Meditation - How To Quiet Your Mind

We’re told to quiet our mind when we meditate.

That’s all well and good but how can it be done quickly and reliably?

Nearly all of us experience some kind of “back chat” from our mind. This can take the form of questions, nagging or even shouting inside our head. It’s these voices that we need to quiet when we start to meditate (or even if we are going into an important interview).

Since we create these voices, it should be in our power to quiet them or even shut them up completely.

One way is to confront our internal dialog directly and tell it to shut up. Sometimes this direct approach can work and we’ll get a quiet mind almost instantly.

Other times, it’s not so simple.

Another trick to quieting your mind is to move the voice that you’re hearing. Shift it from wherever it currently is (such as on your shoulder) to somewhere else. You’re creating this internal dialog, so you can move it. Try shifting the nagging voice to one of your fingernails or even a toenail. You’ll find the intensity decreases as it’s further away.

Also shift the tonality of the nagging voice. We can be our own harshest critics and often we will speak to ourselves in a much harsher tone than we would accept from anyone else.

Changing the tonality from a dominant voice to a cartoon voice such as that of Mickey Mouse will make a big difference.

Give this technique a trial next time your mind refuses to quieten down. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at the result.

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Wedding Reception - 5 Favor Ideas To Wow Your Guests

Choosing a wedding reception favor is an important decision because it’s responsible for creating a lasting impression of your wedding. Here are some favor ideas you can use to wow your guests.

1. Wedding Reception Favor Ideas for Out-of-Town Weddings

If you’re having a wedding outside your hometown, you can give away a token that will remind your guests not only of the event itself but also the place where the wedding was held. It can be a typical souvenir or something entirely unique and which would necessitate a brief explanation or story about its significance.

2. Religious Wedding Reception Favor Ideas

If you want to focus on the sacrament of matrimony, here are several things you may want to give away: anything cross-shaped, a miniature rosary or rosary bracelet, a specially published prayer book, or a tiny religious icon.

3. Beach Wedding Reception Favor Ideas

Favors for this type of wedding reception must always be reminiscent of eternal blue skies, fine sand, and crystal clear water. It can be specially made hourglasses containing authentic sand from the beach venue, anything made of native seashells, or frames containing pre-taken photographs of the guests at the venue.

4. Romantic Wedding Reception Favor Ideas

Anything “his and hers” will definitely qualify under this category. In fact, anything under the sun could be slotted here just as long as the newlyweds relay the cute story behind the favors on an attached note. Miniature wedding ring replicas, Cupid’s bow to resemble true love, and pressed flowers are good choices for romantic wedding reception favors.

5. Elegant Wedding Reception Favor Ideas

Elegant favors are impersonal in nature but they definitely have the oomph factor. They need not be expensive but most usually are. Keep in mind that ostentatious is not elegant so don’t go overboard on the expenses. Miniature gold-plated pens with engraved details about the wedding are common. Well-crafted brooches, money clips, and cuff links are all good choices as well.

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Seven Simple Solutions for Changing the World

Nearly everyone agrees that things are pretty screwed up, that the world is in bad shape, that our leaders are leading us down a dangerous path. Our country, the USA, is a mess, and the planet seems to be headed to Hell.

Climate change. Corruption. Endless war. Terrorism. Overpopulation. Environmental destruction, water shortages. The list goes on and on.

What can one individual do to change the direction in which we are heading, to remake the world? Plenty. It starts with you, with me, with us. Remember We the People?

An old aphorism says, If you want to save the world, save yourself first. I say, if you want to change the world, start with yourself. Become an activist and drop being a reactivist. Stop complaining. Let your mantra be, “I am mad as hell and I am not going to take it anymore!”

Here are seven simple solutions for changing the world — your world, and mine.

1. Refocus your perspective. Look at life as if you are in charge — which you are — and not a passive victim of circumstance. You have the power!

2. Clean up the place. That is, our planet, our earth. Never litter; recycle whenever possible. Let your next car be a fuel-efficient one rather than an SUV. If you smoke cigarettes, stop smoking ASAP.

3. Check your grocery receipt. Watch the cashiers. Stores make mistakes at appalling rates which favor the store at least 90 percent of the time. The companies call it “human error.” Whatever — it adds up to billions of dollars every year that customers are cheated out of. When the cashier makes an error in the store’s favor, call it to her/his attention immediately. Make sure the error is fixed, even if you have to call for the manager.

