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Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Review by PlasmawarriorX
Reviewed: 04/12/10
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In video game History, there have been few games that have stood the test of time like Resident Evil. Its simple, yet extreme gameplay put Capcoms series of death and guns on the map with its gripping second game. Fast Forward to the third game in the series. A game that many people may have passed up, but like the other two before hand, you did so at your own risk.
Its survival horror without the horror. This game isnt as scary as the other RE games. But what they put away from fear they took into action. You know whats likely to happen before it does, but it still doesnt mean you can slack off. Youve got work to do, make sure it gets done. 8/10
Kill stuff, keep yourself alive, find weapons, the same old same old. This time however youre able to use reload ammo for more bullets, and sometimes more power. Although this isnt always a great idea to make tons of shotgun shells, its worth noting it adds a bit more game-planning into the mix, all be it small. 8/10
Run, check, menu, aim, shoot. Pretty straight forward. But they also added in an evasive move that would come in handy in RE4. I got crossed-up a few times on other systems but in the long run this is the same lay-out as RE2. 10/10
Pretty much your standard PS1 style stuff and a few, though much choppier CGI. I know its Resident Evil but could they have at least added a few more shades of black to this game? Most of the monsters main color is black, and really thats kind of bland. Once in a while they may give you a red here and there, but its just too dark without being hidden. Otherwise, its not too bad. 7/10
Take the same Sound Effects from the past to RE titles and thats what you get here. The music is pretty much different but in the long-run, youll notice most of the same moans and death sounds. I do however wish they didnt have that song Nemesis comes around to. Its not scary at all. Thats about the only new thing, so yeah, it was time for an upgrade after this game. 5/10
Jill Valentine, the hero of Resident Evil 1, is stuck in Raccoon City and its up to you to get her out. Or thats how it starts. Then you find out that a monster is after S.T.A.R.S. members, and Umbrella hired warriors to clean up their mess. Unlike the past games where youre normally thrown into it, this one has a more aftermath story. I personally like the idea, a bit of a different direction, but a good one. 10/10
Replay Value:
This ones higher than the other ones simply because of three things. The first is the Epilogue you got for beating the hard mode each time. To get all the Epilogues you had to beat it 8 times over. The second thing is that theres a mini-game you can play that allows you to use special weapons in the main game with no penalty. Finally for beating each game with a high rank you unlocked an outfit for Jill that can be used in-game, although it doesnt help you at all, its fun to look at. 10/10
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Mainly this is more about action then spooky. It happens, but the action does tend to go down the more you beat the game and the more you do things with it. The first two runs are fun, but the rest of the time its not much to enjoy. But the mini-game is always a blast to try. And since your rewards from the mini-game go to the main one, youll be balancing it out in the end. 8/10
Easy mode is well, easy. Boringly so. Hard mode is a tad harder but you can still pretty much go though it without much of a problem. For me the mini-game is pretty fun and a lot tougher. The games not as tough as youd think, but dont get caught sleeping, or youll be caught eaten. 7/10
This game really didnt sell as well as it should have, being near the end of the PS1s life. Those of us who did play it dont talk about much anyway. Making matters worse, they made the second Resident Evil Movie based right off of this game. And I dont have to tell you how bad that ended up. 4/10
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Give it its due, Resident Evil is to Capcom what Metriod is to Nintendo: Plays second fiddle in the minds of reviewers, but to us, its still always solid. This game is no exception to that rule. I dont think this is as good as 2 was, but its as creative as 4 would be. Its somewhat available, pending on what system you have. But for my tastes, I like the Dreamcast version a lot more than the others. Wouldnt matter what system you use, the game is all the same.
Play it, worth your time. 82 out of 100.
But the next game would rock the universe
Rating: 4.0 - Great
Product Release: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (US, 11/11/99)
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White House: Obama just more successful at fundraising
White House press secretary Jay Carney said that the high number of presidential fundraising events may simply reflect the fact that President Obama is better at raising money than his predecessors.
Asked about the fact that Obama has done more than double the number of fundraisers as George W. Bush at the same point in his president, Carney said, "he just may be more successful at it than some of his predecessors."
"The fact is that the president is engaging in political events because that is what is required to run for president and to run to be reelected as president," Carney said. "There is an enormous amount of support for the president and a desire to participate in these political events."
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We got your letter, Commish. We know what you're saying. You just want to talk with the players, keep up the negotiations and completely bypass our trade association as well as the fact that we're suing you. On behalf of the Chicago Bears, I just want to say that we can be down with that, if and only if you cede to these demands:
1. We want our meetings in Chicago. Why? Better food, better people and no traffic jams when the president wants to take a trip across town.
2. The food? Italian beefs and pizza. That's just how we roll.
3. Every time he enters the room, Devin Hester insists that you stand up and yell, "DEVIN HESTER, YOU ARE RI-DIC-ULOUS!"
4. No mention of Jay Cutler's knee is to be made. EVER.
5. Brian Urlacher will be allowed to tackle an owner every time he says something stupid. He'll probably get tired of it eventually, because, let's be honest, he'll have a lot of tackling to do.
6. During our break, Earl Bennett and Johnny Knox will have a bench press contest. You will spot them.
7. Sacks will not be brought up. In fact, the number 57 may not be uttered even once.
8. Staley the Bear will be considered a player for these negotiations.
9. We want a gold plated telephone. We know that telephones are pretty much outdated technology, but they had a gold phone on "Godfather II" and it was pretty cool.
These demands may seem insane, but they're nowhere near as nuts as you circumventing the system. Let us know if you're amenable.
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by Susan J. Aluise | September 26, 2012 12:12 pm
"There is only one boss — the customer," Sam Walton once said. "And he can fire anybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else."
Times have changed, but the Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT[1]) founder's wisdom endures. And retailers that remember "the customer is always right" have a better shot of beating the competition and boosting shareholder value.
The good news for investors in retail stocks: Shoppers continue to spend money despite the economic uncertainty. This week's reports that retailers like Wal-Mart, Target (NYSE:TGT[2]), Kohl's (NYSE:KSS[3]) and Toys 'R' Us will hire tens of thousands of extra holiday workers[4] is great news for a sector that was sacked during the recession.
Better yet, last month's stronger-than-expected back-to-school shopping drove August retail sales to their highest level since March. Sales grew by an unadjusted, year-over-year rate of 3.8% last month, according to data from the National Retail Federation[5] (NRF).
The bad news: Despite the healthy growth in August, the seasonally adjusted sales rate remained flat. NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz also warned that consumers "remain cautious about their discretionary expenditures." For retailers, success means giving customers the quality they want at a price they like.
A similar value proposition holds true for retail sector stocks. Same-store sales growth — sales at stores open one year or more — is a key metric to monitor when choosing to invest in a retail stock. But the price and fundamentals need to be right, too.
