just, we just figured it out with "Joe the Plumber." Americans just figured it out. He wants to spread the wealth around. And every time there's a poll, there's a different tax plan. There's a different tax plan for America. He's the guy that Senator Obama voted to--for a Democrat budget resolution with will impose taxes on individuals making $42,000 a year. That's just a fact. He wants to raise taxes in a time of economic difficulties.
MR. BROKAW: But he continues to insist that...
SEN. McCAIN: The last time a president of the United States that did that was a guy named Herbert Hoover, protectionism and raising taxes.
MR. BROKAW: Well, Ronald Reagan raised taxes as well, after the first two years in office.
SEN. McCAIN: Not in these times. Not in times--not in economic times like these.
MR. BROKAW: Well, right after the recession he did, in the first two years of his office.
SEN. McCAIN: Well, look, I would be glad to review the Reagan record, but the Reagan record was certainly one that reined in spending.
MR. BROKAW: Well, let me ask you...
SEN. McCAIN: And certainly one that I'm very proud of in as far as both their economic and national security policies.
MR. BROKAW: Well, let me ask you about that business about spreading the wealth around...
SEN. McCAIN: Sure.
MR. BROKAW: ...which has been a favorite phrase now of the McCain campaign. And also your vice presidential candidate has used the word "socialist" and "socialism."
SEN. McCAIN: Mm-hmm.
MR. BROKAW: Do you honestly think that Barack Obama would have as his advisers--Warren Buffet; Paul Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve under Ronald Reagan, who is widely credited with saving the economy at that time; Bob Rubin, former Treasury secretary; and even Chris Buckley, the son of the godfather of the modern conservative movement--both endorsing his economic policies and help shaping them if they thought he was a socialist of some kind?
SEN. McCAIN: All I know is that Senator Obama's record is very clear. It's his record, not Volcker's record, not anybody else's. He started out in the lefthand lane of American politics and has remained there. He has been judged the most liberal United States senator. Biden's number three. "Joe the Biden" is number three. Bernie Sanders is number two. And, and I respect that. But let's not, let's not call it anything but it is.
MR. BROKAW: Well, he...
SEN. McCAIN: He's voted for tax increases, against tax cuts, has advocated raising capital gains tax. Another, another anchor, Charlie Gibson, said, "Why would you want to raise capital gains taxes and--when you know that that could decrease revenue?" He said, "It's a matter of fairness." He said to "Joe the Plumber," it's "spreading the wealth around." I, I--his political philosophy is very, very different about what he believes is future of America's concerned.
MR. BROKAW: Well, can we, can we...
SEN. McCAIN: I believe the worst thing you can do is raise taxes.
MR. BROKAW: Can we share with the audience, then, a couple of...
SEN. McCAIN: Sure. Sure.
MR. BROKAW: ...your comments about taxing wealthy Americans?
SEN. McCAIN: Sure.
MR. BROKAW: This is from April 11th, 2004. It's MEET THE PRESS...
SEN. McCAIN: Mm-hmm.
MR. BROKAW: ...and this is what you had to say about wealthy Americans and taxes at that time.
SEN. McCAIN: I voted against the tax cuts because of the disproportional amount that went to the wealthiest Americans.
(End videotape)
MR. BROKAW: And then this is what you had to say on "Hardball" back in 2000 to Chris Matthews.
(Videotape, October 12, 2000)
SEN. McCAIN: Here's what I, I, I really believe, that when you are--reach a certain level of comfort, there's nothing wrong with paying somewhat more.
(End videotape)
SEN. McCAIN: That's what--listen, even the flat tax people somewhat pay more. Even--you put into different, different categories of wealthier people paying, paying higher taxes into different brackets. I mean, and the, and these are different times, my friend. These are times of the biggest financial crisis we've faced in America.
MR. BROKAW: Well, let me raise that, then, if I...
SEN. McCAIN: So, so let me just tell you again, I also said, when I opposed the Bush tax cuts, said--that is left out of this equation, I said I've got to--we've got to get spending under control. Spending was completely out of control. We laid a $10 trillion debt on future generations of America. We owe the Chinese a half a trillion dollars. Spending was, was the, was the, I think, the really biggest aspect, to a large degree. It weakens the dollar, it raises the cost of goods to Americans. The housing crisis combined with a, with a country that's living way beyond its means is a, is a combination which has put us into this great financial crisis we're in. So...
MR. BROKAW: But there, there is this continuing use...
SEN. McCAIN: ...I feel that...
MR. BROKAW: ...of the phrase "socialism." How would you describe the $700 billion bailout that has the United States government buying shares in American banks, in effect nationalizing those banks to a degree, and even your own mortgage plan of spending $300 billion to buy bad mortgages from banks, having taxpayers who have done the responsible thing, in effect, subsidize people who've done the dumb or wrong thing?
SEN. McCAIN: Because we are in a financial crisis of monumental proportions. The role of government is to intervene when a nation is in crisis. A homeowner's loan corporation was instituted in the Great Depression. They went out and they bought people's mortgages, and, over time, people were able, then, to pay back those mortgages. And the Treasury actually made some money.
