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Regular readers of this space know that trite catch phrases, idiotic expressions, and misuse of words have a way of getting under my skin. The overuse and trivializing of the word "iconic" is a good example. What was once a word that had special and specific meaning has become mainstreamed to the degree that anyone or anything that is old and famous is now automatically considered "iconic." The iconic Hollywood Bowl, the iconic Elizabeth Taylor, the iconic American apple pie, the iconic sitcom I Love Lucy. The media usually starts these trends and then regular people pick up on it.
Another phrase much overused and overheard today is "back in the day." The expression itself isn't new, but has been picked up by all the "with it" folks of late. It is freely used to refer to almost any time in the past. Instead of simply saying "I used to wear white sneakers when I was a kid," now they say, "I wore white sneakers, back in the day." I don't use that expression; I prefer to say "in the good old days."
Back in the good old days, Toluca Lake had real restaurants. While there might be a few residents who still remember Val's where Trader Joe's market now stands and Barone's Italian restaurant, I wonder how many would recall Sorrentino's, Alfonse's, the Tick Tock, The China Trader, the King's Arms, or even Now Voyager and Jason's. All of these were on Riverside Drive and were Toluca Lake old reliables. In addition to being restaurants, they were local watering holes.
Back in the good old days before Trader Joe's and Von's, Toluca Lake's supermarkets were Toluca Mart and the Food Giant on the corner of Pass and Riverside. The Food Giant had a separate ice cream counter called Brookdale. They stocked my dad's favorite sherbet, Strawberry Crush, and my mom's favorite ice cream, Rocky Road.
Back in the good old days before Dana Drugs, Toluca Lake had Lakeside Pharmacy and another old time drug store (I forget the name) with a soda fountain right across the street from Warner Bros. Elliot's was a terrific furniture store on the corner of Pass Avenue and Riverside. My wife and I bought some of our first furniture there.
Back in the good old days, Toluca Lake had many charming little shops and boutiques such as Angela Cartwright's Rubber Boots. How many of today's Toluca Lake residents know that the original International House of Pancakes was right across the street from Bob's Big Boy? My sister had her sweet sixteen birthday party there.
Back in the good old days, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, W.C. Fields, Frank Sinatra, Ann Sheridan, Doris Day, Johnny Weissmuller, Amelia Earhart, Audie Murphy, Andy Griffith, Jonathan Winters and Roy Disney all called Toluca Lake home. Many of today's movie and television actors, writers, directors and producers still live here, but it will never be the same without old ski nose, Packy East.
Back in the good old days, you could actually drive down Riverside Drive without being in bumper to bumper traffic at rush hour. The only rush there was at that time of day were the studio drinkers rushing over to get a seat at the bar at Alfonse's or Jason's.
For many of us at Disney, the Mexican restaurant of choice for an off lot lunch was El Chiquito on Pass near the Warner's main gate. Don Griffith, Vance Gerry, Fred Lucky, Dave Michener and I spent many a lunch hour in that back corner booth in the bar. They had a really delicious open-faced steak sandwich with steak fries which helped to absorb the vodka tonics. And on Riverside Drive near the freeway and next to the Standard gas station I remember a cozy little French restaurant called Paul's which had live music.
Why do I reminisce so? Why do I think of the Toluca Lake of long ago? It must be the summer doldrums that brings out the nostalgic memories for me. Or maybe it's just old age. But I'll tell you this, if you weren't there back then, it is very hard to explain just how unique the village was. Toluca Lake "back in the day" was a very special place. You might even say it was "iconic."


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A NEWPORT woman was awarded a pay-out of £2,350 after taking a civil action against Gwent Police.
Mother-of-one Kristy Robinson took a case against the force to Cardiff Civil Justice, alleging that she was arrested without due cause after calling police to a domestic incident at her house four years ago.
She claimed she dialled 999 as she was being assaulted at her home in Pillgwenlly on April 12, 2010.
Two officers attended and, Miss Robinson said, found her with a bleeding face and her hair smelt of alcohol. Miss Robinson says this was consistent with what they had been told on the phone that a man had struck her and tipped wine over her.
The man claimed he had been the one assaulted, Miss Robinson said.
After a civil trial, Judge Patrick Curran QC found in favour of Miss Robinson, and Gwent Police were ordered to pay out £2,350 in damages on February 14 this month.
Miss Robinson, now 26, claimed: "I had been to a christening all day where I was a godmother. My last drink was at 11pm and this happened at about 4am or 5am.
"I had DNA taken from me. I'd never been in a cell before and it was frightening."
She claimed she was kept in the police station for six hours overnight. She was later released without charge.
She added: "At the time I was just saying, 'Why are you arresting me?' I couldn't understand it. It's only now since the judgment that I can say that's a bit of closure for me. It wasn't about the money."
Her solicitor, Nathan Hennah from HBJ&W Solicitors, welcomed the decision.
A spokesman for Gwent Police said: "Whilst Gwent Police is disappointed, it recognises the judgment of the court in relation to this claim. The arresting officer acted in good faith and in accordance with what she considered right and proper in all the circumstances.
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Souths fans hop to it with grand final ticketsMichael Chammas
Published: July 24 2013 - 3:00AM
It is still too early to start singing Glory, Glory to South Sydney, but that hasn't stopped Rabbitohs fans from snapping up close to 7000 tickets for this year's premiership decider.
In the first few hours after grand final tickets went on sale to club members on Tuesday morning, more than 12,000 seats were booked, with 54 per cent of those hoping the team in red and green will be there on October 6.
It is by far the biggest allocation of tickets of any club in the NRL, with Sydney Roosters the next best with 10 per cent of tickets purchased on the opening day of sales.
Within the first two hours sales on Tuesday, more tickets were purchased than in the entire first day of sales last year.
Canterbury fans were among the most confident in purchasing tickets last year, with South Sydney members also riding their team's success with 24 per cent of the tickets sold on day one last year.
But confidence in their team's ability to progress through to final weekend of the season has skyrocketed this year given Souths are flying high at the top of the ladder.
Not even a shock golden-point loss to St George Illawarra on the eve of the ticket sales, nor a rise in ticket prices, could deter the Bunnies faithful from guaranteeing a grand final spot.
Diamond category seating almost sold out inside two minutes of the priority window opening, with only single seats remaining in that section.