For example, shares of two of the industry's recent outperformers, designer-discount retailers TJX (NYSE:TJX[6]) and Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST[7]), have risen about 70% over the past year. But they're also trading at 17 times earnings — a premium price that alters the overall value proposition.
Because shareholders are the ultimate bosses in Corporate America, here are three retail stocks to shop and three to drop right now:
Kohl's. The department store chain reported same-store sales growth of 3.4% last month, blowing away Wall Street expectations of 1.9%. The company plans to add 52,700 workers for the holiday season — up markedly from last year's 40,000. KSS is doing a good job of targeting its marketing and promotions toward shoppers who use cash instead of credit.
With a market cap of $12.2 billion, KSS is trading around $51.50 — about 22% above its 52-week low in July. The stock has an attractive forward P/E of 10 in an industry that averages in the 15-16 range and a price-to-earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1, which indicates it's fairly valued. KSS has a one-year return of 14% and offers a current dividend yield of 2.4%.
Macy's (NYSE:M[8]). Macy's leveraged its multichannel retailing strategy to boost same-store sales by 5.1% in August. The chain, which includes the Macy's and Bloomingdale's brands, expanded online sales by more than 37% during the month. The company also has Web partnerships in China and is boosting its mobility strategy.
With a market cap of nearly $15.5 billion, M is trading around $38 — 57% above its 52-week low this time last year. The stock has a forward P/E of just 10 and a PEG ratio of 0.9, indicating it's slightly undervalued. It has a one-year return of 51% and a current dividend yield of 2.1%.
Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN[9]). JWN hiked same-store sales by a whopping 25.2% in August, aided by a shift in the timing of its annual Anniversary Sale Event. The retailer, which has delivered online sales growth of 35% over the past three fiscal quarters, will invest $1 billion to beef up its e-commerce infrastructure[10] over the next five years.
With a market cap of $$11.2 billion, JWN is trading around $56 — 26% above its 52-week low last December. The stock has a forward P/E of 14 and a PEG ratio of nearly 1.3, indicating it's slightly overvalued. The stock has a one-year return of 23% and a current dividend yield of 1.9%.
JC Penney (NYSE:JCP[11]). CEO Ron Johnson's "Genius" makeover at the 110-year-old department store chain continues to lose IQ points — and same-store sales. In the second quarter, that critical measure plummeted nearly 22%, despite lower prices and gimmicks like free haircuts[12]. Although JCP's in-store specialty boutiques are outperforming the rest of the store, Johnson's attempt to "retrain" customers flies in the face of Sam Walton's wisdom, as InvestorPlace's Alyssa Oursler[13] witty "open letter" to the chain[14] illustrates.
With a market cap of $5.45 billion, JCP is trading around $25, about 40% below its 52-week high in February after the company launched its new strategy. The stock has a forward P/E of nearly 19 and a negative PEG ratio because JCP is still losing money (it has an EPS of –2.51). The stock has a one-year return of –2%. And the current dividend yield of 3.1% still isn't enough to offset the challenges JCP faces in the near term.
Saks (NYSE:SKS[15]). For the record, I love Saks — particularly the clothes, shoes and handbags. But I don't like the stock right now. SKS announced last month it would no longer report monthly same-store sales and Chairman and CEO Stephen Sadove is getting rid of discounts after last December's 60% to 70% blowout clearances.
Theoretically, ending discounts will boost profit, margins and even revenue. And price-resistant, high-end customers account for only 20% of total customers but 80% of total sales. Still, here's the problem: An end to the Bush-era tax breaks will make Saks' target audience feel poorer. And if the "fiscal cliff" reignites a deep recession, SKS could see a repeat of the 28% same-store sales hit it took in 2008.
With a market cap of $1.62 billion, SKS is trading around $11, about 10% below its 52-week high in April. Shares were down about 2% on lighter-than-average volume Tuesday. The stock has a forward P/E of 18 and a PEG ratio of nearly 1.4, indicating it's overvalued. I'm not convinced that Saks can sustain its one-year return of 18% if the economy slows further. The stock doesn't pay a dividend.
Bed, Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY[16]). BBBY's recent acquisitions of Cost Plus and Linen Holdings (for $550 million and $105 million, respectively) muddied the waters a bit when the company reported a 2.2% slip in second-quarter earnings[17] last week. I'm most concerned about the drop in same-store sales growth to 3.5% from 5.6% for the same quarter last year.
BBBY has a strong bricks-and-mortar presence, but it faces a growing threat from online competitors like Casa.com, a part of Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN[18]) subsidiary Quidsi's family of sites. Casa shoppers receive free, two-day shipping if they spend just $39 and can combine purchases from Diapers.com and four other sites to hit the free-shipping level faster. That, combined with robust performance by competitors like upscale kitchen supply firm Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM[19]), poses a significant threat to BBBY.
With a market cap of %14 billion, BBBY is trading around $62 — 18% below its 52-week high in June. Although the stock's forward P/E of 12 looks attractive and the PEG ratio of 1.2 isn't bad, I think margin pressure and fierce competition will eat away at BBBY's one-year return of 9%. Since the stock also doesn't pay a dividend, I think choosy investors have some better options now.
As of this writing, Susan J. Aluise did not hold a position in any of the stocks named here.
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Turkish Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) said that there were 34,332 Syrians currently staying in Turkey after fleeing clashes in their country.
In a written statement released Friday, AFAD said that Syrians staying in Turkey were living in Altinozu, Yayladagi, Reyhanli, Apaydin and Karbeyaz towns of the southern province of Hatay, in southern provinces of Sanliurfa (Ceylanpinar), Gaziantep (Islahiye) and Kilis.
AFAD said that Syrian citizens taking shelter in Turkey were provided with lodging, food, health services, security, social activities, education, religious services, translation services and communications.
AFAD said that 406 Syrians entered Turkey on June 29 and 28, and that 236 Syrians returned to Syria on their own will on both days.
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Some HW advice needed.
This is what I have in mind so far:
*MSI K8N NEO4 Platinum Nforce4 DDR400,SATA,2xGlan,PCI-X
*AMD Athlon64 3000+ Boxed Sckt939
*Corsair DDR 500MB PC 3200
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*a cheap case(350W), DVD writer, ...)
I have still no idea wich nvidia card...
Are PCIX cards really better?
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pcix? do you mean pci-express? i think you do since pcix is not too comon now and mostly found on servers. but if your asking about the pci-e cards then they are a good idea to go with since the industry has decided to exept them and itl be hard to find new replacement parts for agp vid cards in the futur. right now there mostly used for vid cards. a pci-e 16x is about 2 times as fast as an agp 8x port.(however no card realy takes much advantage of the extra speed just yet.) i dont see many pci-e 1x cards out yet (pci-e 1x is suspose to replace the old pci slots).
i see you have a nforce 4 board. i have researched a nforce 4 gigabyte board before for a friend and he was able to find a combo deal for it, a 3200 amd64 proc, and stock fan (pre-assembled) for about 350$ us. you can find the board for about 200$. gigabyte that is. also you could up the proc to a 3200 for not much more. also you could up the memory if you want to use it for any gaming but 512 should do fine.
for a vid card. if you want to play some games. shoot for a standard 6600. if you want to PLAY games, the 6800 is your goal. if you just want to have something you can use to render some nice graphics without robbing a bank, 6200 is a nice route. since these three are ususaly cheaper in the pci-e version i suggest using the pci-e boards.
also you should be getting raid 0 if you have a nforce4 chipset so you might want to get 2 80gb hard drives and raid 0 them to yeild a hard drive acess speed twice that of norm. you could raid 1 to give you a backup system where the second hard drive is condemend to be a copy of the other. it gives a better security system but wasts a hardrive unlike raid 0. i suggest you try raid 0.nVidia G-Force 6600GT (bfg) pci-e: amd 64 2000+ (939): 1024 corsair ram: 2X 80gb seagate harddisk SATA: plextor cd/dvd-read/write cdrom SATA