This Treasury in this administration is spending its time bailing out the banks. The cause of the crisis was the housing crisis, as we know. And how--home values, as long as they continue to decline, then we're not going to see a turnaround in this economy. A lot of other things have to happen, have to happen, but at least let's understand that we ought to keep people in their homes. That's the American dream. And they say now that maybe they're going to address that problem. Let's address it first. And so when a, when a nation is in crisis, that's when a government has to intervene.
Now, a lot of the times you were talking about, 2004, other times, times were pretty good overall. You had different--you have to have different roles of government in different times. I'm a fundamentally--obviously, a strong conservative. But when we're in a crisis of this nature, that's when government has to help. That's, that's what, that's what our fundamental belief--the reason why we have governments. In times of crisis, we go in and we try and help the people, especially in this situation where they're the, the victim of a drive-by shooting by excess, greed and corruption in Washington and Wall Street. And again, I and others said we have to have legislation to rein it in. Senator Obama didn't lift a finger.
MR. BROKAW: Well, you did--you made your comments about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at the time of the accounting issue, when that was first raised. Can you cite a time...
SEN. McCAIN: In, in reality, we, we proposed legislation and made a statement that said, "Look, it's not just the accounting, this whole process is going to lead to disaster." I'd be glad to provide you with the letter.
MR. BROKAW: Let me ask you quickly about your $300 billion bailout of, of mortgages.
SEN. McCAIN: Hm.
MR. BROKAW: Some people have said, look, if there's a homeowner out there who's done the irresponsible thing...
SEN. McCAIN: Mm-hmm.
MR. BROKAW: ...and a bank is looking at that foreclosure and saying, "Hey, I don't have to work this out. I can just get the government to pick it up," why should a taxpayer in Waterloo, Iowa, or in Akron, Ohio, have to subsidize somebody who has done the dumb, wrong thing?
SEN. McCAIN: Well, in simplest terms, if their neighbor next door throws the keys in the living room floor and leaves, then the value of their home is going to dramatically decrease as well. And again, this has been done before. As I said, during the Great Depression and...
MR. BROKAW: And that's when Republicans called it socialism under FDR.
SEN. McCAIN: Well, look, in the Great Depression, there were some things that worked and some things that didn't work. But for the government to do nothing in the face of a massive crisis of proportions that we have not seen, I mean, it's hard for us to imagine how, in, in retrospect, how serious the Great Depression was, but the fact is that Senator Obama, by the way, opposes that, that; and I want to use some of the $750 billion to go and buy those mortgages and that, I think, will stabilize the market. It's not the only thing that needs to be done, but I think it's a vital first step so Americans can realize the American dream.
MR. BROKAW: I stop...
SEN. McCAIN: And by the way, this is primary residences.
MR. BROKAW: Yeah.
SEN. McCAIN: There's a lot of circumstances that, yeah.
MR. BROKAW: I stopped briefly in Michigan on the way here and that's a state in meltdown, as well as you know, and the Center for Automotive Research at Ann Arbor says unless Chrysler, GM and Ford get $15 billion, they'll run out of money in a year and the American auto industry could disappear. Do you think that the American government should give those three automotive makers $15 billion to tide them over. And is it important to preserve the American brand of automobile?
SEN. McCAIN: Well, let's get the first $25 billion to them first. That way--we, we just gave them $25 million. Let's give them the $25 million and see how that works before we say we're going to give you some more.
MR. BROKAW: But they say they need another $15 billion in addition to that.
SEN. McCAIN: Well, again, let's get the $25 billion to them to, to start with and see how that goes. But let me just give an example. There's a microcosm there. There's an example. Michigan thinks we got tough, so guess what? They raised taxes. They raised taxes in Michigan, and guess what? Things got worse. Michigan, as I understand it, is second--one of two states in America that has a declining population because businesses are fleeing the state. So the worst thing we can do is increase taxes. And Senator Obama wants to do that, and now it's $200,000. I guess last week it was $250,000. It changes with ever--whatever the polling data tells him and his advisers. But the fact is you don't want to raise anyone's taxes in tough times.
And just one other thing is businesses now are paying 35 percent taxes. Now, immediately, somebody's going to say, "Well, they don't pay that 35 percent." Ask Fred Smith, the CEO of FedEx; ask Meg Whitman, the CEO of eBay; ask John Chambers, the CEO of Cisco; they'll tell you that they pay 35 percent, OK? But they'll also tell you that one of the reasons why they're attracted to going overseas, to Ireland, it's 11 percent tax there. So why not go to Ireland where you can get qualified workers and, and you can save money and create jobs and, and invest? So this business about fat cat bailout and corporate, all that kind of stuff, we need to reduce the business tax in America and we need to keep, and we need to keep capital gains taxes low. That's 100 million Americans who have something to do with capital gains taxes.
MR. BROKAW: Senator, let me...
SEN. McCAIN: So we have a stark difference. Senator Obama wants to "spread the wealth around," "fairness." And that, that is the most liberal economic position that I've seen in the United States of America. Just a fact.
MR. BROKAW: Let me ask you some facts about your running mate.
SEN. McCAIN: Sure.
MR. BROKAW: Governor Sarah Palin. You continue to defend her, she continues to light up Republican rallies wherever she goes.