4. Always vote, and be sure to vote for the smarty pants. Please, never again vote for the guy you would most like to have a beer with. Millions of you did that — twice in the last few years — and you see where that got us. Vote for the geek, even the nerd, the person who seems to have some intelligence. Our future leaders will need to be super-smart to lead us out of the morass we are now in.

5. Have some cell phone etiquette. Cell phone use in America has become a hostile act. Those walking around the street or in the supermarket or in the mall yammering on their cell phones are not connected to reality. Cell phones have come to symbolize our distance from each other, our lack of respect for the other, our loss of civility in America. If you are a cell phone abuser, take a look at yourself as others probably see you. Good luck!

6. Lose weight, now. Americans are way too fat — at least 60 percent of us are overweight. A fat body equals a fat mind; a fat mind is easily manipulated. Think about cattle being fattened up for the slaughter. Then see your doctor.

7. Never let “them” get away with it. Call or e-mail corporate headquarters; go right to the top person. Write letters to the editor. Speak up and speak out — remember our mantra. Go to city council meetings and protest stupid decisions. Politicians bend; they are basically, secretly afraid of We the People. Change happens. It happens all the time.

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Can A Hamstring Muscle Injury Be A Reason For Your Back Pain?

At large, back pain is predominantly caused due to improper positions of sitting and standing. But injuries in muscles or bone tendons also contribute to back pain in many people.

Your body is made of many different types of muscles, which aid in the locomotion of the different body parts. But, in all of them, the Hamstring muscle is the most important. Hamstring muscles are a set of the most sensitive muscles that are present in your body. They are present in and around your lower limb. Being so sensitive, they are prone to injuries very easily. Hamstring muscles are located at the back of your thigh.

Hamstring muscles are basically present in a set of three distinct muscles. These muscles help in the movement of the legs, hip movement and also the knee movement. Pulling of the hamstring muscles, form the most common form of muscle injury. The muscle pull will generally start with a mild pain in the stretched area of the limb. If not taken care of in time, the pain may aggravate, moving towards the thigh area and eventually to the back.

With this cascading movement of pain, the magnitude of the pain will also increase. Eventually the pain will become sharp and unbearable. This pain can become so intense that it can even handicap you by acting as a hurdle in managing your day to day activities.

Therefore, the best advice here is to give a little more attention to your torn-out or stretched hamstring muscle and avoid back pain. There is a set of procedures that you need to follow in dealing and curing your worn hamstring muscle.

Start with giving as much rest to the affected area and try to keep the movement in that part of the body as low as possible. Also, ice the area regularly. Icing provides relief to the tensed muscles causing back pain. Once you think that you have sufficiently iced the stretched area, compress the injury with the help of a bandage. Last, but not the least, follow the elevation process with the help of an elevation device.

And not to forget, exercises are the best help that you can give yourself in relieving back pain caused due to hamstring muscles. The exercises to be followed should be mild, concentrating more on the affected area, rather than the other body parts.

Just a little attention and care, you can avoid the back pain that can occur due to the pulling of the hamstring muscles.

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Mouse Clicks Or Street Smarts, What Wins Sales

If you ask salespeople what wins sales today, they will tell you they are the key to success and all they need is quality time with customers. The belief is that building a strong customer relationship can only be accomplished one-on-one. Salespeople live in a world where personality, drive and commitment to customer relations are the creed to success. Salespeople believe they are the magic ingredient to increased sales. Are they?

If you ask the typical buyer what is important in their decision making process, they will say timely and quality information is the key. The buyer is challenged with the speeding clock of time and doing more than one task. Buyers are seeking the fastest way to make the right decisions. Buyers thrive on information and information is often plentiful with the stroke of a few keys and mouse clicks. Buyers look for trusted resources that allow them to do their job easier and faster.

As we evaluate this scenario, we can understand the dilemma of a traditional salesperson and buyer relationship. On one hand, the traditional salesperson wants more time with the buyer to build a strong relationship. Unfortunately, the contemporary buyer wants to spend less time with salespeople, unless they are trusted resources with the quality and timely information they need.

