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Mario Draghi's speech made a stir in the markets
Yesterday, the European Central Bank was meeting and was not really optimistic.
Indeed, the monetary institution is reviewing its forecasts of economic growth for 2019 (1.1% instead of 1.7%), 2020 (1.6% instead of 1.7%) and maintains its rate for 2021 (1.5%). It was also lowered its inflation forecast for the same three years: 1.2% instead of 1.6% for 2019, 1.5% instead of 1.7% for 2020 and 1.6% instead of 1.8% for 2021.
In addition, it has announced to postpone its forecast for 2020 and thus extend its accommodative monetary policy. The ECB also announced that banks will be able to refinance then self with new loans.
In his announcement, Mario Draghi also declared: "We are in a period of persistent weakness and general uncertainty" and "In a dark room, you move slowly. You do not run but you move".
These two sentences still resonate in the minds of investors and stock markets. Indeed, they sound like a confession of powerlessness of the monetary institution to stimulate the economy in the face regards with its loss of speed.
Mario Draghi's measures and statements of powerlessness caused trouble on the stock markets and drove the Euro down against other currencies.
If we look at the EURUSD price for example, we see that, following the announcement, it went from 1.1310 (around 12.00) to 1.1177 (around 18.00). The Euro has lost nearly 130 points or more than 1% against the US dollar in a single session following this meeting.


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I can't keep you waiting any longer. Here, obtained from Transport for London via a Freedom of Information request, is the 27-month plan for Lewisham Gateway (as at January 2014):
That's an animated GIF, which you can click for a larger-sized version of, but if you prefer to scroll through at your own pace, the full PDF (9MB) is also available here.
So, assuming they stick to these plans and timescales, what can we expect over the next couple of years?
Month 1
The first thing that's clear from looking at this document is that we're not yet at Month 1. Whenever Month 1 finally comes, most of Station Road will be shut – essentially, the entire part you'll currently find filled with taxis on a Friday night (if you're not sitting at home blogging about Lewisham Gateway on your Friday night). The remaining straight part of Station Road, between the DLR and platform 2 of Lewisham railway station, becomes a two-way taxi and pick-up/drop-off area.
But what's also particularly striking about Month 1, especially for those of us living near Tesco, is the effect of the work on the available pedestrian routes (that's the bright pink lines on the maps) to the station. No longer can I walk between the temporary hillocks from Maggie's to Station Road, then directly along Station Road itself; instead, anyone approaching from that direction will have to walk around the entire building site, past the roundabout, past bus stops C and D and the ghost of stop G, and up the other end of Station Road. If ever there were going to be a time for Southeastern to row back and open up direct access to Platform 4 from the Tesco car park, the first 15 months of this Lewisham Gateway development work should really be it.
The other Month 1 change is the establishment of an entrance for building-site traffic off the roundabout at the eastern end of bus stop D, with an exit from the site into the shut end of Station Road towards Lewisham Road – a couple of points for passing pedestrians to beware of.
Month 2
Month 2 sees the construction of the new routes to be taken by the rivers Quaggy and Ravensbourne, moving their confluence from its current position to the north of (current) Station Road, to its new position in the spot that will become Confluence Place park. It looks like the rivers don't start flowing along these new routes until…
Month 3
…when the first hint of the blocks of flats which will line the east side of the DLR station begins to appear.
Month 4
The first signs of the road revolution (if that's not an ironic word for the removal of a roundabout) appear! With the pair of pedestrian crossings you'd use to get from the DLR station to Glass Mill leisure centre relocated to the Glass Mill side of the railway, it's the beginning of the end for the four snaking roundabout approach islands that until now have necessitated every road to be crossed in two phases by long-suffering pedestrians. They're converted to "carriageway construction" during this month, with all the associated traffic lights relocated into barrels for manoeuvrability. One island at a time will be worked on "to minimise disruption". Expect disruption.
Month 5
Goodbye, insignificant Rennell Street! This unassuming dead-end side-road, home of Coffee Addict and the forming-up spot for many a Save Lewisham Hospital march, shuts in its old form, with a short stretch left open for access. The car park there also shuts, and work begins on building pavements and utilities for a bigger, more important Rennell Street: the only link between the east and west sides of Lewisham town centre for general traffic – and the only road for pedestrians to cross when heading to the town centre from the DLR station.