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Romney Plays Up Past Laurels
Presumptive Nominee Regales Voters With Olympics Stories as He Seeks to Repair Image Bruised in Primaries
O'HARA TOWNSHIP, Pa.—For Mitt Romney, most campaign stops lately bring a story from his stewardship of the Olympics.
In this Pittsburgh suburb he lauded the selflessness of the volunteers. In New York City, he talked about bringing the Olympic torch to Manhattan a few months after Sept. 11. And, in West Virginia, he regaled donors with the now-familiar tale of an athlete whose highlight wasn't winning a gold medal but holding a flag...


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Ready Steady Cook chef Ross Burden dies aged 45
CELEBRITY chef Ross Burden has tragically died of cancer, aged just 45.
The New Zealander was diagnosed with a leukemia last year and he had also contracted an infection during a recent bone marrow transplant.
He was a regular face on British TV in the 1990s when he became a chef on Ready Steady Cook, having reached the MasterChef finals in 1993.
The star had recently became a judge on the New Zealand version of the show and his death was completely unexpected, according to his devastated sister, Kirsten Hughes.
She said: "He's just a friendly, compassionate guy – nothing was too much trouble.
"He was my big, fantastic incredible, larger-than-life brother.
"Right up until probably a week-and-a-half ago, he was making his next lot of plans.
"He had the world map out."
"He was my big, fantastic incredible, larger-than-life brother"Kirsten Hughes
After just failing to win MasterChef in 1993, Burden went on to achieve TV fame in the hugely-successful Ready Steady Cook.
He went on to release a series of recipe books and was one of the cooking world's most-recognisable faces.
The TV star returned to his native New Zealand in 2010 to judge the country's own version of MasterChef.
Stars of the cooking world have paid tribute to the telly chef.
Saturday Morning Kitchen host James Martin tweeted: "Just heard the sad news my old Ready, Steady, Cook colleague Ross Burden has passed away.
"My thoughts go out to friends and family. RIP Ross"
Fellow Ready Steady Cook chef Paul Hollywood added: "I'm so sorry to hear the news that Ross Burden has died.. appearing for years in Ready, Steady Cook, my thoughts are with his family x."