Creating the Right Balance For Success In Selling

The traditional role of the salesperson must adapt to the challenges of the contemporary buyer who is challenged with time and information. Today’s workforce and specifically buyers are placing more weight on Internet information and ordering on-line. Business must adjust to this trend.

The challenge is clear; business must adopt a balanced sales program that builds the trust and relationship with a company or salesperson with this new breed of buyer. This balance can be accomplished with technology, by automating and personalizing business communications.

The Internet has changed the way business communicates today. Take the telephone for example; only a few decades ago it was relatively easy to reach a buyer by telephone. Voice mail created a formidable barrier making it difficult to reach buyers. The art of a sales conversation is now replaced with conversational key strokes. Buyers now read and respond to emails faster than telephone calls. Although this may not be happening in all industries, it is certainly growing in technology industries. If businesses and salespeople don’t adapt, they will lose sales.

High Tech Versus High Touch

We cannot over look the power of a personal meeting with a client to develop a strong relationship with a customer. In fact, the higher the contact in a company, the more important the personal contact becomes. This is where the future of selling is for seasoned salespeople. If a salesperson wants to maintain and develop business, they must take an active role in becoming strategic partners with high profile clients. Building a relationship is more than a golf game and occasional lunch meeting. The salesperson must understand the challenges of the clients business and suggest solutions that will resolve them. The salesperson must develop trust that comes from delivering quality information and services as a strategic partner instead of a salesperson.

Companies and salespeople must learn to balance their sales force resources, so they match the business contact’s communication preferences. Some contacts will prefer the personal contact of a salesperson while others will want to communicate by key strokes. Yes, this is a challenge. However, communication tools are available to balance business communications.

Five Steps To Balance Your Sales Communications

  • Make It Personal NOT Business: Every business communication, including business cards and email, must deliver a personal message to build trust and build a brand image. Technology is available to add personalization in all your communications. Business can add the company logo to its email correspondence and perhaps a salesperson’s picture. The personal image or company logo builds the brand and a business relationship.

  • Personalize Communications: The power of a personal note is stronger than anytime before in history. The high touch power of a personal signature on a note card means someone took the time to write it. Personalized letters or note cards always reach the top of a busy stack of mail. We can double our impact when we hand write these notes and use postage stamps instead of meter stamps.

  • Automate Business Communications: Business can’t expect salespeople to adapt to the high tech world of communications quickly. Fortunately, there are contact management tools that will automate the selling process and personalize communications. These systems will increase and balance the communications using personalized email and letters. When companies automate these communications, they reach an excellent balance of high tech with high touch in communications.

  • Hire A Hybrid Relationship Builder: When a business has the opportunity to replace or hire a new salesperson, the role must be changed. The next generation of salespeople must adapt, blend and match the buyer’s contact preference. If the buyer prefers Internet communications, this should be the way you communicate. If the buyer wants personal contact, this should be accommodated with frequent personal contacts.

  • Use Technology To Communicate: It used to be that a salesperson had to visit the buyer’s offices to communicate face to face. Video streaming and net meetings have changed this dynamic. Business must embrace the technology tools that speed the process of communications. The salesperson no longer has to travel to visit a long distance buyer as before. It is more cost effective to communicate more often using technology.

The Internet changed the way we communicate, buy and sell products and services. In some cases, the salesperson will drive customers to the company website for information and placing orders. Depending on how your customers buy from you will dictate how you should adapt to match your buyer’s communications. The key to winning sales is building trust with clients through balanced communications that matches buyer’s purchasing preferences.

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F.Y.E. Delivers Customized Jeep Wrangler Ads

Most consumers that would do some shopping in an f.y.e. store would have the surprise of their lives once they see an ad for the new Jeep Wrangler.

It was only very recently that Chrysler maker of top-of-the-line Jeep park light launched its aggressive ad campaign for its newly redesigned Jeep Wrangler. And one of the components of the campaign was a promotional partnership with retailer Trans World Entertainment that delivered over 17.8 million impressions to various target audience of Jeep.

Trans World operates under the banner f.y.e. which is short for “For Your Entertainment”. The Trans World has 800 stores and f.y.e. is the largest specialty retailer in the country when it comes to the entertainment category which includes selling movies, music, games, and even small electronics.