Percentage of grand final tickets purchased by each clubs' members: Broncos: 4.4%, Bulldogs: 5.8%, Cowboys: 1.0%, Dragons: 3.7%, Eels: 2.0%, Knights: 1.8%, Storm: 3.9%, Panthers: 1.2%, Souths: 54.6%, Raiders: 1.9%, Roosters: 10.7%, Manly: 3.1%, Sharks: 1.2%, Titans: 1.2%, Tigers: 2.2%, Warriors: 1.7%.
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Miller Mennonite Church (Leitersburg, Maryland, USA)
Miller Mennonite Church (Washington-Franklin Mennonite Conference), located near Leitersburg, Maryland, was established in 1765. After services had been held in private homes for many years, a stone meetinghouse was built by Martin Bachtel (their minister) upon his farm near Fiddlersburg, which served until 1835, when a stone church was built on the present site, donated by Jacob Miller, which was surrounded by many families of the Miller name. The brick church was built in 1926. The bishop in 1835 was Peter Eshleman, ordained in 1828.
Ministers who have served the congregation were Christian Strite, ordained 1850; Jacob Oberholtzer, 1863; Adam Baer, 1876; his son Henry H. Baer, 1883; J. C. Miller, 1893; D. M. Strite, 1901; John D. Risser, 1920. M. K. Horst was serving as bishop in 1954.
Sunday school has been conducted there since 1893.
In 1956 the congregation's membership was 183, with Daniel M. Strite and Samuel L. Martin as ministers.
In 2014 the church was led by Ministers Shelley W. Graybill, Ronald L. Hostetter, and Stephen L. Martin and Deacons J. Norman Diller and Nathan H. Diller. Membership was 197.
Mennonite Church Directory 2014. Harrisonburg, VA: Christian Light Publications, Inc., 2014: 141.
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Risser, John D. (1957). Miller Mennonite Church (Leitersburg, Maryland, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 August 2017, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Miller_Mennonite_Church_(Leitersburg,_Maryland,_USA)&oldid=117166.
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North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell wanted this one back. It seemed so obvious to her, in hindsight, how the Tar Heels could have avoided a late-game collapse in a 56-50 loss to Tennessee in the national semifinals on Sunday night. UNC attempted only eight foul shots, hitting six. Tennessee was 20-of-26 with an aggressive approach that led to foul trouble for North Carolina guard Camille Little and center LaToya Pringle. (Lexington Dispatch)
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Grant Holmes – AZL Dodgers (7/8 and 7/22)
Easy, fluid delivery; shows poise, confidence, and rhythm; despite muscular frame, the arm action is loose and quick; three-quarters to high three-quarters slot; uses lower half well to generate velocity; balance and direction are good, for the most part, but inconsistent.
FB: 92-95, sitting 93-94 from the windup; 92-93 from the stretch; showed plus command to the glove-side corner of the plate from windup; less command from stretch, but around the plate; four-seam was straight, with some late life; also threw more of a cutter (at the same velocity, with better command) that the AZL Padre hitters really had no chance to hit; definitely a weapon. SL: 81-83; consistently average with good command; often flashes plus; deceptive; inconsistent sharpness, but late breaking; swing-and-miss pitch to both RHH and LHH; I only saw one in-game changeup at 88 mph; slowed down delivery slightly; straight with some late sink; shows some feel, but did not look comfortable using it yet.
While Holmes lacks the room for physical development to project an uptick in velocity, he appears to have the present tools and mentality to foresee developing into a no. 2-3 starter. The development of the changeup will likely be Holmes' biggest obstacle to reaching his potential. However, the floor is high, with a FB/SL/ ommand combo that would hypothetically play in a major-league bullpen today. That being said, the delivery and mound presence lead me to believe he will come closer to reaching his ceiling than not.
Carlos Felix – AZL Dodgers (7/8)
In similar form to recent Dodger signings out of Mexico, Felix looks poised on the mound with an advanced feel to pitch; quick, loose arm; repeats delivery well, but there are flaws; good rhythm and leg drive off the rubber, but cuts himself off some, landing closed, and rotating over a stiff front leg, falling toward 1B; appears to have trouble consistently keeping both feet connected to the mound on release.
Shows very good control of FB-CB combo, filling up the zone with strikes; FB: 88-92, sitting 88-90; good angle when down; heavy with occasional late life; appears to have more velocity in there; CB: 73-77; good feel; flashes depth and sharpness.
An intriguing prospect, Felix looks to be a future major-leaguer on first impression. He has already improved, and with further improvements to his delivery to better utilize the energy that his lower half is capable of generating, it would not be hard to picture a prospect who could become a mid-rotation starter. He presently throws strikes, know how to pitch, and has a durable frame, capable of eating up innings. On the flip side, if Felix eats up too many cookies, he will likely not maintain the coordination to repeat his delivery over longer stretches, pointing more toward a future role in the bullpen. Either way, Felix is a nice prospect to have in the system.
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These are great. If you guys got someone out in Arizona, I'd love to hear some thoughts on Bobby Bradley. He is mashing and had one of the most advanced HS bats in the draft according to scouts.
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Thanks! I love that you have someone reporting from the AZL. I hope there are more reports coming.
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Thanks for the eyes! I've been wondering if DBJ's statistical improvement could make him succeed in the majors after we'd all written him off as a bust. Disappointing report on Jagielo, though.
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Thanks - great reports.
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There were reports before the season that Vogelbach lost over 30 pounds and was looking great in pictures. Did he gain this weight back or is this lazy reporting/relying on old information?
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- The chateau exists in the real-world, but it does not produce any champagne vintage.
I can't find any evidence that the above statement is true, so I've removed it from the article until we find out otherwise. -- Renegade54 21:31, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
- Also, the article seems to have additional problems.. it says Coeur is from the 24th century, but then states that inhabitants in 1996 were drinking the stuff? -- Captain M.K.B. 22:06, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
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LONDON (AP) — British Transport Police have released harrowing images of a child in a stroller being blown by tunnel wind onto London subway tracks and a woman leaping to the rescue moments before a train arrived.
Authorities say the July 23 incident occurred when a man placed the pushchair at the base of a Goodge Street station staircase before going to help others with luggage. The images show the pushchair rolling to the tracks and the woman jumping to the tracks in terror to grab the baby. Police are seeking to identify the couple.
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Being Thanksgiving break and all, I've been able to watch Letterman/Conan three nights in a row.