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Hip Bath Range
The Hip bath collection from Bette provides a bathing solution for the smallest of bathrooms. Simple and contemporary in design, the Hip baths offer practical bathing for limited spaces where traditional sized baths are not suitable. The Hip baths feature a built-in seat within the bath, enabling comfortable bathing.
Choosing Your Bath
The Hip bath range offers a choice of space-saving bath sizes, both following a standard rectangular bath design.
Tap Hole Options
Hip baths come supplied without pre-drilled tap holes, so you can customise your tap configuration to fit your needs. Our range of wall mounted bath shower mixers and bath pillar taps provide the perfect complement to a 0 tap hole bath.
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Current in design and offering practicality for small bathrooms, the Hip bath collection also has a 30 year manufacturers warranty.


text: I don't know how many of you have played this game but it is really addictive. As a thoroughbred owner, you are attempting to train a horse to compete and win in races. Training increases the various attributes of your horse. There are other factors like the master/horse relationship, diet, environment etc. And each horse has their particular strengths and weaknesses. As your horse begins to age you can use it to breed a colt or a filly that will inherit certain attributes of the parents. Anyway, I think it would work great as a MMO racing game. Someone needs to make it.


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23462 is a zip code in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Nearby Military Facility(ies), Stable Population, High Residential Turnover. The median home sales price here ($181,916) is lower than in the Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News metro area as a whole. 23462 is mostly a white collar job area.
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A place for little princesses to find the perfect dress
As a mother of three young daughters, Tammy Kircher knows that sometimes little girls just want to dress up.
Whether it's for a wedding, a Christening, a dance or just for fun, there are special occasions that call for a lot of fluff, puff, sparkle and twirly skirts.
Yet while shopping for fancy dresses for her girls, Kircher learned that there weren't a lot of local options. Finding just the right thing usually meant traveling to Fargo or further, or otherwise shopping online, which didn't give her girls the chance to try the dresses on – and, concerns about fit aside, who wants to rob their little girl of the opportunity to try on pretty dresses?
To solve this problem, for herself and other parents, Kircher has opened a new shop in town that sells decorative dresses for little ones. Called T.K. Expressions, the store features sizes for newborns through pre-teens.
The shop quietly opened in December, and Kircher said she's already had a few brides come in to look for flower girl dresses, and families that have shopped for Christening outfits. Kircher keeps enough inventory in the shop to allow the girls to try on different sizes and styles, but special orders are also available, and usually arrive within one week.
The store is located in the back room of Salon on Second, which is owned by Kircher's mother, Sandy Winkels. Kircher has been working at the salon since last fall, doing bookwork and helping with the retail side of the business.
As T.K. Expressions continues to grow, Kircher said, she hopes to add more accessories like hair clips and purses. She's also considering adding a line of dance wear, depending on community need and feedback.
"It's fun," Kircher said of running her new business. "The response has been good so far."
Kircher, a Wadena native, had previous experience in sales and marketing through her work with the salon. In addition to being the mother of three girls, she is familiar with special occasion dresses through her volunteer work with the Verndale pageant.
For more information, visit the shop at 101 2nd Ave. S.E., call 346-4122, or go online to www.tkexpressions.net.


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Picnicface Sneak Preview Tonight!
August 31, 2011
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Hey dudes… check out tonight's sneak preview of Picnicface, the new sketch show on Comedy Network. Those crazy kids from Halifax made a TV show! Remember when they were the winners of the Audience Choice Award at TOSketchFest in 2008? Yeah, we do too. They are so great.
The sneak preview is tonight (Tuesday Aug 31) at 10 pm on Comedy Network.
Also, check out the story about their show in this weekend's Toronto Star!