The f.y.e. promotion has been very important for the whole promotional effort of Jeep since customers of the said store are comprised of young men with age ranging from 18 to 34, the very same demographic coveted by Jeep for its Wrangler.

The heart of the f.y.e. promotion is a contest in which customers are given a chance to scan the barcode on an entry in order to win a new Jeep Wrangler. The contest was a fully integrated promotion that includes an in-store signage, store associates in Jeep tee shirts, Jeep ads on f.y.e. in-store TV, Wrangler presence on the f.y.e. web site, a Jeep integrated into the fuse TV show “Amplified Guide to the Holidays”, Jeep integration with the retailer’s e-marketing communications, a Jeep Wrangler tag on f.y.e.’s national radio spots, and a special “scan to win booklet” with a Wrangler ad distributed in the stores.

The f.ye. promotion was an exciting non-traditional way for Jeep of reaching its potential customers however so far the most exciting and the most unique part of the promotion were the custom ads showcased at the f.y.e.’s listening and viewing stations (LVS).

The LVS is unique to f.y.e. stores. The listening and viewing stations have LCD screens placed around the store at eye level and allow customers to scan the bar code of a CD, DVD or game plus get the chance to sample the contents. The LVS is installed in the f.y.e. stores five years ago and are now in their third generation.

There are two ways on how customers can view the Jeep ads at the LVS stations. First is when they got the entry booklets in the stores with a barcode printed on the back page. They can use this to scan and see whether they won the Wrangler. The second way of viewing an ad is by scanning a product at the LVS stations.

At this time and age where DVRs, satellite radio, etc. reigns the ability to deliver ads through such technology becomes a vital part of any promotional endeavors. Although some may consider such way of marketing as intrusive to customer’s shopping experience but according to Burmaster so far they have not received any complaints about the ads. This may be because f.y.e. is also employing restraint when it comes to the ads making them less of an intrusion and become more of a regular part of the whole product scanning procedure that their customers are accustomed to.

The Jeep ad is shown the first time that customers scanned products and would not appear on succeeding scans. The ads were also made short and took 10 to 15 seconds only. The ads were very entertaining and engaging that Burmaster said that customers are not annoyed watching them. “Our stores are all about entertainment so if the spot is not entertaining it simply will not work as well and might even meet with consumer resistance,” explained Burmaster.

So far, Jeep’s f.y.e. campaign is successful in reaching the youth market and according to Burmaster, they have just scratched the surface in terms of their ability to deliver personalized ads in-store.

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Camp Jeep in New York and Soon in Virginia

Jeep® brand maker of high quality Jeep oxygen sensor is celebrating a Camp Jeep event as its way of allowing its customers to enjoy and experience what the brand has to offer and for this year the event will be taken to New York. The Camp Jeep® New York which is made bigger and more remarkable than ever is going to be held for the first time outdoors during the New York International Auto Show (NYAIS) from April 6 to 15 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center.

The 45,000 sq. ft. Inner Roadway of the Javits Center will be transformed by Camp Jeep New York into an off-road driving adventure allowing customers to experience the world’s most capable 4×4 vehicles as well as the lifestyle that comes with them. The vehicles will be driven by professional drivers to allow customers to simply enjoy the ride.

And that’s not all! One very lucky individual who takes a drive test will win an all-expense paid trip with their family to Camp Jeep Virginia, which is an annual three-day mix of off-road driving and other outdoor activities that families will surely enjoy. The winner that will be chosen at the NYIAS will the 500,000th person that will take a ride on a Chrysler Group auto show test drive course since the beginning of the Corporation’s auto show test drive program in 2004.

Camp Jeep Virginia is an exclusive event for Jeep vehicle owners only and will be held on July 26 to 28 at the Oak Ridge Estate in Nelson Country, VA, near Charlottesville, where the Country music star Tim McGraw will perform on the same date, July 26.

For this coming April 14, 2007 the Jeep brand will donate $5 to the Wildlife Conservation Society’s “Tigers Forever” project for each individual who takes a ride on the Jeep Trail Rated® Test Track at the Camp Jeep. The main objective of the project is to help increase the number of tigers by at least 50 percent in key areas of the world over the next decade.