SEN. McCAIN: I don't, I don't defend her. I praise her.
MR. BROKAW: Yeah.
SEN. McCAIN: I don't defend her. And she needs...
MR. BROKAW: Here's the latest...
SEN. McCAIN: ...no defense.
MR. BROKAW: All right.
SEN. McCAIN: And here's another poll, the same way.
MR. BROKAW: Let me, let me share with you another poll if I can. The Washington Post/ABC News poll and this is what we have to share with our audience here today on that. When she came out of the convention, she had a 59 percent favorable rating, it's now down to 46 percent, unfavorable is up to 51 percent. This may be the most critical issue for you, and that is independent voters, women voters, her favorable rating now among them is just 40 percent. It was 64 percent right after the convention, and it's now 59 percent. Many people think that she's just simply not qualified to be president.
SEN. McCAIN: Because? Not qualified because?
MR. BROKAW: She's not qualified because she's had a lot of exposure in the last three months or so, a vice presidential debate, a number of interviews with people who were selected by your campaign, after all. She's had--some of those interviews were quite friendly, not necessarily prosecutorial. And they have come to the conclusion, based on everything that we're seeing, that she's not qualified to be president.
SEN. McCAIN: Well, I--the--first of all, I thought she did fine in, in the--actually, so did most people--in the debate with, with Senator Biden. She has more executive experience than Senator Biden and, and Senator Obama together. She took on the governor of her own party because she had seen what she's thought was corruption. She's been a mayor. She has 24,000 people underneath her. Her husband is a--works the third shift on a oil--in--facilities on the North Slope. He's a--they, they have a--she has executive experience and has given back money to the taxpayers. She has taken Democrats as well as Republicans into her administration. It sounds like I'm, I'm "defending" her, but the fact is she is a dynamic person with executive experience, leadership, reform. She's exactly what Washington needs. I'm so proud of the way she ignites the crowds. The way that she is--she has conducted herself is, in my view, incredibly admirable. I am--do we--do, do Sarah Palin and I disagree on a specific issue? Yeah, because we're both mavericks. But we share the same goal of cleaning up Washington. You think some--we will clean up and reform Washington together, and she has the credentials and the vision and the dynamism and the strength to do that. I could not be more proud of her.
MR. BROKAW: You know in politics that symbols are very powerful.
SEN. McCAIN: Sure.
MR. BROKAW: Those pictures of you when you were a prisoner of war in Hanoi have been a very powerful reminder of what you went through. And then in the last 10 days or so, we've learned that the Republican National Committee spent $150,000 on her wardrobe at Neiman Marcus and at Saks when she was portraying herself as a hockey mom representing the values of Main Street. Wasn't that a colossal mistake on the part of the RNC?
SEN. McCAIN: Look, she lives a frugal life. She and her family are not wealthy. She and her family were thrust into this, and there was some--and some third of that money is given back, the rest will be donated to charity. Look, Americans right now care about whether they're going to stay in their homes, whether they're going to have a job, whether they're going to be able to keep their health insurance, if we're going to come out of this ditch that we're in. They want change. They want reform. She is a role model to millions and millions and millions of Americans.
MR. BROKAW: I know you were disappointed when Colin Powell last week came on MEET THE PRESS...
SEN. McCAIN: Mm-hmm.
MR. BROKAW: ...and praised you as a friend, a longtime admirer of yours, but said he was going to vote for Barack Obama. And he listed a number of reasons why he was going to do that. There was a pretty sharp reaction across the country, both pro and con, on the part of people who'd been following politics carefully. Here's what Rush Limbaugh had to say on his radio program about the reason that Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama.
MR. RUSH LIMBAUGH: It was totally about race. The Powell nomination, or endorsement, total, totally about race.
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MR. BROKAW: Do you agree with Rush Limbaugh?
SEN. McCAIN: No. I'm disappointed in General Powell, but I'm very, very happy to know that five former secretaries of state who I admire enormously--Henry Kissinger, Jim Baker, Larry Eagleburger, Al Hague--Jim Baker, Henry Kissinger, Al Hague, Larry Eagleburger and one other, and over 200 retired flag general--generals and admirals are supporting my campaign. I'm very proud of their support.
MR. BROKAW: Senator, we opened today with a--how you're doing in Iowa. The Des Moines Register has endorsed...
SEN. McCAIN: George Shultz. George Shultz is the other one.
MR. BROKAW: George Shultz, right.
SEN. McCAIN: George, I'm sorry I left you out to start with. George Shultz, the great--one of the great secretaries of state in history. Anyway, go ahead. I'm sorry.
MR. BROKAW: We opened today with, with the poll here in Iowa in which you're trailing by 11 points, according to our NBC/Mason Dixon poll. The Des Moines Register has endorsed Barack Obama as well.
SEN. McCAIN: I'm astonished!
MR. BROKAW: It's the state's largest newspaper.
SEN. McCAIN: Shocked! Shocked!
MR. BROKAW: Now stay with me. Stay with me for a minute here. Here's the Arizona Republic, your largest newspaper in the state of Arizona today. "We have seen the irascible McCain. the bawdy and irreverent McCain. And, yes the temperamental McCain. Likewise, we here in Arizona have seen the former Navy pilot and war hero evolve--slowly and with lots of fits and starts--into a statesmen." That's the Arizona Republic today endorsing you for president. I'm confident...