Of course, they take every opportunity they can to make fun of anything- and they have done so with Artest.
Heres some things I saw these past three nights:
-On Conan, they had a segment on "What celebrities are doing on Thanksgiving", where they show a picture zoomed in on a celebrity doing something normal for thanksgiving, then zoom out and it's something totally different, and one of them was Artest stuffing a turkey. They zoomed out to how him with two turkeys on his fist, punching two guys in Pistons jerseys.
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Flickr iPhone app @ mentions arrive
Twitter didn't launch with hashtags and @ mentions, but those two simple communication features have quickly become central to how we communication on Twitter, and many other social channels. The latest platform to add the ability is the Flickr iPhone app, which added @ mentions this week. From the official Flickr blog:
Take the conversations to another level!
You can now mention your friends right from the app. Start by typing in the @ sign, and then simply select one of your Flickr contacts to mention them in a title, description or comment. We will notify your friends that you mentioned them.
Flickr enabled users to tag their contacts in photos since 2009 (known as 'People in Photos'), but this new @ mention feature for the iPhone app boils this down to its bare essentials and adds the ability to quickly and easily mention people in comments and descriptions.
Businesses need to be aware of Flickr iPhone app @ mentions because the feature further expands the interconnected conversations that are happening on one of the world's most popular photo-sharing platforms. If your business is a public space where people are likely to take and share pictures, whole brand-related discussions could be taking place.
Monitoring and engaging with the conversations happening between users on Flickr is not complicated, but it takes time and effort to keep up-to-date. Setting up a Flickr account for your business is one way to get into the conversation, so that users can cite your business using a @ mention, and then you'll receive an automatic alert, just like on Twitter.


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Each December, the editorial staff of The Daily & Sunday Jeffersonian reflects on the year coming to an end, thinking back on those whose contributions have made better community for all of us. We search for those who have gone beyond self-interest and become servants of the public. After much reflection, we name an individual or a group as Persons of the Year.
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Fox's sci-fi thriller Minority Report continued its storming run over the weekend with a $13m haul from 19 European markets to give it a $145m international cumulative score. The picture opened number one in Greece with a $380,000 gross from 51 screens - yet another all time best territory opening for star Tom Cruise and the third best ever Greek opening for Fox behind Independence Day and Titanic.
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Musician Keb Mo recently visited the White House in Washington and performed his blues rendition of "America the Beautiful" in the East Reception Room. Enjoy some great scenes of America and the President set to this classic song in celebration of Independence Day.
Day: July 4, 2012
Doña Ana County Democrats Help Illuminate the Electric Light Parade
Doña Ana County Democrats were out in force on Tuesday night to help illuminate the annual Electric Light Parade, held in downtown Las Cruces. Participating in the parade, and greeting voters along the way, were Obama for America, State Senator Mary Kay Papen, State Senator Mary Jane Garcia, State Senate candidate Bill Soules, State Representative Rudolpho "Rudy" Martinez, State Representative candidate Jeff Steinborn, Judicial Candidates Marci Beyer, Daren Kugler, and Mary Rosner, County Commissioner candidate Wayne Hancock, and City Councillor Greg Smith along with many local grassroots Democrats.


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The razing of three buildings along Turner Avenue is slated to begin next week.
According to Cambridge Economic Development Director Steve Gierhart, May 15 will mark the start of demolition of the structures, located at 704 and 708 Turner Ave., and at 137 S. Seventh St., by Cambridge-based Nicolozakes Trucking & Construction Inc. Advance preparation of the site, however, will begin May 12, including fencing off the area and removing utility connections.
The buildings formerly housed Gilcher Auto Service, Jefferis Motors Inc. and Club Kaos, respectively. All were previously condemned, Gierhart said, and the demolition of the buildings was approved by the Columbus-based Ohio Historical Preservation Office.
Concerns were raised that the Club Kaos building, a church in years past, might have been listed as a historical structure.
Prior to the decision being made to raze the structures, Gierhart said their rehabilitation was considered. However, inspectors dismissed this as not feasible, due to the condition of the buildings.
When the demolition of the buildings is completed, the cleared lots will be paved, Gierhart said, to provide parking. However, should interest in the lots be generated, they may be sold to a developer. And when the current Municipal Court is vacated, that property may be included as a package promoted to potential purchasers.
As well, Turner Avenue will be resurfaced.
Gierhart said Turner Avenue will be closed two or three days during the work, with South Seventh Street possibly shut down a single day. Motorists and pedestrians alike are urged to take alternate routes to avoid the work site. The lots are expected to be cleared by early June.
The project is part of ongoing downtown revitalization efforts, Gierhart said, and is funded by a $400,000 Community Development Block Grant secured several months ago.
Among the components of the grant was the renovation of the facades of seven downtown buildings, the final work being recently completed, and $220,000 earmarked to fund the burial of utility lines. However, when it was discovered the money was far insufficient for the project the cost was determined to be more than $1,000,000 it was diverted to the acquisition and clearing of the Turner Avenue properties.


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THE PRODUCT: Max Factor claims that this loose powder fights shine, blends perfectly with your skin tone, stays in place throughout the day and gives your skin a soft, groomed complexion. This powder is apparently a trustworthy face powder which is why it's in demand with professionals. The clever mesh sieve dispenses the perfect amount of powder so none of it goes to waste and the translucent shade suits all skin tones and blends with any foundation. A powder puff is provided for easy blending and the ultra-fine formula doesn't feel dry on the skin. To top it off this product is dermatologically tested.
PRICE/AVAILABLITY: I purchased the powder from my local Boots or Superdrug store where it's priced at £7.99 which is for a pot of 15g of powder.
USING THE PRODUCT: I used the puff that comes with the powder to gently press this on the surface of the loose powder and tap this onto my skin all over. I didn't use too much of the powder and only gave myself a light covering of it. I then used a large powder brush to spread the powder around my face. I did this in downwards strokes, although on the cheek area I used circular motions. The powder doesn't have any kind of scent to it and I found that it was really easy to apply using the puff. You do really need to be careful how much powder you use, otherwise it may end up looking a little too much and as the powder seems to be tinted slightly despite saying it's translucent.
RESULTS: Luckily the powder looked natural without making my skin look orange. For very pale skin tones this powder probably will give you a hint of colour as it's not really translucent. The powder felt light on my face which was good. I applied the powder in the morning before going to work and I found that the powder was still looking great into the early hours of the afternoon. I found that the powder came off easily using a facial cleansing wipe.