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Am I intimidating?
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Hi Meredith!
I'm an independent, caring, honest, athletic, average-looking female in my 30s, I'm happy with who I am and know I have a lot to offer, but and I'm having trouble meeting the right guys (or any guys at all for that matter!).
I actually get along better with men than I do with women, and I think I have a lot of similar interests with most men. I love sports (play softball, run regularly, and love to try new activities), I work out regularly. I enjoy hanging out at sports bars with apps and wings, traveling, etc. Other than that, my interests aren't scary. I enjoy being out of the house, raising money and organizing events for charity, zoos/animals, scrapbooking, reading and writing, hanging out with my family, etc.
Some of my personality traits are strong. I'm very independent. I've gotten used to being on my own and having to do things for myself to the point that it often makes me uncomfortable when people want to do things for me or give me gifts. Yet, I'm very giving and generous. I always donate and support friends' charity endeavors, and I always buy little gifts or make little treats for those I care about. I wear my emotions on my face. If I'm angry, it's obvious. I've had troubles in the past discussing my emotions with others, but that is no longer a problem as long as I am given some time to figure out how I feel before being forced to discuss it. I like to have a packed schedule. Having free time makes me anxious. I've had boyfriends in the past who have found these traits unbearable and left.
I could understand if these personality traits scared some people away, but I haven't even had a chance to display these personality traits because I can't seem to find a date!
My personal trainer, who acts as my pseudo-therapist, says that men are intimidated by me. His opinion is that men look at me, see how in shape and strong I am, and run away in fear. I have a hard time understanding this because I see myself as exactly the opposite. I don't see myself as a big, mean bully, but rather a petite, happy, calm, fun woman. I can do more pushups than most men, but I don't brag, and it's not like I look like Arnold Schwarzenegger. I'm an average sized woman who is fit.
How do I stop intimidating men when I don't even know why they are intimidated?
– Unintentionally Intimidating, Saugus
We've had a lot of "I'm so awesome -- why can't I find a mate?" letters, and I usually tell the writers to be patient. In your case, UI, I want to bring up the importance of emotional presence. Sometimes we're so busy that when we're doing one thing, we're thinking about the next thing. We're checking our phone, considering our plans for later, or contemplating how we'll document everything we've already done on Facebook (or in a scrapbook).
That means that we're not fully engaged in the present. And that's intimidating, for sure, but more importantly, it's off-putting. It's difficult to click with someone -- or meet someone -- if you're not really in the moment. And that goes for meeting female friends, too. Engaging with someone doesn't just mean donating to a charity or baking cookies. It means listening. Laughing. Really connecting. Not thinking about anything besides the person in front of you.
So that's my advice. To slow down. To listen. To court some women for friendship. To be in the moment. To skip some of those pushups and sit around with a pal on a couch. Your homework: Make plans with someone and spent an entire day with them. See if you can block everything else out and connect.
I have to quote Rob Lowe from a recent episode of "Parks & Recreation": "What's the point of doing 10,000 pushups if you're going to do them alone. I'd much rather do 5,000 pushups with a wonderful woman -- sitting on my back to increase my resistance."
Readers? Am I right about her being distracted as opposed to intimidating? Is this different than the other "I'm great. Why can't I find a mate?" letters? Does she just need to find someone as scheduled as her? Discuss.
– Meredith