SEN. McCAIN: God bless the Arizona Republic.
MR. BROKAW: I am confident that you are aware of this, but our viewers probably are not. This is, I would think for you, a very poignant Sunday because it was 41 years ago today that you were shot down on a bombing mission over Hanoi. This is the Associated Press account of that. "October 26th, 1967. Navy fighter pilot John McCain being captured by Vietnamese civilians in Truc Bach Lake near Hanoi, Vietnam." Actually, it's in Hanoi. "McCain was tortured and imprisoned for more than five years, and eventually awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross Medal, and Prisoner of War medal."
A week later, your mother wrote this letter to President Lyndon Johnson. "My dear Mr. President, As the parent of a son who was shot down in Hanoi last week, and is now a prisoner of war, I wonder if you are interested to know that both my husband and I back you and your policies 100 percent in Vietnam? One reads so much of the opinions--of other opinions that I just hope that you and the people really making the sacrifice believe in our country and in you. May Gold bless you and keep you strong in your courage and convictions." That's your mother, Roberta McCain, who is still going strong.
SEN. McCAIN: Ninety-six, still going strong.
MR. BROKAW: For all the obvious reasons, that experience was a defining moment in your life, and you said it changed your attitude toward you are your country's from then on, not your own man. How has this campaign changed you?
SEN. McCAIN: It hasn't changed me. It's made me humble and grateful and aware of the trust and faith and confidence that so many people have in me that it motives me to continue to want to serve my country. But I think it also validates service to country and putting your country first. We're going to do well in this campaign, my friend. We're going to win it, and it's going to be tight, and we're going to be up late; but it will be because there's so many Americans who believe that I can give them the future for themselves and their children and their grandchildren that we all aspire to. And I'm deeply honored.
MR. BROKAW: Four years ago I interviewed President Bush at a time when it looked like he may be in trouble against John Kerry, final weekend of the campaign. I showed him a map. He said, "Oh, I just don't do that. Karl Rove does that." As soon as the interview was over, he said, "I'll win here," and pointed to southeastern Ohio. Where will you win if you win?
SEN. McCAIN: I, I think there are obviously the battleground states that you and the panel are going to be going over right after the segment of the program, and we are very competitive in those areas. And we're going to have to just get out our vote, work hard over the next nine days, and, and make sure that people know that there will be a better future. People are very worried now. Very, very worried, and have every reason to be. I think it's all about who can assure a better future.
MR. BROKAW: Senator McCain, I hope this has been a better Sunday than it was 41 years ago.
SEN. McCAIN: Thank you. And it's good to be with you. And I appreciate your many years of informing the American people. You've come a long way from South Dakota, but you'd never forgot where you came from.
MR. BROKAW: That's true.
SEN. McCAIN: Thank you.
MR. BROKAW: Thanks for being here. Thank you.
Coming up next, a look at the presidential battleground and the battle for control of Congress. Our political roundtable: Charlie Cook, Kelly O'Donnell and Chuck Todd all next, only on MEET THE PRESS, live today from Waterloo, Iowa.
MR. BROKAW: Our political roundtable on the final nine days of this campaign right after this brief station break.
MR. BROKAW: We're back; and live from Waterloo, Iowa, once again our political roundtable this morning in a very intimate setting here, Charlie Cook, Chuck Todd and Kelly O'Donnell.
Welcome to all of you. We've got a lot to talk about this morning. Let's talk about some of these states that are kind of surprises.
Chuck, in the South, we had been looking earlier at Georgia.
MR. CHUCK TODD: Right.
MR. BROKAW: Because of African-American registration, Democrats thinking they may have a chance there. Let's share with our viewers what the latest NBC News Mason-Dixon poll is in Georgia. McCain still has a 6 point lead, but that's within reach for Senator Obama. Is it possible that Senator Obama could take Georgia?
MR. TODD: You know, you look at these early voting numbers. Georgia's one of these states, along with North Carolina and Florida, that we're seeing early voting, and because they're states that have to keep track of these statistics, we know exactly how many African-American ballots are being turned in, how many Dem--and it is through the roof. There are--turnout among African-Americans might actually be somewhere between 95 and 100 percent in some of these places, in some of these states. And, in fact, we're seeing this shrinkage of a lead in Georgia for Senator McCain. It's actually got some folks wondering is South Carolina now in single digits? What's going on in Mississippi that this prediction of big African-American turnout that everybody thought might happen, we're seeing play out so far in some of these early voting states. And when you look at Georgia and compare, which is a lean McCain state, compare where McCain is here in Iowa, a lean Obama state, and that just shows you the battlefield here right now, the battleground, where it is shifted--even the lean McCain states are--Obama has a better shot at right now than McCain does in these lean Obama states.
MR. BROKAW: All right, let's take up Missouri. Missouri's a real bellwether state...
MR. TODD: It is.
MR. BROKAW: ...for the Republicans, and it's effectively a dead heat at the moment.