Meanwhile, at the opposite (northern) end of the site, similar work begins on the new Station Road, linking Lewisham Road to the station ticket office area in a straight line next to the railway bridge. The added complication over Rennell Street is that here, the road runs over a currently exposed part of the River Ravensbourne, so there's bridging to be done.
Speaking of the Ravensbourne, work starts on diverting it further upstream, where the new northern end of Molesworth Street will run.
Month 6
As if they hadn't got their hands full enough building a whole lot of permanent new roads, at this point the developers have to build a short temporary road, purely for use over the subsequent 16 months. This small kinky diversion will run from the Lewisham Road exit from the roundabout, swing left across that end of what was Lewisham Bus Station, and swerve back to the normal line of Lewisham Road just in time to go under the railway bridge and past Maggie's. It's slightly complicated by the fact that this final swerve is across the new end of Station Road; they'll therefore build this end of Station Road first, excluding its kerbs, so drivers on the temporary road will actually pass over some tarmac which will ultimately be reserved for buses, taxis and bikes.
Over near Glass Mill and Molesworth Street, work begins on building new kerblines and pavements: although Loampit Vale doesn't move as much as most other roads in the Lewisham Gateway area, there are nevertheless small shifts to be made.
Month 7
Farewell, semicircular park of pigeons and drinkers! You know the one: you could choose to walk through it between the station and the police station, but rarely did. Well, as of Month 7, you never will again.
As the temporary kinky Lewisham Road diversion opens nearby, with bus stops A and B shifted northwards to fit around it, work begins in and around that small park to prepare it to become the new, straight stretch of road linking Lewisham High Street to Lewisham Road. Month 7's work there includes building new pavements and utilities across the southern half of the park, and constructing some parts of the new culvert through which the Quaggy will flow under the road.
It also appears, from those pink lines again, like this month sees the closure of enough of the pavement opposite the DLR station to prevent its use by pedestrians, meaning that if you wanted to get from Glass Mill to the shopping centre by an approved/safe route, you'd have to do so by crossing three sides of the roundabout instead of one. I suspect this may just be an accidental omission from the map; if not, fortunately it won't last longer than this one month.
Months 8 and 9
With work well underway on Station Road, Rennell Street and Lewisham High Street/Lewisham Road, that just leaves one side of the Lewisham Gateway road realignment to get stuck into, and Month 8 sees the new northern end of Molesworth Street start in earnest, on top of a section of newly built culvert that'll guide the Ravensbourne 13 months later.
Month 10
The surviving part of the existing Lewisham High Street (alongside the police station) – basically all of it except the curve round to the roundabout – is resurfaced in readiness for its continuation northwards onto Lewisham Road. This work is expected to take place overnight and will reduce traffic to one lane in each direction while it's underway.
Interestingly, without explanation, at this point bus stop P by Lewisham Clock Tower appears to split into two, with a built-out pavement reshaping that corner of the road. This is indeed intended to be the final layout but it's hard to see how the additional stop will be of use at this point, when stop E (opposite the police station) has yet to be removed.
Month 11
One-and-a-half sides of the Lewisham Gateway road network suddenly appear to be complete, construction and surfacing-wise: Rennell Street and Lewisham High Street appear ready for use – aside from the fact that the new bit of Lewisham High Street is a dead end at this point.
Months 12 and 13
Happy developmentiversary! As with Lewisham High Street in Month 10, resurfacing work gets underway on the non-condemned sections of Loampit Vale and Molesworth Street during this month, while construction starts on the final sections of the culvert that'll carry the River Quaggy under Lewisham Road 11 months later.
Month 14
Speaking of which, in Month 14 work begins on building the new southern end of Lewisham Road to link onto the new northern end of Lewisham High Street – and it doesn't stop there, either, with pavements rebuilt and reshaped all the way up Lewisham Road to its junction with Blackheath Hill, which by the end of the Lewisham Gateway project is expected to become a mini-roundabout.