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THE Edinburgh players Ben Cairns and Steven Lawrie have both been forced to retire from the game due to long-term knee injuries.
Lawrie, 30, had two stints with the club after joining as an apprentice in 2005 and the hooker went on to win his sole Scotland cap against Samoa last year. A qualified PE teacher, Lawrie said: "I still have the rugby bug and want to coach at as high a level as I'm able."
Cairns, 28, moved to Murrayfield from Currie in 2005 and ends his career with eight Scotland caps at centre. He admitted he was having difficulties coming to terms with the fact his career was over.
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Poster artist Shepard Fairey and the Associated Press have settled their lawsuits, agreeing to disagree about who stole who's images, splitting the profits on the popular Barack Obama HOPE image according to an undisclosed formula, and agreeing to work together in the future without litigating their agreements in court afterwards.
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Spring is in the air and there is a desire to be out in the open. That is the latest theme at 49 Baltimore Ave. The Anita Peghini-Räber Gallery invites the public to a new exhibition highlighting landscape artist Jim Rehak, along with three other artists and their plein air works.
A preview with the artist and the gallery owner will be held from 3 to 8 p.m., Friday, May 10. The artist will also be present at the gallery as part of the Mosaic Art Walk from 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday, May 11.
Rehak, a resident of Seaford, captures the seasonal changes of the Delmarva Peninsula in his landscape paintings. His enthusiasm for plein air landscape takes him outside to paint wonderful scenery including marshes, farms and bays throughout the area. Rehak is inspired by the impressionists and their contemporaries who communicate a powerful sense of light and evoke memories of being in the landscape. It was while studying for his BFA at the Maryland Institute of Art that his interest in oil painting emerged.
Art has always been a vocation for Rehak, as a portrait and caricature artist in Ocean City during college, at the Marson Gallery after college, and as art director at a sign company, teacher and freelance court illustrator. In recent years, his work has been shown in group and solo shows in Maryland and Delaware, where he has won awards.
"I have known Jim for 12 years. He is an outdoor enthusiast, never letting go of an opportunity to paint plein air, whether in 110 degrees or in the snow," said gallery owner Anita Peghini-Räber. "His color palette reminds me of the Scandinavian School - Edvard Munch comes to mind. Jim's energetic brush marks bring deep purple, swirling shadows into life, turning subject matter into metaphor."
The Anita Peghini-Räber gallery is at 49 Baltimore Ave. in Rehoboth Beach. The gallery has a feeling of openness and airiness, similar to the plein air painting experience. Recent Washington College art history graduate Rae Ramos of Lewes is curator for this show. Gallery operating hours are Friday-Monday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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The TM500 can evaluate the effect on the network of connecting large numbers of low-power, low-complexity UEs (user equipment) for MTC applications. Using cellular networks to connect MTC devices offers the benefit of wide area coverage on an existing stable network. Non-speech devices that will use MTC will include smart meters, security cameras, environmental sensors, and a whole range of industrial and commercial sensors and controllers. Unlike mobile phones, MTC devices need to have an extended battery life of up to ten years, low unit cost, and a low cost of deployment.
"The main driver for MTC is the widely-publicised forecast that LTE networks will be used to support the development of the Internet of Things," said Phil Medd, Senior Technical Product Manager at Cobham Wireless. "With billions of non-speech devices expected to be connected over the next 10 years, it is crucial that network operators can optimise the current 4G networks to connect them, rather than needing to wait for the promised 5G capacity increase."
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" Author: Steve Berry / Genre: Crime / Thriller "
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I've just finished reading this and what a load of rubbish the book was! I only picked it up in the charity shop because one of the quotes on the back said that The Third Secret was a more exciting version of The Da Vince Code but it's not.
Most of the story takes place in the Vatican, Pope Clement XV is looking in to some secrets that have been revealed to various 'seers' by the Virgin Mary. These secrets are so explosive that they are locked away in a special secure room in the Vatican, a room that only popes are allowed to visit. The book concentrates on the Papal Secretary who is called Colin Mitchener. He has worked under Clement before he was the pope and sees him as a friend as well as his religious leader.
Colin is the only person the pope trusts to find out the third secret (and also the 10th secret but that will just confuse things! LOL!) and eventually he discovers what all the hype is about.
The problem for me was that the book is over 400 pages to plod though, and then when you get to the end of the story and the secret is revealed it's such a boring secret that I wondered why it was even a secret in the first place!
The characters are all written good and most of them are likeable. The only one I wasn't keen on was Katrina Lew, she is Colin's old girlfriend from before he became a priest and comes from Romania. She is a temping journalist but hasn't had much luck and to be honest her mind is so closed to any talk of religion that I can't see why she was even sent to cover news at the Vatican.
Colin Michener is a nice character. For a priest he doesn't take life too seriously but still has his conciense, he questions his faith a lot and seems to struggle with it. I think the author was trying to make him seem more human than the other priests and cardinals in the book and that worked, even though this was a mega boring read I can't fault this main character at all.
Reading this book just enforced to be how completely bonkers most of the very pious Catholics are!!! And I have sat through a 3 hour Catholic wedding before so I didn't need much convincing of this fact. Sorry any Catholics reading!
"The Third Secret" by Steve Berry appeared on my recommended list on Amazon (makes a change from the entire Robert Ludlum catalogue) and it had been highly rated by other users so I took a chance on it.
The background to the story relates to Marian sightings, primarily at Fatima but it also touches on others. At Fatima, in 1917 Our Lady appeared to three peasant children over a period of months. During these visions three secret were revealed. Two of the secrets were revealed in 1941 however, the third secret was written and sealed with an instruction it was not to be opened until 1960 when its meaning would be clearer. However the third secret was not released until 2000 (in real life). At the time there was a lot of speculation that it was not the true third secret as the message it contained did not appear worthy of such secrecy.
Steve Berry picks up the story before the third secret has been revealed. He focuses on internal politics within the Vatican and the struggle to learn the secret which only the current Pope has access to.
Books like this will inevitably be likened to Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" but I would say it was closer in a lot of ways to Brown's "Angels and Demons". To be honest I didn't enjoy this book as much as either of those but that's a fairly high benchmark to compare them against.
The story was a good one but I found it far-fetched in a lot of places and things happened which are so far removed from the real world they disappointed. I am not referring to the visions here more the actions of almost every clergyman! The characters were a little bit simplified as well. You had the pure hearted Pope against the evil next-in-line. These characters were very black and white with the odd exception.
However, I thought the ending of the book was very clever. Often with this type of story the author gets backed into a corner and ends the book with something way out of leftfield. I have to hand it to Steve Berry, the ending was excellent and far more in line with the real world than I expected.
Its not a long novel at 396 pages and it is easy to read over 100 pages in a session. I would recommend it if you are interested in Marian visions. Steve Berry's research seems meticulous and you certainly learn a lot. However, as a thriller I would say it is fairly run of the mill, but I am glad I read it.


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Located off the New York State Thruway near Syracuse University
Welcome to our Knights Inn East Syracuse hotel, conveniently located off I-90, also known as the New York State Thruway. Our location is easily accessible from I-690 and we are a short drive to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR). If you are in town for business, you will find companies like Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lockheed Martin, and Venture Gear close by, as well as Syracuse University.