MR. TODD: It is, and it's the longest streak of, of the state getting it right. You know, we always like to look at that one state. But it usually is a trailing indicator of where the national polls are, and it is a--still a Republican state. It is, you know, a pinky on the scale for the Republicans, not a big, not a big thing. But if you see a surge for Obama of 5 or 6 points nationally, then he's probably tied or maybe even a little bit ahead in Missouri.
MR. BROKAW: Kelly, we hear a lot about the Obama organization in getting out the vote, which is the great strength of President Bush four years ago. What about the McCain get out the vote operation?
MS. KELLY O'DONNELL: Well, one of the big differences, Tom, is money. The enormous imbalance of money is a real concern for the McCain team. That's something they simply cannot match. On ground game they say they have a lot of volunteers, they say that they are in a great degree energized by Sarah Palin. Looking back on your conversation with Senator McCain, when he talks about her popularity, that's part of what they're getting at.
One of the things that's interesting, I find, in talking to advisers, is with that enormous advantage in polling, in money, in everything that has been sort of the cultural experience of Barack Obama, that he has become almost like an incumbent when you consider the typical power of an incumbent in a race. And that's really a very different dynamic and a real challenge for the McCain team to try to overcome that. They're hoping that some of the voters who have not decided yet will break their way. They're hoping that the ground game, although it does not have the size and scope of the Obama team, can still be effective sometimes in part because there may be Republicans concerned about the--sort of the depth of the Republican crisis, and that that may energize them to knock on doors and to make the phone calls.
MR. BROKAW: Charlie, we're going to get to the electoral map here in a moment, but voters often in the closing days of a campaign size up everything. And if they see this thing moving too swiftly in one direction, aren't there going to be some voters out there in the middle who are going to say, "I don't want that to happen. I'm going to be," if you will, "an anchor to windward"?
MR. CHARLIE COOK: Sometimes that happens, although this is an election where, you know, back over the summer Obama was averaging like a 3-point lead, and at that point every little thing was important. But then September hit, mid-September hit, the markets hit, and now I think you can Monday morning quarterback a lot of these people. You could say--you know, you could say, "Well, if they'd--if McCain had just done this or that. If he had picked Palin--or not picked Palin, if he'd done this." You know, after September little things didn't matter anymore. This thing got just so incrementally harder that it could be that people pull back a little. But we're not seeing any metrics, the things that Chuck was talking about. We're not seeing any that show, in this thing, sliding backwards.
MR. BROKAW: All right, let's take a look at the electoral map. Here's where it was a week ago. And here's...(unintelligible)...of the key number, it seems to me. We had likely or lean Obama, a total of 264 electoral votes. You need to get to 270. Those states that are in yellow, as you can see, like Nevada and Colorado and Ohio and Virginia, and some new ones in Florida, those are the states to keep your eye on. Now, a week later, Chuck Todd, and our experts have done an analysis and likely lean Obama, 286. And what we've done there is moved Virginia and Colorado to a different category, Chuck.
MR. TODD: We have. We, we've shifted them to lean Obama. Now, our map we do not base it solely on polls. We base it a lot of things--advertising, organization on the ground, what's going on. And it is clear that now Obama has an advantage. Does this mean we think he's a lock to win Colorado, Virginia, even some of these other states that have been--no. It means if we were Las Vegas oddsmakers, we'd say he's the favorite. You know, he's got a--he's a 4 or 5-point favorite in some of these places, maybe even 6 or 7 in places like Iowa. But this is a shift. Now, why is it important? If he does lock in Colorado and Virginia, first of all, what's not in his column right now? Florida and Ohio, the last two states. Throw in Nevada. I mean, this, this Hispanic--one of the things we--underreported story of the cycle is how Hispanics have just turned on the Republican Party, hurting John McCain. Frankly...
MR. BROKAW: Who is a friend of theirs.
MR. TODD: Who is a friend of theirs.
MR. BROKAW: Right.
MR. TODD: You know, this is a Shakespearean--you know, the S...
MR. BROKAW: Right.
MR. TODD: ...in John McCain is going to stand for Shakespeare, I think, when this campaign's over. And if you move Nevada now to, to 290, and then you get to 291, that gives Obama the luxury of actually losing Pennsylvania and still staying at 270, if everything locks in. So he has developed a path to 270 without Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. That's--that really makes it tough for McCain.
MR. BROKAW: Charlie, as you look at this electoral map and you're in the Obama camp, what would make you nervous about that map and this point?
MR. COOK: Everything seems too good. That, that, that it's like, "No, no. There's no way things are going this, this well. What's going to go wrong?" I mean, that's, that's what would terrify me.
MR. BROKAW: All right. And in the McCain campaign, Kelly, where you spend a lot of time, obviously, late at night in the bar, what makes them nervous?
MS. O'DONNELL: Well, I think they are most concerned about the fact that they believe they have made an argument that John McCain has the life experience, the willingness to work across the aisle, and that has not caught on. That has been, I think, a very difficult thing for them. They argue frequently that they don't feel that they have had the same fairness of treatment in the media. They believe that that has hurt them. They also understand the money difference. They're often very critical of Senator Obama for not taking the public financing.