OVERALL OPINION: I like the packaging to the product and the fact that you get a powder puff and the small sieve with it which you can use to dispense the right amount of powder. I found the powder easy to apply using the supplied puff or using a large brush. I find that if you use the puff you do tend to get a slightly better coverage. The powder did give my skin some colour, although it didn't make it look orange. In terms of value the powder is a lot more expensive than other brands but I have found it to be good quality. As you don't need to use a huge amount of the powder this product should last me for quite a long time. I would definitely recommend this product, although go easy on the bronzer if you are putting this powder on the top of it.
I've recently become acquainted with this little gem so, as usual, I had to share my thoughts with you all! If you've never used loose powder before, it really isn't much different to pressed, you just have to find your own method to prevent spillage.
The packaging for this isn't exactly as above: the pot is black with "maxfactor" written on the top in gold, but I couldn't find the exact picture when I suggested this! It is a deep, round, screw top pot, and unlike most loose powders, you don't need to take extra care when opening. Inside the pot you are greeted with a (slightly useless) fur puff, which when lifted reveals an inner transparent plastic lid that stops the powder *poof*ing up on opening. Lifting this lid reveals yet another useful lid, this one is a mesh net that allows access to the powder without getting it everywhere. This mesh topper can be removed if you want to get at the powder but I leave it on because it's so handy.
You get 15g of powder which has a medium skin colour, but don't worry when applied the colour doesn't show up, even on the palest of skins (I can't comment on the darkest skin tones having no on to test it on). It is very obviously high quality loose powder, while it may compress under the mesh lid, it doesn't clump together, and it is extremely fine. It has a slightly talc like smell (no surprise because most make up is made from talc and this is no different) but it is not unpleasant.
I apply this with a large face powder brush (stargazer brand) to the whole face and the neck. I have tried to use the supplied applicator, but I find it doesn't do much other than hog the powder. The mesh topper allows the brush hairs through to pick up powder but prevents the expected cloud of loose powder, mega bonus points for this because sneezing ruins make up around the nose!
I apply using swirling for light coverage and pressing for heavy coverage, both of which work well with this powder. It goes on even and invisible, blends well into foundation or naked skin (true to promise!), leaving the skin looking smooth and soft and buffed. It certainly prevents shine, my face always looks super matt when I use this, even on the nose.
Dense application with a medium sized dense brush gives really good coverage under the eyes and brightens my deep-set-eye-bags far better than any concealer I've come across. It isn't easy to over apply this, extra layering simply intensifies the coverage without caking or clogging pores and making them visible.
However I apply, I find the powder lasts several hours, and while I reapply once in the middle of the day, this is far less than most loose powders, so no loss of stars for that.
A 15g pot costs around £7.99, so it's at the higher end of the budget make up ranges. It can be bought from boots or any other MaxFactor stockist, or on eBay. In my opinion this is not expensive for the quality of the powder, and it is one of the best budget make up buys around.
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Recent correspondence in The Telegraph has focused on whether the baby boomer generation have had it all when it comes to house price growth.
Whether or not you accept the argument about the practical value of baby boomers' housing wealth, they really have had it all when it comes to pensions. What a good pension looks like to someone who has joined the workplace in the past decade is a world away from the goldplated schemes enjoyed by the older generation.
Unfortunately for the majority of those born since the baby boomers, not only will they never enjoy the benefit of such a scheme, they will also end up helping pay the price for those schemes set up on behalf of their parents and grandparents.
From an employee's point of view, a final salary pension is the holy grail of pensions arrangements, providing a guaranteed retirement income related to earnings.
Typically, someone who works for the same company throughout his or her career could receive a pension of around half their earnings near retirement, with a tax-free lump sum on top.
But very few private-sector employers now offer them to new staff, and many have closed schemes to existing employees.
Reasons for the decline of final salary have been well documented. People are living longer, investment returns this century have been lower and interest rates are at an all-time low. This means that costs for employers have rocketed, particularly because they have to recover deficits built up in recent years as well as fund the pensions of current employees.
The trend is irreversible. Employers are now unable to take on the high and uncertain cost of new final salary pensions. To give an indication, average employer contributions to final salary schemes were 15.2pc of members' wages in 2012, with many also making special contributions to reduce deficits. By contrast, average employer contributions to "defined contribution" schemes, where all the risk sits with the employee, were 6.6pc.
This means that, to a large extent, the security of your retirement income depends on your age and where you work. With their final salary pensions protected, many of the baby boomer generation have the prospect of a much more comfortable later life than their children, who are likely to have to work for longer and still end up with less.
To make matters worse, the cost of these generous pensions is largely met by the younger generation, because employers with high pension commitments have less money available to fund salary increases and other benefits.
It's not all bad news, though.
While membership of final salary schemes continues to fall, automatic enrolment means that the number of people with some pension is increasing. Instead of a minority having very good pensions and others having little or no retirement savings, the vast majority of the younger generation should have some provision for later life. The hard part is to ensure it's enough to give them an acceptable retirement income. We suggest minimum savings for retirement of 12pc of earnings, including employer contributions.
What's encouraging is that the latest data from our 2014 Retirement Report suggests that the younger generation is adopting a pragmatic approach to planning for later life – perhaps recognising that they will not have it as easy as their parents. More than 60pc of those under 30 are now saving adequately for their retirement, putting away an average of 13pc of their salary – higher than any older age group.
So, all you baby boomers, enjoy your house and your pension while it lasts. And encourage the younger generation to save, both through pensions and through other tax-efficient savings such as Isas. In the meantime, many of you will probably have to dip into your pocket to help your own children on to the housing ladder or to repay their debts – otherwise you may find yourself with "stay at home" off-spring for longer than you bargained for.
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Toby Strauss is group director for insurance at Lloyds Banking Group and chief executive of Scottish Widows. Before that he was at rival insurer Aviva and previously managed mortgage broker Charcol and wealth manager Towry.
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"I don't know whether [House Majority Leader] Mr. Cantor (R-Va.) watched any of the town meetings that we had in August of 2009, [but] they were much more confrontational in many respects than these demonstrations are," Hoyer told reporters at his weekly pen-and-pad news conference Tuesday.