Month 15
If you enjoyed driving around the southern side of the big Lewisham roundabout, bad luck: not only do you have questionable taste in pastimes but also from Month 15 you'll never again be able to do so! The gyratory format of the roundabout continues but its south side moves a lot further south, into the new Rennell Street. Essentially, the roundabout which was a small circle becomes a large triangle instead. Traffic is now driving on substantial parts of the new road network, especially the north ends of Molesworth Street and Lewisham High Street, but only in one direction on each.
With traffic now not using the westbound exit from the half-shut roundabout, that space is clear for work to begin on building the next part of culvert that'll carry the River Ravensbourne under Loampit Vale in seven months' time.
Month 16
To no small celebratory fanfare from those of us living on the Tesco side of the tracks, the new Station Road opens to traffic and pedestrians, restoring a far shorter walking route to the railway station from Maggie's – shorter even than now, in fact, as it runs in a straight line all the way from the railway bridge over Lewisham Road. Quite how the "traffic" Station Road is supposedly open to enters the road when bus stop A is still positioned across its entire entry junction for a further eight months is anyone's guess, though!
The opening of the new end of Station Road means the end which turned two-way and stayed open can return to one-way operation, and do so in a single lane, freeing up half its width for resurfacing.
Months 17, 18, 19 and 20
Bus stops C and D may have lost their shelters in February 2014, but it's only in Month 17 (and remember, we're not in Month 1 yet) that the stops themselves finally move out of the way of the work. These two stops join Stop FF (where the 21 and 436 drop off passengers for the station before terminating at the shopping centre) in a close-knit run of three stops alongside Carpetright, all the way up to the corner of Station Road, where they'll stay for at least four months – I suspect six but the plans suggest they vanish entirely for the last two, which will not be a popular move if true.
Their vacation of their current positions enables the construction there of the final section of culvert for the River Ravensbourne, which will pass under the new public space at the front of the DLR station when it's complete.
Also in Month 17, the triangular last-gasp roundabout becomes a little more ghostly in shape as its two non-roundabout corners shift slightly onto new bits of road that are now ready, to allow for more work to take place on the bits the triangleabout was routeing traffic across until Month 16.
Month 21
The new River Ravensbourne culvert goes live, carrying the river along a new route, safely out of the way of future blocks of flats planned for the southern part of the Lewisham Gateway site.
This is also the point mentioned above, where it appears stops C and D completely vanish, but there appears to be no reason for this to happen yet so hopefully it's not the case and these will only go when their replacements open two months later.
As the big moment of traffic routeing switchover approaches, installation of all the new traffic lights gets underway at the various new road junctions around the site.
Month 22
In its final month as any shape of gyratory, the triangleabout becomes a squareabout, now routeing traffic almost entirely along new stretches of road that will form the completed Lewisham Gateway road network (but still in one-way form at this point). Traffic-light installation, road markings and traffic islands are completed, and the developers liaise with TfL and the police to determine a good time for the big switch…
Month 23
It's happened! The Lewisham Gateway road network is here! Suddenly everything falls into place. The temporary kinky Lewisham Road diversion is wiped out, meaning the new pavements/kerbs can be put in on the corner of Station Road where this previously swerved back towards the road under the railway bridge.
Perhaps most excitingly for bus passengers, a whole new arrangement of stops begins, offering generally convenient interchange and presumably lots of nice new shelters – an improvement in particular when compared with the previous two years' arrangements! I'll cover the final bus stop arrangements in a post in the not-too-distant future, because this was the subject of the other document I received from TfL in their response to my FoI request, but for now suffice it to say the current plan is for there to be eight stops serving the Lewisham station/Glass Mill area: six around the east, north and west sides of the central 'island' with the DLR station, Confluence Place etc. on it, and two outside/opposite Glass Mill (much as now).
The new River Quaggy culvert opens for business (well, for water) and the old one is closed off – again, this slight rerouteing of the river so it passes under Lewisham Road at a more southern position will make way for the foundations of a planned small block of flats roughly where bus stop B currently stands, opposite the end of the current/old Station Road.
Months 24, 25, 26 and 27
At first glance, these maps, the first of which is simply captioned "SWI [site-wide infrastructure] works complete", appear to show a period for the developers to stand back, arms folded, smugly nodding at what they've achieved and patting themselves on the back. In fairness, that would be understandable if all's gone well for two years but in fact these few months show them finishing the construction of the two blocks of flats that sit between Confluence Place and the DLR station.