When they look at the map, they often say New Hampshire. Against the polling, they say John McCain has had a long personal history there, great affection for that state that they believe that that could go his way. That's four votes. And they are looking at Pennsylvania. They see Pennsylvania differently than the pollsters and the Democrats, and they are really looking in places where Hillary Clinton was strong, believing they can make up some ground there.
They are realistic. They know what this map is, they're listening to all these conversations. The thing I am struck by is they have seen this candidate in previous times come back from the dead, do the impossible. And I think staffers have embraced that idea. There's realism, they understand where they're at. But they are not as disheartened as you might expect because he says, "I'm going to put one foot in front of the other, there's a few days left to go," and they really push on. So there is not a sense of, of overwhelming defeat. In fact, there is a sense of, "We're going to show them." So that's I think one of the things I've been surprised by.
MR. BROKAW: Still a warrior.
MS. O'DONNELL: Very much so. And that, that really kind of bleeds into the whole staff. You don't see much, you know, long faces.
MR. BROKAW: Yeah. One of the things that they're fighting against, frankly, is that from within their own party and people who are identified with their party are now beginning to be very critical how the campaign has been run.
MS. O'DONNELL: Very much so.
MR. BROKAW: Bill Kristol in The New York Times said fire the campaign staff.
MS. O'DONNELL: Mm-hmm.
MR. BROKAW: And here's what David Frum, who is a speech writer to President Bush, former speech writer writes today in The Washington Post, "McCain's awful campaign is having awful consequences down the ballot. I spoke a little while ago to a senior Republican House member. `There is not a safe Republican seat in the country,' he warned. `I don't mean we're going to lose all of them. But we could lose any of them.'" That's got to be terrifying to them, Charlie.
MR. COOK: Yeah. The, the, the pessimism up there--and the thing is that's so, so amazing to this is that we've seen parties get hit with train wrecks, but it's so rare to have a party hit with two train wrecks in a row: 2006, where they lost 30 House seats and six Senate seats; and now this time. And last time it was on Iraq and scandals, and this time it's the stock market and the economy. I--we--we've never, this is like, it's a hundred-year flood, these two elections together, and if it were any worse, it'd be biblical. I mean, we're looking at, I mean, a Senate incumbent, a Republican incumbent in trouble in Georgia? Astonishing. House seats in places where Republicans--Democrats don't even fly over are in trouble. This is, I've never seen anything like that.
MR. BROKAW: And the big number to keep your eye on, we have to remind our viewers, is 60 Senate seats because then it makes it filibuster proof. Here's what you wrote in your political report, Charlie, "The open GOP seats in Virginia and New Mexico are lost causes for the party, while the open seat in Colorado leans toward Democrats, which would put the Democrats at 54 seats.
"That leaves six seats in the Toss Up column. All are held by Republicans. ... Three incumbents (Sununu, Dole and Smith) are failing in their challenges, two more are running slightly ahead (Chambliss in Georgia, Wicker) and one is in a statistical dead heat (Coleman in Minnesota). One thing we do know is that the races in the Toss Up column never split down the middle; one party tends to win a majority of them." You're on the spot. Are they going to get the 60?
MR. COOK: Well, the first question is, does--is Joe Lieberman--what's your base? Fifty or 51? Is Joe Lieberman a Democrat? Is he an independent? And what happens in Ted Stevens' trial? Because if he's acquitted this week, then odds are he probably survives. If he's convicted, odds are he goes down. If I had to pick a number, I'd pick 59, but do I have--would I bet a dime on it? No.
MR. BROKAW: Chuck Todd, we have Hillary Clinton out on the campaign trail for some of these Senate candidates, including Al Franken, who has come from double digit back to within reach, easily within reach in Minnesota. Here's Hillary Clinton campaigning for Al Franken in Minnesota. We're going to share that video with you now.
SEN. HILLARY CLINTON (D-NY): We don't have a lot of time to turn our economy around, and it's going to take a new president and 60 senators willing to stand up for change. Now any single Republican can block the progress we need. Al Franken could very well be that 60th vote.
(End videotape)
MR. BROKAW: Look, I'm going to come back to this again. A lot of people get very nervous about the idea of the Democrats having big majorities and a filibuster-proof Senate, and a Democrat in the White House. They'll say it's "Katie, bar the door, and certainly lock up the treasury."
MR. TODD: You know, the old direct mail guy, Richard Viguerie is probably thinking, "Really? Did Hillary Clinton really do an ad for Al Franken? I can't wait to write mail on this." Look, I understand the political strategy in Minnesota. It's a three-way race. All Franken needs is Democrats to vote for him and he wins. He doesn't need swing voters. But if you're Roger Wicker or Mitch McConnell, are you going to grab that ad and run it in your state and say, "Hey, Hillary Clinton and Al Franken are trying to get the 60 Senate seats. If you want, she can become..."
MR. BROKAW: She becomes the Ted Kennedy of this election.
MR. TODD: Well, the two of them together.
MR. BROKAW: Right.
MR. TODD: And so I was stunned when I saw that, that Clinton did that ad. I get the strategy for Minnesota, but it was one of those things you're like, some, you know, these aren't, these aren't just state-known figures. Hillary Clinton and Al Franken could be created to become liberal boogey men and women in a place like Mississippi and Kentucky, which is the difference between getting from, you know, 58 to 60.