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Album Rating: 5.0this will always be perfect
Digging: Machine Girl - ...BECAUSE I'M YOUNG ARROGANT AND HATE EVERYTHING
Album Rating: 3.5Scrambles > Vacation > To Leave or Die > Goodbye Cool World > Album Minus Band > Adults > Get Warmer > Bands that aren't BTMI!
Album Rating: 4.5Get Warmer is below some bands that aren't BTMI!
Digging: Julien Baker - Turn Out The Lights
vacation is better than this
Album Rating: 3.0Scrambles>Vacation>Album Minus Band>Adults!!!>Goodbye Cool World>Get Warmer>To Leave Or Die Long Island
Album Rating: 4.0SO WRITE A SONG WITHOUT A HOOK, REMEMBER WHY YOU WROTE SONGS IN THE FIRST PLACE
Digging: Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide To Earth
Album Rating: 4.0
Scrambles > Vacation > To Leave or Die > Goodbye Cool World > Album Minus Band > Adults > Get Warmer > Bands that aren't BTMI!
Album Rating: 4.0awww
Album Rating: 4.5yeah thats me too
Album Rating: 3.0i don't get why everyone thinks get warmer is last. that album has so many fucking amazing songs
Album Rating: 4.0scrambles > gcw = vacation > adults > get warmer > amb > others > o pioneers split > tlodili > cans split > non-btmi bands
Album Rating: 4.0actually nah probably not. who cares why are we ranking these things
I feel like I would really like this band but still have yet to listen to them
Digging: Dyscarnate - With All Their Might
do it
Album Rating: 4.0I hope Jeff makes some more songs like the first three BTMI! albums.
Album Rating: 4.0^ Or you could simply be happy that no BtMI! album is even remotely bad. There's barely another band
that keeps its level so high throughout 6 releases.
That synth shit in track#10 moves my heart.
Album Rating: 4.5BTMI all day
I just finished a medium pizza and cinna stix
time for this discography
Album Rating: 4.5I could listen to nothing but these guy's discog for the rest of my life and be satisfied
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Offi really want pizza now
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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Thames Festival 2009
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Community group celebrates the Capital's waterway and cultural life at the Thames Festival
The Mayor's Thames Festival takes place annually in mid-September. Activities take place over the weekend of the 12th and 13th September on the River Thames, the riverside walkways, roads, bridges, docks and public open spaces from Westminster Bridge to Tower Bridge and beyond.
The festival is a stunning, free celebration of London and its river and it has become a key highlight in the city's cultural life.
Its river and water-focused activities aim to inspire and excite and its extensive education programme involving some 300 schools hopes to increase interest in and appreciation of the river and its environment.
Many Thames Festival activities are based on public participation. The festival commissions new work, and transforms unusual spaces on and around the River Thames with a mixture of street arts, performance, carnival, pyrotechnics, illuminations, art installations, exhibitions, river events, massed choirs, circus, music and dance, food and feasting.
The finale is a magical illuminated Night Procession that winds along the north and south banks of the Thames, followed by a fireworks display fired from the centre of the river itself.
This year CCFfL funded Cycooldelic Revolution run by New Generation will be taking part in the night carnival so look out for their distinctive rickshaws and their pedal powered float that they have developed with the help of many including Magnificent Revolution, Bicycology and Southwark based i-bike.


text: Hi all. Advice please on showing some attention to the bodywork on my Brilliant Black (solid paint) A4 Avant B6. I do not intend to spend days and days on it, but will happily give it a day, maybe a weekend. I usually wash the car once a week with general car shampoo. The paint looks in pretty good condition overall, with the usual scuffs etc. Also, the N/S laquer seems a little hazy. My plan is as follows, please feel free to advise: 1 - Wash, rinse, and shammy the car in the usual way. 2 - Clay bar the car (this will be a first for me). Autoglym clay bar?. 3 - Re-wash, rinse, and shammy. 4 - Autoglym paint renovator as required, especially on hazy areas. 5 - Re-wash, rinse, and shammy to remove any residues etc. 6 - Polish car with Autoglym Super Resin Polish. 7- Will probably re-polish with Autoglym super resin polish once a month or so. Also, has anybody managed to find a remedy for boosting the chrome trim and aluminium roof rails? Thanks in advance!


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Leading Off (2/20/14)
Arrest in Arlington Hit-and-Run, Gloria Campos is Retiring, Russ Martin is Generous
Arlington Hit-and-Run Suspect Arrested Trying to Board a Kuwait-Bound Flight at DFW. Omar Mohammed, 25, was picked up after the FAA alerted the Arlington Fugitives Team he was trying to leave the country. It was probably easier for the FAA to find him since there is a 50-percent chance he was already red-flagged.
Gloria Campos To Retire. She'll host her last broadcast March 7, then be replaced by Cynthia Izaguirre (I just over-pronounced her last name a handful of times in my head, then a few times out loud). It's cool. Didn't want the gig, anyway.
Russ Martin's Foundation Donates $30,000 To Family of Firefighter Scott Tanksley. The fireman fell to his death on February 10, and the radio host's foundation gave the family a check the next day. He's donated more than $500,000 to fallen first responders since 2001.