Still, then they can sit back and relax, right? Well, apart from needing to get on with building six further blocks of flats, shops, public spaces and so forth, none of which I've yet seen detailed planning applications for, so they might just have a touch more work to do after this epic 27-month transformation process.
And remember, we're not yet at Month 1.
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According to media reports, a North Korean Foreign Ministry official said Pyongyang will allow the five Japanese to return to Japan permanently with their children if they choose.
But the reports said the official balked at returning the children to Japan right away and criticized Japan for overreacting to the abductions.
What an interesting window into North Korea. Japan is "overreacting." Just like the North Korean reaction to being caught cheating, they feel aggrieved! Threaten neighbors with destruction and actually secretly build the means to carry out those threats? In defiance of international agreements? Kidnap foreigners to help spy on other nations more effectively? All part of the diplomatic game, don't you know? Kind of like diplomats illegally parking under the protection of their immunity. It would be wrong to pass out tickets for that. This is just the same, right?
We can certainly sit around over coffee and kimchee and discuss the different viewpoints we hold on the justness of kidnapping innocent individuals and compelling them to work against their own country. We can work out the meaning of "we will not develop nuclear weapons," right? Probably just cultural or language issues. We say TOE-MAY-TOE, and you say WE'LL TURN SEOUL INTO A FIRESTORM. We're all just reasonable people after all. No difference at all.
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Wiggy's Top Favorite Best MMORPG of 2017 List That You Should Play Going Into 2018
So, Stix has shown his personal top MMORPG that he'd reccomend not too long ago so I thought I might as well do one of my own, with my own opinions and personal favorites.
You might not think these are the best MMORPGs or the most fun and that's fine. This is my personal list of MMORPGs I believe are worth trying out.
MMORPGs I personally enjoy playing and will no doubt continue to play going into 2018.
Where to start? Well Closers Online is a 3D side scrolling, instanced based, Action, Anime MMORPG with a heavy emphasis on storytelling, character progression and background story.
You (The player) are tasked with killing aliens that are / have invaded the world and it is your job as Closers to protect the people left, save the world from said aliens and beat anyone else that gets in your way.
Phew! That's one dificult job!
In Closers Online there are 3 sides or factions if you will, that you can choose to be, each one having different characters, said characters also have their own dialog and personality even if they follow along the same story.
Yes. Each faction has their own story. These factions in question are as follows:
Closers (Black Lambs) – this is the original team that you can play, and are considered the "good guys".
They consist of Seha, Sylvi, Yuri, J and Misteltein – which is obviously the best character and this opinion has NOTHING to do with the fact I play him..
These heroes are of course tasked with protecting the people of the world, whilst killing aliens along the way.
Wolfdog – Wolfdog is comprised of experimented phase force users, and they aren't the nicest group to be around.
They consist of Harpy, Nata, Levia, Tina and Violet. They are primarily used as hitmen or assassins, often used to take out specific targets.
Because of this they can be heartless or even mind controled.
Finally, we have the newest added team called Wild Hüter. As of right now, they only consist of 2 members: Wolfgang Schneider and a very recent character called Luna Aegis.
Not much is known about the new team but hopfully we will learn more soon.
Of course not all of the Wolfdog and Wild Hunter team members have been released into the NA/EU version yet as it was just released into open Beta.
Right now we can only hope it doesn't take too long for these characters / teams to be added in English.
Generally, in my opinion at least, Closers is a fun instanced Anime MMORPG that is definitely worth playing going into 2018.
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
As a long time Final Fantasy fan how could I not list Final Fantasy XIV as one of my top picks? It's got almost everything I could want from an MMORPG. It has a fantastic story and story telling, interesting characters that make you care, highly detailed an unique regions, and is well optimized as it doesn't require you to have an expensive nor overpowered PC in order to run it at 60 FPS.