MS. O'DONNELL: And Senator McCain is beginning to do that. One of the rallying cries at his events now is "Obama! Pelosi! Reid!" And the response from the people attending his events is a huge roar, trying to make that argument. It's not the sexiest political argument.
MR. COOK: Right.
MS. O'DONNELL: It's not one that is easy to put on a bumper sticker. But they're trying to drive Republicans to do those get-out-the-vote activities, to cast their ballots, actually saying that even for some Democrats, if it is a complete Democrat control, that that will be hard for those members who live in states that are actually a little bit more conservative because it would be easier to fight against a McCain presidency than to have all of that Democratic control.
MR. COOK: Here's...
MS. O'DONNELL: So that's a tactic.
MR. COOK: Here's the ironic thing that normally, historically, people preferred divided government, sort of checks and balances rather than one party control. But the support for dividing government is now lower, one of the lowest it's ever been. And, and it's a sign of the anger and the frustration, the fear that's out there that, that people are willing to give it to one, or more willing to give it to one side than normal. And that's, that's really unusual. And, and, to me, you know, going back to the Obama thing, my home state is Louisiana. Now, Louisiana did not elect 36-year-old son of Indian immigrants last year just to show that they were multicultural, just to show that they were open-minded and all this. It was like, "This state is in such bad shape, we've tried everything else. The kid seems smart. He seems really knowledgeable. Let's give it to him. We have nothing to lose." And I think writ large, that's kind of what you're seeing nationally with Obama, with his, you know, relatively thin credentials and youth and all this. And people are saying, "Gosh, things are so screwed up, we got to do something desperate."
MR. BROKAW: That fact is that Obama did go back on his word about accepting public financing. He went to private sector. He is spending a ton of money. Is this the end of public financing in American politics, Chuck?
MR. TODD: I, I--$3/4 billion dollars is what he is going to raise.
MR. BROKAW: Right.
MR. TODD: This is--his ad campaign is going to be more than Geico, OK? For this, for this last year. His brand more than, I think, Diet Coke. About...
MR. BROKAW: McDonald's.
MR. TODD: Yeah. About equal for what McDonald's is. This is an astronomical figure, and, and it is going to trouble a lot of folks because how, this is, once again, every time government tries to rein in campaign finance system, the--money finds like, you know, it's like this thing in "Jurassic Park" where the Jeff Goldblum character says, "Life finds a way." Money always finds a way no matter how you rule it, and this is happening again. And it's--it...
MS. O'DONNELL: Well, it's...
MR. TODD: ...might be ungovernable.
MS. O'DONNELL: At the top of the McCain campaign, they are constantly talking about the fact you'll never see a future candidate accept public financing given what Senator Obama's been able to do. And they also suggest that what brought this whole process into being in the Watergate era was the need to try and prevent corruption. And a question about will there be real doubts about some of his small donors, Senator Obama's, after this all wraps up.
MR. BROKAW: Well, the irony is, of course, that the greatest philosophical resistance to the idea of public financing comes from the Republican Party...
MS. O'DONNELL: Yes. Yes.
MR. BROKAW: ...from the conservatives, who say it's all about free speech.
That's it. Kelly O'Donnell, Chuck Todd, Mr. Cook, always nice to have you with us.
We have to leave it right there. We'll be right back.
MR. BROKAW: That's all for today. Our thanks to our old friend here at KWWL-TV, our NBC affiliate in Waterloo, Iowa. I'll be back next week, the final Sunday before Election Day, because if it's Sunday, it's MEET THE PRESS.


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Thank you! thats what i was saying mostly haha, sorry if i didn't come off clearly. I suck at communicatingAgain, amazing job Grimmy can't wait for the HD vids EDIT: Grimmy, http://files.filefront.com/hq+vidszip/;13760636;/fileinfo.html just takes me the the main filefront page.
Quote from: BrokenCrowe on 2009-05-04 04:22:31how do you implement these into the game.. there is no read meI've yet to use it as i just downloaded them, But what you do is do the following: start > Run type "regedit" without quotes then go toHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Square Soft, Inc. > Final Fantasy VII and in there you have a string marked "MoviePath" right click and select "modify" then change the value data to where ever you put your movies (have to take all of them from the disc first, then put in the ones from here)Hope this helped you outEDIT: not sure if it matters but that is with 32bit WinXP
how do you implement these into the game.. there is no read me
Thank you so much........ whew! You are a life savior ^.^.......... Now how do I implement the HQ movies without F***ing up my computer? I am beginning to hate technology xDPlease and Thank you, Broken Crow
Added original and hq quality Ending2 vids from Darkangel 8694 to main post. Made from dark's original 1280x720 with audio corrected to not sound so blown out at loud parts. I've seen it in a vid pack as just a youtube rip and the audio is pretty bad.
Thanks for the complement Kaos. However I'm notsaying, nor did I ever say the word "real". I choose to get permission from Hybridmoon, Darkangel8694, and Clover27(thanks to Obesebear) to include their vids on this thread because I felt they all added something to the game and where a step in the right direction as far as fan made FMVs go. The type of editing and masking portrayed in their vids is difficult, and people who master it ussually make good money doing it.