The second-ranking House Democrat was referring to the Tea Party-led protests at town hall meetings in 2009 where many Americans protested and spoke out against the very unpopular Obamacare health-reform law – which was being debated in Congress at the time.
Democrats – primarily in the House – used the summer break period to go home to their districts and attempt to convince the public to support Obamacare. Instead, most were met by large groups of angry protesters
Hoyer, who had been asked his opinion of the left-wing Occupy protests in New York, Washington, D.C., and other cities, said that they were merely democracy in action, and that the protesters were highlighting one of the "good aspects of democracy."
"This is a democracy," Hoyer said, "and one of the good aspects of democracy is that people get the opportunity to express their concerns and hope that actions will be taken to address those grievances."
Hoyer's reference to Cantor involves comments Cantor made Oct. 7 about the Occupy D.C. protests in Washington. Cantor said that he was "increasingly concerned" about the leftist protesters gathering in cities across the country.
"I, for one, am increasingly concerned about the growing mobs occupying Wall Street and the other cities across the country," Cantor said.
Hoyer's comments echoed those of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) who also attacked Cantor for calling the protesters "mobs," saying that Cantor didn't respond when the Tea Party was demonstrating.
"I didn't hear him say anything when the Tea Party was out demonstrating, actually spitting on members of Congress right here in the Capitol and he and his colleagues were putting signs in the windows encouraging them," Pelosi said Oct. 9.
The Occupy protests, which began in New York City on Wall Street, have moved to several cities across the country. They consist of a variety of liberal activist groups protesting against issues ranging from Wall Street bailouts, to the war in Afghanistan, to the existence of large corporations.
Typically, the protesters squat – or occupy – an area, camping out indefinitely and staging marches and various other events in conjunction with their encampments.
Occupy protests in New York, Boston and Washington, D.C. have reportedly led to more than 700 arrests, with the most recent being six protesters arrested for storming the Hart Senate Office building in Washington on Tuesday.


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It's now been 17 minutes since I turned the game on (real time, not game time) and IU still has not scored.
If Evan Gordon is going to pass up wide open threes he has no business being on the court.
Raise your hand if you think IU wins this game LOL.
If you are a boy, and your parents name you "Leslee", it's safe to assume you were a whoops-a-baby.
This team is allergic to offense. Sheehey misses an easy tip and Vonleh gets rejected by the rim on a dunk attempt.
At least Rutgers isn't in the Big Ten yet. It would be really awful to lose to all the doormats in the same season.
I hate Crean. He makes it so hard for his team to get an open look.
This team is so bad that I knew we would lose when it was an eight point game. Nebraska made adjustments and we didn't.
Crean has no idea of what an adjustment is.
What a surprise, Hanner loses the ball.
I know what is wrong with this team- it has way too many players that don't contribute ANYTHING.
Troy Williams would really be something if he tried to play basketball instead of trying to prove he is the most athletic person on the court.
Don't worry Crean called a timeout so he can draw up the most soul crushing turnover in his arsenal.
Why is Noah on the bench? Crean is an absolute moron with his lineups. He actively hurts his team's chances of winning.
What a surprise, they throw some junk at the basket and it goes in.
A six point deficit is 25 for this team.
What the hell is wrong with you Will? That is a STUPID foul.
It's a good thing we played all those NAIA teams during the non-conference so we could learn how to win.
Has Yogi even attempted a shot in this half? Why is he not involved?
I see no possible way for us to make the tournament now. Shame. Would have been nice to get some experience for a possible tourney run next year
So, down three we foul even though we had time to get a rebound and draw up a play?
If you would have told me before the season that halfway through the Big Ten schedule we would be tied with Ohio State, I would have been happy. If you would have told me before the season that halfway through the Big Ten schedule we would be tied with Nebraska, I would have been horrified.
Shooting guards that shoot 50% from the charity stripe are a problem, generally speaking.
Until this hyper religious buffoon gets canned we will be a second rate program.
Crean draws up a play that takes 16 seconds off the clock here, ending in a turnover.
You could see this loss coming a mile away. This team has no poise, intelligence, or coaching.


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A Few More Details On The 24 Movie
It's a day in two hours
Back at the start of December, Kiefer Sutherland confirmed that the long-developing 24 Movie was finally storming ahead. Intriguingly, it seems that it's only Sutherland that's ever talking about this film, which gives us an appropriately Jack Bauer-like notion of him going rogue and making the thing entirely on his own. But whatever the circumstances, Sutherland has just provided a few more bits of 24 Movie intel to compliment what we already knew.
Firstly, while the film will obviously not be 24 hours long, it will still cover a full day. Hence the name. So all you wags who suggested it should be re-titled something like 90 Minutes... are sort of right, actually. There is a precedent for a more conflated 24 narrative: there was the Redemption TV movie back in 2008. But that was still supposedly in real time and only covered a two-hour period. This will be the first 24 hours that hasn't unfolded over (more or less) 24 hours...
Secondly, in terms of the film's place in the 24 canon, Sutherland says it's about six months after the end of the eighth season, picking up the thread of... actually, we won't say, in case you haven't got that far yet.
And finally, there's confirmation that Mary Lynn Rajskub's Chloe will have a place in the movie's story.
The much-touted Billy Ray wrote the initial drafts of the screenplay, with recent additional work by Mark Bomback (Unstoppable, the upcoming Wolverine). Brian Grazer is producing. The film is believed to see Jack Bauer making his ends justify his means in Europe, but the previously reported Fox shortlist of five directors still hasn't resulted in an announcement. Can't be long now.


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Today is Superbowl Sunday and go figure, I am working on a new Social Media campaign! Here in the office we have been exploring new outlets to gain interacting followers with Social Media, and we forgot the most important client. Ideas and Pixels!
We needed a way to intrigue business owners to become our core group of social media followers. Then it struck me! Even though it was Superbowl Sunday, drinking can wait — I just conceptualized our new Social Media campaign!
Our new Social Media campaign involves giving away print collateral for FREE! We would love to run offer more giveaways for your business that could include: indoor/outdoor print banners, window stickers, flyers, card-stock/vinyl posters and so on. Considering this is Ideas and Pixels first Social Media campaign attempt, we are starting small by giving away 500 Premium Free Business Cards. If this campaign takes off you can be sure that we will offer larger prints, like our $850 vinyl indoor/outdoor banners!