Finally, it's got a fun combat system, even if at times it's slow, especially at early levels.. which I know from personal experience.. early leveling and quests are generally slow and boring at times, but it more than makes up for this as you continue! Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn as many of you might be aware of, came from the ashes of the original FFXIV as it was such a failure. However, thanks to Yoshi-P and his vision for Final Fantasy XIV, he managed to revive it, renaming it A Realm Reborn. FFXIV's popularity and subscription numbers have skyrocketed since then, and continue to do
so with each expansion, said expansions being Heavensward and Stormblood, now.. if subscription numbers remain at an ever increasing rate, then FFXIV is the only MMORPG to date that will come close to the MMORPG titan World of Warcraft, which is a testament to just how good FFXIV is. Final Fantasy XIV doesn't just have a great story or visuals, it's also got well crafted and unique raids n' dungeons, intense and epic Primal fights, a unique area called
Palace of the Dead, where you go floor by floor with no defined end and lastly Arenas, where you go to test your mettle in PvP combat. With all of that being said, yes, Final Fantasy XIV is an MMORPG I feel is well worth the subscription and definitely something I will continue to play in the coming year and many years to come.
Bless Online
Yes, yes, I know, Bless Online isn't even out right now, why is it on this list, right? Well, while it isn't actually out globally, other than Korean and Japan of course. Now I have had the pleasure of playing it on
the Korean server with an extensive English patch, allowing me to play this game with almost full clarity of what I need to do, and how to complete taskes or anything else I'd need. Granted the translations can be a little hard to understand
at times, you still get the general idea of whats going on. do note, This translation is available for both Korean and Japanese versions. Besides the fact I can actually understand Bless in decent English, the actual game is a lot of fun, for me at least.
The Beserkers combat is fun and action oriented, its got a deep and engaging story, with cutscenes constantly happening, with differing stories for both of the factions. Monster within Bless Online are also absolutly punishing, in fact taking on more than one
monster can be the death of you. Couple this with the pet capturing system, pet & mount system, that allows you to not only level them up making them better but also giving you the ability to actually add skills on them. Plus full world exploration &
world flying. Due to all of the features, the story, the general look and feel of the game, I personally love it, and I recommend you guys try it for yourself if or when you're able.
Blade and Soul
Yeah… so not a shocker to see this on any list regarding ANY MMORPG.. I know. However I do find it fun, so I can't exactly leave it out! It's a great MMORPG. Especially with the new Hongmoon skills you gain access to once you reach the new level cap
of 55. Generally if you're on the fence about trying Blade and Soul, you really shouldn't be, it is first of all free, so you're not losing anything by trying right? second the combat is fast, flashy and fun.. though if you suffer from ping issues like
myself, you will at times find your self cursing at that boss monster that won't stop using AoE skills on you, I still have PTSD from those bosses.. Moving on though, the story while cheesy at times due to the English Dub, it's still pretty awesome, and
the cutscenes and action within said scenes are fantastic, I mean I feel as though at times even EPIC. Besides the story, combat and graphics, yes the graphics are gorgeous, but besides all of this, it's got Hajoon. He.. is amazing.
So with all this being said, I do think considering it's free, that you should just cave try it out for yourself and make up your own opionions regarding it, as I personally love it and will continue to play it!
No doubt you're shocked to see Onigiri here, and I agree I didn't think when I originally played it, that it'd be as fun as I found it. However.. it is! It's nothing fancy & its background visuals are often bleak, and the characters who are anime
styled an colorful stand out against the backgrounds, but the combat and the story within Onigiri will keep you playing for hours on end, did I forget to mention the music? it's addictivly good! In Onigiri it's worth pointing out there are no classes,
or a trinity system. There are only weapons, these weapons will determine how you fight, whether you're a mage using a wand, a earth-crushing badass with a great-axe, or a rogue ish nave using dual swords stabbing your enemys in the butt!
All in all I found Onigiri fun, and considering it's been around for this long, it won't be going anywhere anytime soon!
Dragon's Dogma Online
Some of you may not even know that there was even an MMORPG version of Dragons Dogma, but there is, and boy is it fun.. if not a little uh..difficult? But that could be said for the original game as well. Generally Dragons Dogma Online functions very
simillarly to the original Dragons Dogma Arisen. You still get a pawn companion that you can create, shape and no doubt abuse. It's still got its combat style gritty look, and the ability to climb EVERYTHING. YOU. SEE! An indepth vocation system,
which are yes in essance classes. These vocations can be swapped whenever you go back to the city, and leveled similar to FFXIV. However if you for instance level one vocation to X level and then level a different one to the same level, you may
unlock the ability to swap into a hybrid vocation. One that you'll only gain access to after both class are leveled. Which is a lot of fun, as you'll find your self spawping your vocations and that of your pawns a lot, till you find the one that suits you.