There were a handful of significant gems amongst the clips. But say, grimmy307, do accept criticisms as well? Or is it not allowed in here?
Quote from: FleetCommand on 2009-05-28 14:26:06There were a handful of significant gems amongst the clips. But say, grimmy307, do accept criticisms as well? Or is it not allowed in here?I don't think there is a real need to criticize the videos from Hybridmoon, Clover27, and etc.. because there is simply nothing that can be done about it here.However if you search for hybridmoon on youtube I'm sure you'll find all the links to the videos, and that would be the best place for criticism I think.
This is a public forum, so you can say what you will. However I made my videos to satisfy my own needs and not the needs of others, so if you have problems with my work I recommend you make FMVs the way you want them. I made these available for the people who wanted to use the scenes from AC in their game but didn't want to do the editing themselves.
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Reaction to the Syndicate leak
Posted at 18:30 on 11th September 2011
Posted at 18:30 on 11th September 2011
Yesterday the first details of the industry's worst kept secret, 'Project Redlime' – a.k.a. Starbreeze's 'reimagining' of the Bullfrog classic Syndicate – started to dribble out onto the global infoweb. The scant information that has been revealed – a product description and some screenshots – has been met with howls of derision from people who […]Go to article →


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Transfer news: Bafetimbi Gomis' Newcastle move collapsed over wages
Bafetimbi Gomis has confirmed that his move to Newcastle collapsed after they asked him to amend his wage demands.
By Patrick Haond
Last Updated: 09/09/13 3:25pm
The French international shunned numerous moves over the summer from around Europe, including Premier League duo Swansea and Newcastle.
Gomis has just a year left on his current deal with the French giants - who have been trying to off-load him for more than a year.
But the 28-year-old is resolute that he will not be forced out of the club, and now a free transfer next summer looks increasingly likely.
Late in the window a move to Newcastle had looked set to go through, but he admits that he would not take a drop in wages.
"I had a talk with Newcastle's coach and we found an agreement," Gomis told TV show Canal Football Club.
"Then, there were talks with Lyon, there was a first offer - which was refused and then a second one, which was accepted.
"Newcastle then came back to me and asked me to make an effort on wages - but I never asked anything as it was my club which wanted to transfer me, so the effort had to be made by Newcastle or Lyon."
Gomis confirmed that a new deal with Lyon was highly unlikely.
"Now I think after what has been said and done, it is not conceivable to talk about any prolongation," he added.


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Mount Bromo
Located some 4 hours drive from Surabaya, the capital of East Java, Mount Bromo is a part of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park that covers a massive area of 800 square kilometres. While it may be small when measured against other volcanoes in Indonesia, the magnificent Mt Bromo will not disappoint with its spectacular views and dramatic landscapes. At 2392 meters tall, Mt Bromo is not among the tallest of Indonesia's mountains but its stunning beauty lies in its incredible setting.
From a vantage point on Mount Penanjakan (2,770 meters above sea level), 2.5 hours from Malang. visitors from around the world come to see the sunrise over Mt Bromo. From this spot the vista is magnificent. All you will hear is the click of cameras as visitors snap their camera's hoping to capture the incredible scene of Mt Bromo in the foreground with Mt Semeru smoking in the distance and the sun shining brightly, quickly rising in the sky.
The eerie landscape has spurned countless legends and myths. Mt Bromo has particular significance for the Tengger people who believe that this was the site where a brave prince sacrificed his life for his family. The people here appease the Gods once a year during the annual Kasada festival where offerings of vegetables, chickens and money are thrown into the crater of the volcano.
Our Tips
The temperature at Mt Bromo ranges from 3 to 20 degrees Celsius but the temperature may be several degrees below zero during the dry season. If you can't stand cold weather, you should bring a jacket, gloves and a head cover or cap. After the sun rises, the weather becomes hot pretty fast.
Don't forget to bring a camera or handycam so you can capture the natural beauty.
Where To Stay
There are a number of guesthouses and basic hotels located around Mt Bromo. The Bromo Guest House is located at Ngadisari that lies 3 km from the crater rim. Or you can choose other hotels at Cemoro Lawang because it this situated at the crater rim.
Visitors can also stay at Tretes, Pasuruan or in Malang, the nearest towns to Bromo, and cool mountain resorts, where there are a number of good hotels with spectacular views on Mt. Semeru and Mt.Arjuna.
How To Get There
To reach Mount Bromo, you can fly to Juanda international airport in Surabaya. There are direct flights to Surabaya from Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hongkong, Jakarta and Bali.
Sriwijaya Air flies twice daily from Jakarta to Malang.
From there, continue your journey to Mount Bromo by booking with a travel agent, or driving the Surabaya-Pasuruan-Wonokitri-Mount Bromo route. The journey will take 2 to 3 hours. It is best for you to leave Surabaya at 23:00-24:00 in order to arrive in time for sunrise. Or you can stay overnight at one of the hotels at Prigen, Tretes, .to make sure that you are on the crater rim before sunrise.
Ponies can take you across the sand sea to the bottom of the steep stairs that leads to the crater.


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