Now with our new campaign running and how excited I am to watch the Superbowl, well actually to start drinking, here are all of the files I used to make this campaign! Feel free to use as you please, build your own marketing campaign or use on your website website — Heck here is the actual Photoshop file I designed!
Special thanks to Veodesign for designing some incredible simple Social Media icons for our campaign. Want to use the icons as we have? Visit his website by clicking here!
Even more thanks to wpLike2Get for building a simple sharing plugin that was easy to use and add to our blog. Now I won't miss my Superbowl party! Download this plugin by clicking here!


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STAGE TUBE: MAMMA MIA Returns to Stuttgart for a Limited Run, Feb 14!
MAMMA MIA! The world's most successful musical from back in February 2013 in Stuttgart 14 February 2013 for a six month limited run. BroadwayWorld has a preview of the show below.
The original musical featuring the hits of ABBA enthusiasts worldwide, more than 50 million spectators in 325 cities, has been translated into over 10 languages??, and was the model for the same Hollywood blockbusters.
Also convinced MM! by a rousing and lively story, which in the most known songs of ABBA reflects a positive, easy life and does not hold the audience in their seats.
For more information, visit: http://www.mamma-mia.com/mammamia_readnews.asp?id=488mm&sec=news
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As Ewan McGregor is hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister, he uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.
Summit Entertainment has unleashed a new international trailer for Roman Polanski-directed movie "The Ghost Writer". Though it shares many scenes from the movie, the video fails to explain what this film is really about.
A successful British ghostwriter The Ghost agrees to complete the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang and flies to an oceanfront house on an island off the U.S. Eastern seaboard to work on the project. As he begins to uncover a dark secret linking Lang to the CIA, The Ghost starts to question whether his predecessor on the project was murdered because of the appalling truth he uncovered.
Ewan McGregor leads with Pierce Brosnan starring as former British Prime Minister Adam Lang. Kim Cattrall and Olivia Williams also join the cast to portray Amelia and Ruth Lang respectively. This thriller is scheduled to be dropped in limited U.S. theaters on February 19.


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'Chippinge Borough' was publlished in 1907, and is a magnificent tale of 19th Century England during the tumultuous days of the Reform Bill. This book was the author's own favorite among his novels. It is set in England in the early 1830s, and well describes well the Reform period and the Bristol Riots.
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Drawing from diverse influences, Costa Rican's rich culture mixes the Catholic religion, customs from places as diverse as Spain, Africa and Asia, along with the traditions of indigenous Costa Rican tribes.
Lapa Rios Ecolodge is located in Southern Costa Rica on the Osa Peninsula, it is home to many traditions of its own and the hotel is proud to support local artisans, dancers, and signers through the gift shop, sustainability initiatives, and entertainment for guests of the hotel.
If you're to learn more about the culture and traditions of Costa Rica while you're visiting Lapa Rios please let our reservations department know so that we can help you plan your cultural activities while you are here.
Some of the largest traditions in Costa Rica include:
The legend states that in 1636 The Virgin of Angels appeared to a girl from Cartago many times as a small stone statue. The Virgin asked the girl to build a church in her honor in the spot where she kept finding the statue. The people did so and because of this many miracles took place. Presumably, the stone statue was found the 2nd of August in 1940. Celebrating this date with great joy every year, people walk from their homes to this church, no matter how far away they live, to pay respects to the patron saint of Costa Rica.
Throughout the entire "Semana Santa" there are church celebrations and family parties. The first activity in church is the "Domingo de Ramos" where the priest gives everyone a blessed palm leaf, which is reminiscent of the day Jesus walked into Jerusalem and people greeted him with palm leaves. The following Sunday is the last celebration of the resurrection of Jesus, three days after he was crucified. Thursday all businesses are closed and people start to party at the beach, but attend church on Sunday when they get back home.
The most important Christmas tree in Costa Rica is the tree of the Children's National Hospital. People arrive early to light up the tree to be with the sick children. This brings hope to the sick children and makes them happy in spite of their situation. A very popular part of Christmas is El Portal, a miniature scene of Jesus being born in the stall made out of figurines and decorations. Most people put it up in early December and keep it until January, but the little Jesus is not to be placed in the scene until midnight on December 24th. That's also when the adults open their gifts. The children are told that the Baby Jesus brings their gifts while they are sleeping. To remove El Portal, a group of neighbors get together at a different person's house each day to act out the pilgrimage of Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem. They pray the Rosary and drink Rompope (eggnog) with all kinds of snacks including, of course, tamales – a traditional plate made out of maize, potatoes, meat, rice and paprika. The Misa de Gallo, Christmas Mass, takes place at midnight on December twenty-fifth. On this night, many families enjoy their traditional Christmas dinner.
Every year in mid-October the Costa Rican people celebrate the arrival of Christopher Columbus, who arrived in 1502 to Uvita, an island about 1 km from the port of Limon. For nearly a week the city of Limon fills with people, color and music. In the streets you can find concerts, beauty contests, parades and huge pots of hot "Rondon" (fishstew/fishmulligan). This celebration's highlight is the "Gran Desfile" where different colorfully costumed dancing groups along with acrobats are featured in the streets, and are evaluated by a jury. There are many drinks and dances; the whole city moves to reggae, roots, calypso, salsa and socca rhythms. The carnival is a very afro-Caribbean event, but occasionally there are also indigenous groups who warn against Columbus with fight-dances. In the rest of Costa Rica this event is celebrated by the schoolchildren, who dress up as diverse figures, such as indigenous people or Columbus.
On the 30th of December at midnight Borucas awake with grim devilmasks. This ethnic festival of the native people of the south of the country recreates a fight to the death between the Indians (Diablitos) and the invading Spaniards. The tradition goes back to colonial times and has been passed down from generation to generation. It is a great display of native traditions, customs, and beliefs. The battle is stylized with masked and costumed "Diablitos" taking on a bull, which represents the Spanish. Amid much ceremony and play-acting, accompanied by flutes, drums, guitars, violins and accordions, the bull eventually meets a gory end in the center of the village. The meat is offered for sale and there are craft stalls and fireworks to add to the festive occasion. "Chicha", a fermented beverage derived from maize, is the favored drink during the party.
And many more!
Learn more about the incredible culture and traditions of Costa Rica while visiting us at Lapa Rios Ecolodge. Please let our reservations department know which cultural events you are interested in seeing so that we can help you plan your trip.