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Gary came to Cornerstone Christian Center last year not to escape his demons, but to face them.
Years of repeated alcohol abuse left the 47-year-old Gaston County native with failed marriages, damaged relationships, lost jobs and numerous DWI convictions. His track record left little reason to expect his path in life might change.
Yet the drug and alcohol treatment center in Gastonia, where he lives with nine other men who share similar histories, is giving him real reason to hope.
�It�s like a brotherhood,� said Gary, who asked that his last name not be used. �I take it one day at a time. My main goal is just to stay sober. But it�s easy to relate to people here.�
Cornerstone Christian Center began operating in 1985 as a faith-based drug and alcohol treatment center and residence for men. Heavy debt resulted in new management last summer.
Since then, program leaders have refined the treatment center to make it both stricter and more focused.
They�re trying to spread the word about the life-changing work going on there, to secure community support and also increase the program�s reach.
�This program truly has the ability to impact people�s lives and change them for good,� said Doug Lance, executive director of the center and the Alternative Community Penalties Program. �We�re doing good work now. But there�s only so much you can do without more support.�
Dealing with debt
The ACPP is an umbrella for several programs aimed at helping people turn their lives around. Its Pretrial Services and Gaston Jail Drug Education initiatives, for example, offer counseling and other support for inmates.
When the Alternative Penalties board of directors learned Cornerstone Christian Center was dissolving last year due to falling $100,000 in debt, members stepped in.
The group assumed the debt in July and brought Cornerstone under its own nonprofit wing.
Fundraising events and lots of �belt-tightening� cuts have allowed them to eliminate more than half of that debt, Lance said. But the remaining burden is threatening the center�s future, in spite of its strides, he said.
Lance fears staff furloughs and other cutbacks may be necessary as soon as April if things don�t change.
�We�re hoping more churches will get involved and help us,� he said. �We need them to put us on their missions lists.�
Structure and support
Residents at Cornerstone Christian Center must be referred by Partners Behavioral Health Management, the state agency that oversees mental health and substance abuse services here.
Ten men are living there now, generally two to a room, though there is a capacity for 16.
Thirty to 40 men have come through the program since last summer, Lance said. The center focuses on providing structure and putting men back on a productive schedule.
�Most of the guys we have in here are just people who have made mistakes and gotten out of control,� he said. �Most of them have burned all their bridges with family members who have gotten fed up. We get guys who are really concerned they may die.�
Once they voluntarily commit to spend at least 90 days in the program, participants must adhere to strict guidelines. They are provided transportation and food. But they must submit to random drug tests, give up their cellphones, and obtain a first-shift, full-time job within two months.
They�re expected to attend counseling sessions, church activities and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Ministers and licensed counselors help to provide round-the-clock supervision.
They also must be open-minded to the 12-step program and Christian philosophy the center provides.
�This place is nothing fancy,� said Lance. �It�s just the bare basics. But it works.�
Testimonials from residents
Gary, who has been a resident at Cornerstone since Jan. 7, believes the program is working for him.
Gary�s troubles began years ago when he began drinking as a young teenager. The vice continued to grip him through his time in the Army, then when he returned home, got married and had children.
He struggled to hold down jobs and saw his addiction whittle his life away while damaging his relationships.
A relapse in September led him to realize he needed help again. The expectations and guidance of Cornerstone�s program give him reason to believe he can finally turn his life around.
He hopes to remain sober and use his veteran�s benefits to go back to school.
�This place is full of opportunities,� he said. �It�s where you can kind of sit back and work on yourself.�
Robert, a 29-year-old from Mount Holly, has been at Cornerstone since Nov. 27. His addiction to painkillers began several years ago when he received a prescription for OxyContin to treat a herniated disc.
�I started using all my time to chase (the drug),� he said. �It financially crippled me. It led me to finally inject heroin because it was so much cheaper.�
Robert said the structure of Cornerstone�s program is allowing him to reinvent himself. Staff members are tough and have high expectations, but they�re compassionate, he said.
One of his goals now is to eventually become a peer support specialist and help other addicts recover.
�They�ve given me a lot of tools to learn with,� he said. �I�ve developed a relationship with God. And I actually have hope for the future now.�
You can reach Michael Barrett at 704-869-1826 or twitter.com/GazetteMike.
Want to help?
What: Cornerstone Christian Center, a nonprofit that aims to help drug and alcohol addicts reclaim their lives
Where: 400 E. Fifth Ave.
Charitable donations may be mailed to P.O. Box 2074, Gastonia, or made through Run For the Money via the Community Foundation of Gaston County.
For more: 704-864-0927


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Epiphytic lichen distribution on trunks of Norway spruce (Picea abies) and its dependency on chemical site conditions were studied in a montane woodland of the Harz Mountains in Northern Germany. Five forest stands were selected, which differed in injury due to forest dieback, in the type of forest management and in age. For testing the impact of forest dieback, a 160-year-old healthy (or only slightly affected) selectively-harvested forest was compared with a 150-year-old heavily damaged stand. Differences in tree damage between the stands are assumed to be due to soil conditions. The soil in the heathy stand was less acidified, whereas amounts and element content of incident precipitation did not differ between the stands.


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I am by no means an audiophile - and don't have much experience with home stereos. Hoping to find some suggestions for solid set of main speakers. I am looking to keep them around $200-400/pr I will use them about 70% movies 30% music. It was suggested, and fits my budget to buy a Pioneer VSX 815k reciever to power them. With ripping me too bad for my ignorance - anyone want to help??
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If there is an NHT dealer near by, you might give the new Classic line a listen, or perhaps the outgoing SB series.
I have a pair of SB3's in one system, and a new pair of AZ's (Absolute Zero's) in another.
The SB3's have ample bass, and can be used w/o a sub. Since they are being discontinued, I expect you can find them at the price point you are discussing. The SB3 has been favorably reviewed in Stereophile.
The AZ's would need a sub, so you would want to step up at least to the Classic 2's. I have not heard those, but they are said to be voiced like the AZ's, but with better low end extension.
In general, the Classic have a bit more detail then the SB's, and do great things with soundstage width and depth. On top of that, they all have a beautiful piano black finish.
Take a look through the last couple years of Stereophile...Robert Reina has done a great series of reviews of budget loudspeakers.


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Southern Californians looking for warmer temperatures will have to remain patient until the weekend as a recent winter storm continues to chill the Southland.
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Highs for Tuesday will remain in the upper-50s, with lows staying in the low-40s.
A frost advisory is in effect for Ventura County interior valleys, where temperatures are expected to drop below freezing from 3 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Precipitation is not expected Tuesday, unlike Monday, when snow was spotted in Frazier Park, Palmdale, Banning and Yucaipa. Riverside and San Bernardino counties were under winter storm watches, which have since been lifted.
But the Southland is flirting with moisture, which may come in the form of a light rain late Wednesday.
Chances of more wet weather is about 30 percent, and if it does come, the newest storm will hit farther north and move faster than Monday's system.
The frigid conditions are expected to remain in effect until this weekend, when highs will climb into the low 80s.
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