The main emphasis of the exhibit at the NYIAS is the Jeep Trail rated Test Track which includes water fording, articulation, ground clearance, traction, and maneuverability demonstrations. The track was made into an off-road playground where consumers can experience the capability and comfort that goes with Jeep vehicles such as the 2007 Commander, Grand Cherokee, Liberty, Wrangler, and Wrangler Unlimited.

The test track will be comprised of seven different surfaces namely dirt, mulch, gravel, rocks, water, wood, and asphalt plus include an 18-foot vertical climb on a Jeep Mountain. More than 220 yards of dirt and mulch are used to construct the Trail Rated course. All the dirt used for the tracks are going to be recycled and returned to its original source.

Participants to the Camp Jeep will also have the opportunity to scale a 16-foot climbing wall, play video games that feature Tony Hawk and have their pictures taken with a Jeep in the Jeep Photo Zone. The Camp Jeep is for the whole family so kids will also enjoy and get to test drive mini Jeep vehicles on the Mini Jeep Kidz Course.

The organizers of the Camp Jeep New York experience is expecting for at least 35,000 participants. The Camp Jeep that will be held in New York marks its third consecutive year.

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2008 All-New Jeep Liberty Undergone Extreme Makeover

The Jeep Liberty has been an all-time success for Chrysler since its introduction in 2002 and for its 2008 model the Liberty will undergo an extreme makeover. The competition in the mid-size SUV segment that seems to grow more competitive by the day has marked the time for the Jeep® brand to launch its Liberty.

The Liberty has been redesigned to roll out its Grand Cherokee sibling at the New York Auto Show. One noticeable feature of the 2008 Liberty is the increase in its “body figure” which was increased by 2 inches longer and half inch wider than the outgoing model. Such increase in length and width increases the legroom of the rear passengers by 1.5 inches and at the same time provide an additional cargo space—these are precisely the two elements where the previous Liberty was said to be lacking as compared to its competition.

The bigger dimension of the new 2008 Jeep Liberty gives it a more serious look. It has forgone its somewhat cutie front end with its rounded headlights and relatively curvy appearance– which by the way were not appreciated by most of the Jeep fanatics—and was replaced by a bold, squared off profile with rectangular headlamps and sharper edges.—In short, a much more Jeep-ly appearance.

The subtle hood bulge gives a hint of the 3.7 liter V6 that’s lurking underneath while the seven-slat grille that is made slightly larger and more upright provides the all-new 2008 Jeep Liberty with a meaner look. It also make used of top-of-the-line Jeep components starting from the big and complex up to the small parts like for instance its Jeep oil filter.

Another remarkable innovation done on the new Liberty is the addition of the Sky Slider which is a full-length sliding canvas roof. The material used for this special type of sunroof is much like that of a convertible top. Its weather stripping guarantees that the roof is watertight and airtight. The sunroof is powered by means of a one-touch switch, and can be fully opened, closed, or in any position in-between.

There are two versions of the 2008 Jeep Liberty that will be sold—the Sport and the Limited. Unlike the previous Liberty, the entry-level Sport version will get a body-colored fenders and bumpers together with a chrome grille similar to its upscale sibling. The primary distinction between the two trim level lies on the dark-colored side moldings that is prominent from the outside for the Sport where as the Limited gets a chrome version. The roof rack rails are a standard feature for the Limited and offered as an option for the Sport. The roof rack rails also differ for the Limited and the Sport, former gets a chrome theme while the latter gets a black paint.

The interior of both models come standard with cloth seats however monotone upholstery is used for the Sport while the Limited gets a two-tone color scheme with optional leather. There are also other distinctions such as the electronic controls for the radio and info center which are available for the Limited’s four-spoke, leather-covered steering wheel and the satin silver center console which are not found in the Sport version. The cargo area of the Limited resides an Infinity subwoofer and amplifier while the Sport gets a storage bin instead.

Underneath the bodywork is an independent front suspension and five-link rear suspension which improve both handling and comfort. Other features include two Jeep Trail Rated four-wheel drive setups (the Command-Trac and the Selec-Trac II), the 3.7 liter V6 engine delivers the same 210 horsepower and 235 lb-ft of torque as before but made even more fuel efficient recording 16 mpg in the city and 22 mpg in the highway. These figures are based on the reworked 2008 EPA standards.