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Take your BBQ experience above and beyond with a delicious and fun build your own burger bar!
Take your BBQ experience above and beyond with a delicious and fun build your own burger bar!
We like to keep our outdoor celebrations simple, but at the same time playful and decorative. To take the burger experience above and beyond, we decided to set the table for our party as a 'build your own cheeseburger slider bar'.
The kids had a good time making their own burger. Not only did it make it easy to cater to their particular tastes, it also helped keep our hands free for other BBQ to-do's.
To reinforce the party theme, we used extra invitations we had as a decorative table embellishment.
We also cut out coordinating images (burgers and mustard/ketchup bottles) and used them as fun toothpick holders.
We used kid friendly plastic gingham table cloths, topped with solid colored paper plates that matched the colors of the invitation perfectly.
Wrapping the plastic utensils in napkins, then tied with twine maintained our casual look and did double duty in securing utensils together.
Plastic ketchup and mustard bottlesmade it fun for the kids to squeeze on their favorite topping - with NO mess!
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Dec. 14)
St. Petersburg police were under orders today to arrest any persons putting up anti-Semitic posters within the city limits in violation of a City Council ordinance. The order was issued after a sudden burst of anti-Semitic activity resulted in five blocks on the North side being heavily plastered with posters linking Communism and Judaism and calling for a halt to "Jewish immigration."
At the same time, tracts were distributed to most homes in the area stressing the same themes. Receipt of anonymous, scurrilous letters by Jewish residents of the city and non-Jews with Jewish-sounding names was also reported to the authorities. The letters were postmarked from this city.
Detective Lt. Ralph Lee who was assigned to handle the case had orders sent to the entire police force to be alert to apprehend men placing the anti-Semitic posters in the city. "Posters of this nature particularly will not be tolerated," he warned.


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Core Services: Overview
BNORC Cores facilitate and foster research in key areas of nutrition and obesity research across our themes:
- 1) Adipose Biology and Nutrient Metabolism (at BMC and Tufts)
- 2) Transgenic (at BIDMC)
- 3) Epidemiology and Genetics (at HSPH)
- 4) Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics
- 5) Administrative (BNORC) (iDXA info here)
Each core provides unique expertise and facilities to investigators whose research is in the area of obesity, energy expenditure, or nutrition. The core laboratories provide expert consultation and resources in the areas of adipose tissue metabolism, transgenic animal models, epidemiology and statistics, and clinical and community research. The adminstrative core provides organizational support. The intent of the cores is to provide the opportunity for scientists to share their research interests and activities, to learn new methods in this area of research and, in turn, to attract other established or new investigators to the area of obesity research.


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In what board members of the Southwest Florida Water Management District are interpreting as a political power play, a key Senate committee this week failed to confirm the water board's executive director.
The Senate Ethics and Elections Committee confirmed the executive directors of the other four state water management districts, but not Dave Moore, who for five years has been executive director of the agency commonly known as Swiftmud.
Moore, facing the possible loss of his $194,000-a-year post, did not respond to a request for comment Friday.
The committee's chairman, Lee Constantine, R-Altamonte Springs, said Moore's confirmation was being held up at the request of another senator, but he didn't know who.
"It was a request of the fourth floor — the senate president's office," Constantine said. "They said a senator had requested it."
Water district board vice chairman Neil Combee said the freeze on Moore is a signal that someone in Tallahassee is displeased with Moore.
"Sometimes messages are sent, and sometimes they're subtle or not so subtle," the former Polk County commissioner said.
But Combee said he wasn't sure what the message was. He also said he has not discussed the matter with Sen. J.D. Alexander, R-Lakeland, a close friend a political ally.
Alexander hung up on a reporter who called for comment.
Another board member, former Manatee County Commissioner Pat Glass, blamed "a hidden agenda" by state Sen. Ronda Storms, R-Plant City, involving the deal Tampa is trying to cut to sell its reclaimed water to phosphate giant Mosaic and Tampa Electric Co.
"It certainly is a twist on the usual political machinations," Glass said. "It's not too clever."
Storms did not respond to several requests for comment.
Water district board chairwoman Judith Whitehead of Brooksville said she wants the board to vote next week to rehire Moore. That way he could at least keep his job for another year, and then he could try again for Senate confirmation in 2009. Combee and board members Todd Pressman of Clearwater and Ronald Oakley of Zephyrhills said they would support such a move.
"He will without a doubt be confirmed next year," Combee predicted.
The 13-member water district board, a state agency that collects taxes and oversees water supply planning for a 16-county area, meets in Tampa on Tuesday.
Moore, 51, of Odessa was hired by the board on a 7-3 vote in 2003. A geologist who had worked for Swiftmud for 20 years, Moore's initial hiring for the top job was held up because of opposition from Tallahassee. The then-head of the state Department of Environmental Protection, David Struhs, objected that the board was rushing its decision.
Since then, Moore has won high marks from the board. He had already been confirmed by the Senate Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee on a 5-0 vote last week.


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Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Review by Koala Chamise
"One of the best racing games on PC."
As the latest addition to the NFS series on PC, NFS Most Wanted offers some major and minor upgrade (as well as a few downgrade for that matter). Maybe most of you have played the previous NFS Underground series. Believe me, I have played those games, and this game is nothing like it.
Graphics >>[10/10]
NFSMW features one of the most amazing graphics by today standards. To begin with, we are presented with an awesome cut scene right at the start. In the game itself, there's not much to say about the awesome graphics. Car physics are very detailed, well design environment, particle effects, reflection detail, trees, roads, houses, tunnels, and my personal favorite, bridges, look extremely realistic.
The biggest change in graphics is that now we get to race in daytime. Yes, daytime. Unlike NFSU, you will see a lot of light effects in the game (or should I say sun effects?). Yeah, because you get to race in daylight now, you get very cool special effects called "overbright". It's like when it gets too bright after you get out of a tunnel. It's awesome, let me tell you.
Another thing worth mentioning is the nitro and speedbreaker effect. Most of you know what nitro effects look like, but there is a new feature in the game called speedbreaker that when used, will slow down the world in the speed of light. Well, sort of.
Simply put, the graphic is amazing. Nice job on bringing the game to sunlight. By the way, if you want maximum graphic detail (to "enjoy" all the features I told above) you will need superior graphic cards (such as the 6800 ultra or X800 thing) as the game is quite heavy itself. Very impressive.