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Sony Ericsson K-Series Phones - Offers Unlimited

However, forget of any thought of possible stagnation. Innovative mobile phone manufacturers are taking the level farther and coming up with mobile phones with some very interesting features to add their role of communication. Sony Ericsson puts a pioneering stance in announcing mobile phones with camera features.

The K-series phones ( probably stemming from Swedish version of ‘Camera’ as ‘Kamera’) from the Sony- Ericsson conglomerate has resultantly put forth a possibility of holding a high-resolution digital camera in the name of a mobile phone. The siblings in the K-series family are K200, K220, K300, K310, K320, K500, K510, K550i, K600i, K608i, K610i, K700, K750i, K790/K800, and K810. As a common factor, all the mobile phones carry a regular ‘candy-bar’ type look. The mobiles in this family feature camera in a ‘dual-front’ design. The high-end models in this series are branded under ‘CyberShot’ name.

From the very introductory year of K-series phones, the mobiles in this category has caught the fancy of many eyes by being able to serve the purpose of a fully loaded phone also equipped with high-resolution image capturing possibility. The add-on feature invigorated many a minds in making a selection of a phone offering a utilizable image capturing feature. The innovativeness has generated enough response in favour of Sony-Ericsson. For Sony-Ericsson the onus was to carry on the positivity forward. And they did it particularly well.

The result is there to be seen for all. Today, K-series phones find top mentions in the the most wanted list of a buyer. The phone functionality, simple-yet-trendy look, and the unbeatable camera resolution in the respective category has instilled the desire in every user’s mind to possess a Sony-Ericsson K-series phone.

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2008 Jeep Liberty - Redesigned From Ground-Up

The all new 2008 Jeep Liberty is designed to take more of the classic Jeep form. The reason? Well, it is a fact that classic designs are timeless and this is probably the reason why Chrysler has decided to make the new 2008 Jeep Liberty as classic as possible.

The new 2008 Jeep Liberty has made its debut at the New York International Auto Show where it displayed its well-groomed appearance which strongly suggests its classic Jeep heritage. And recently Jeep had agreed to let The Detroit News see the new Liberty as well as to interview some of the people behind the vehicle’s new design.

The all-new 2008 Liberty that will hit dealerships beginning the third quarter of this year is equipped with the many elements that arched this vehicle to become a top seller in the small SUV segment. Designers also straightened out most of the Liberty’s curves but at the same time retained some of the individual quirks, while adding a few more features. “There are two types of Jeeps, modern and classic. We wanted the Liberty to mature but still remain playful. The open top was really an engineering tour de force,” said Ralph Gilles, Jeep’s top designer. He was also the on responsible for the interior design of the original Liberty that debuted in 2002.

Liberty engineers were also very pleased with the all-new Sky Slide which they claimed is an industry exclusive and create a giant sunroof that measures 33 inches by 41 inches.

To open the sunroof a switch is used to open the roof electronically, gathering the canvas at either end. Once it’s completely open, passengers in the second row will be able to enjoy an open sky ride. Jeep® has spent couple of month’s just to ensure that the roof will not leak and would seal tightly when closed.

The new Liberty looks bulky because it’s bigger, which was the main objective of the designers and engineers when they increased its overall length by 2 inches, stretched the wheelbase by 2 inches, and expanded the cargo space by 3 inches. The spare tire which was once placed on the rear hatch was moved under the body just behind the rear axle.

By stretching the Liberty slightly opens up the interior. There are new comfortable seats provided for the new Liberty like for instance the driver’s seat now pushes back farther and providing enough room for bigger drivers. Sound deadening, Jeep nerf bar, and other refinements make the new Liberty quieter than the previous generation Liberty. The new 2008 Liberty also retained the seven-bar grille but makes it more refined.

The classic round headlights have been encased in glass housing and become part of the grille’s face topped by a clamshell hood. The rounded taillights have been replaced with lean rectangular ones that help organized the disorganized rear end.

The all-new 2008 Jeep Liberty also retained the 3.7 liter V6, the powertrain was modified to enhance fuel economy to an estimated 16 mpg in the city and 22 mpg on the highway based on the more stringent 2008 EPA numbers, Reuter said. Engineers and designers also included new front and rear suspension to make sure that the Liberty performs well both on and off the road.

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