Sound >>[10/10]
Well, what do you expect from a racing game? Yeah, the sound of car, the sound of engines, tires, and the sound of wind rushing through as you drive 200 miles per hour. Yeah, those standards are in the game.
As always, we are presented with EA Trax, a compilation of rock, metal, hip hop, rap, and techno music. It may not suit everyone, but it does fit tight in the game. You will enjoy it.
Story >>[8/10]
Rather good in comparison to the previous NFS games. It actually gives the right motivation to play through the end. Unlike NFSU, this game really has a story, for a racing game anyway.
You are someone (well, you have to name your character you know) who just come to Rockport City. After a few days of racing and stuff, you get to race Razor, the main villain of the game. Well now you bet on your car. You lose because Razor set you up. As if left alone with no car isn't bad enough, the cops caught you and put you in the jail for illegal racing. Lucky for you, after sometime, they let you out, and what do you know, there's Mia, a girl who took kindly after you (for some reason). Now you have to start from all over again. You have to climb to the top of the blacklist (a list of "Most Wanted" street racers, hence the title), and beat Razor, who apparently use your ride to get to the top, and get your ride back. Along the way you will meet Rog, who kindly take after you, as well as Sgt. Cross, a cop dedicated to bring all of you street racers down.
So to sum it up, you have to get to the top of the blacklist, while avoiding the cops. It has a lot of plot twist along the way, and the ending is a good one, but I'm not going to spoil it here. Play it yourself.
Gameplay >>[9/10]
The usual routine is here. Race, earn money, customizes your ride. There are a few additions to the kind of races we have here in NFSMW. Speedtrap, where your speed will be recorded in certain checkpoint in the game (obviously by some kind of a police tracking device) and your win will be decided by the sum of your recorded speed.
We also have sprint, drag, lap, and lap knockout from the previous game. You should be familiar with that. In addition to that, we no longer have drift races. Obviously, drift races are not "in" in Rockport City.
The biggest change in gameplay (and in the game) is the pursuit mode. If you pay any attention to what I said earlier, you have to avoid the police. This time, for real. In game, there will be special "Milestone" missions that include, for example: trade paint (crash) with several cop rides, evading the pursuit for a set time and below the set time, as well as avoiding roadblocks and spike trap.
You see, sometimes you'll meet police in-race. Should you do, the police will happily join your street race. Now this is quite fun as you will be racing while avoiding the cops.
Okay, the detail for pursuit mode is in the game, so I don't have to explain it here. One thing worth mentioning is that you now have a heat level. If you constantly clash with cops, your heat level will rise, and you will meet stronger opposition, such as heavy SUV, corvettes, and helicopters. To reduce your heat level, you have to paint your ride, change one visual part of your ride, and stuffs (GTA anyone?).
That's for the pursuit mode. Now obviously EA think that One-stop-shopping concept will be good for Rockport City (or they are getting lazy). Yes, you will not find separate upgrade shop like the previous game (engines, specialty, and body shop). All in one shop, from engines, nitros, rims, hoods, to paints and vinyls. Well, great concept if I may say, because it saves you time and energy from running around the town.
The downside of this, is well, you have limited selections of body parts. You can't install various bumpers and sidestep at the same time for example. The body part is pre determined as a set. Instead of, you get to install "body kit" early because of this. Well, it's kinda cool I guess since the design is nice for each set of body kit. Still, it's a cutback from the previous game.
As always, there're vast selections of parts for you to choose. Spoilers, roof tops, rims, hoods, and stuffs. It's a pity there is no custom door in this game. Simply put, what I want to say, is that this game doesn't really concentrate on customizing cars. It concentrates on races and pursuits (which is hard as hell).
Obviously you will be dying to know what kind of car you will meet here. Most of them are new, and very expensive car too! Porsche, Mercedes, Lamborghini, are just some name you will find in this game. Aston Martin, Chevrolet, you name it we got it. There are also the good old Golf GTI, Mitsubishi Eclipse, and RX 7 & 8. The majorities are new, American cars. Oh, and you won't find the legendary Mazda Miata in here.
Oh-kay, that's enough for the career mode. There's also the new challenge mode (that will challenge your racing and pursuit evasion skill to extreme limit), as well as quick race, and multiplayer mode (really fun).
The last thing I need to mention is the speedbreaker features. This is a new and really, really cool feature. This feature, when used, will slow down your world around. Ever watched Matrix? Yeah, like that. This is really a useful feature for making tight turn or just messing around. And it's quite the special effects too.
So, to sum it up, there are many things ripped off from the previous game, replaced by a lot of new and cool (as well as troublesome) features. This is quite the change from the previous game. Impressive.
Control >>[N/A]
As usual, control differs from car to car. Some car will be responsive, while others won't turn until you bash the button. Oh, and by the way, the way your car behaves can be controlled by performance tuning option. Do you know that? The control is good. Simple theory, hard practice.
Replay ability >>[8/10]
There is much too do when you have finished the career mode. The challenge mode proves entertaining and hard as hell at the same time, but by doing so you can unlock some new cars. You can also earn new cars by tidying odds and ends around your career mode. So much to do.
Fun Factor >>[7/10]
This game is reaaaaaly fun in the beginning, what's with the cool features and stuffs. But the difficulty level starts to pick up as you progress, and well it can be as hard as hell. No, really. Some races are just so hard you can slam your keyboard to the wall or eat your brain with a spoon. Aside from that, collecting money and bounty is really a chore and you will find replaying some milestone races (the hard ones) a few time. There is no telling how many times I have been frustrated by this game and I almost give up in the process. Glad I didn't.
My advice, play it little by little. If you can't seem to win a certain race, try changing your car or just take a break. Don't let this game get the best of you. Oh, and did I mentioned that the graphics are real i-Candies and are very pleasing to the eyes? Well, now you know.
Overall >>[9/10]
Outstanding. Killer graphic and great gameplay with a few minor flaws. It can be a bit frustrating, but that's it. When you finish the game, you will feel very satisfied and will remember it for times to come. And remember, it's nothing like the previous game.
Buy or Rent?
It's one of the best game (and maybe the best racing game) now in PC, so it's a money well spent should you decide to buy it. Besides, it takes quite some time to finish so you might as well buy it. Especially if you like racing games.
Reviewer's Rating: 4.5 - Outstanding
Originally Posted: 06/26/06, Updated 03/16/07
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