The only draw back is that it's not fully in English, and it will probably never come out to an NA/EU market.. which sucks, but at least we can still play it. I definitly suggest you trying it if you're burned out of the western MMORPGs that everyone
sugests. Do note you'll need to follow a guide in order to download and play this MMORPG, but its well worth it.
Phantasy Star Online 2
Ahh, Phantasy Star Online 2 an MMORPG that everyone has wanted for many years now, in English but for some reason Sega has yet to and most probably WILL never release this to the western market.. *sigh* Thank the MMO gods for English patches, am I right?
Phantasy Star Online 2 is a SCI-FI Action Anime MMORPG with a focus on story telling, oh and of course and pretty anime girls uhh I mean graphics. The in story Phantasy Star Online 2 lets you take parts in episodes 1-3 which is set in the past and as
you continue through the later episodes you'll be playing through to the "present" time. I know it sounds confusing, and it I guess is, in a way. But it makes more sence when you play it. Phantasy star online 2 has I guess a unique questing sytem,
to start off there is emergency quests which are in essance raids, then there's collaboration events, your run of the mill, normal quest and lastly quests lets that require you to go fishing or mining. The materials you gather can be used to cook
food. So you will NEVER go hungry while you're on the journey the save the universe! Besides all the this awesomeness, it even has live concerts from actual idols like Hatsune Miku that I had a courtesy of watching live, It was AMAZING!
Phantasy Star Online 2 is a fun MMORPG for me personally and I definitly reccomend it to others that're interested in an MMORPG they've never tried before, as it's got fun combat and visuals, a story, and a lot of class and character custimization.
Even if it can be complicated at times.
Before you judge, remember this is a personal list, an while I do know that TERA has flaws, many flaws in fact, I still personally find it a fun MMORPG. Dispite the gender locks for the new classes.
TERA in my opinion is a fun MMORPG definitly worth playing, even in 2017, especially with the new awakenings coming out for the classes, this feature will bring more veraity and life to an already good combat system.
Dispite that, TERA is even releasing previously locked classes to other races, like the Elin gunner and the braweler being released for male human! Considering the fact that, no MMORPG has ever released a locked class
to another.. anything other than what it started on, and yet TERA did, I feel as though they're finally listening to the many fans of the MMORPG and are trying to improve the player experiance of TERA. So with all of this information,
I would still sujest trying out TERA Online, if you like Open world, action MMORPGs with action combat and great visuals! Its a free MMORPG, so what do you have to loose by simply trying it out, right?
Monster Hunter Online
With the recent news of Monster Hunter World coming to the PC in English, It's predecessor Monster Hunter Online is a great game to play while waiting for Monster Hunter World to finally be released on PC,
as it's already come out for the consoles.. We poor PC fans will have wait, *sigh*. Moving on, Monster Hunter Online isn't open world like Monster Hunter World is but when you were running around these open areas, it never felt
like you were running around the same zone, the regions never felt too small either, so whilst it is instance it still felt like a larger game. Now these said regions that you're roaming around are very detailed even though you're
mainly there to kill x moster, even still they're highly detailed, that goes for the monster as well, not only that but theres a huge selection and variation to these monsters that keeps it interesting. Since we've talked about the graphics enough,
lets move onto the combat aspect of Monster Hunter Online. To start off let me put it out there that the combat system is slow and the boss fights are hard, very hard. Especially if you don't have the right gear, or you don't dodge enough.
These bosses can be bested though even if you're undergeared as long as you find out the monsters pattern and ajust fast enough. Also have potions.. lots of potions. All of this of course makes the game challenging and great at the same time,
and keeps you on edge in every fight, which is what you'd want in your action MMORPG, right? Monster Hunter Online doesn't have classes as you might know, instead it has weapons. The weapons you choose also have there own abilitiys and capabilities
for instance, hammers and axes break off pieces of the monster, making it easier to damage it or so it drops more items. It also deals more damage but it is much slower. Whereas the twin blades and katana are faster and more combo based but weaker
then the heavy weapons. Also, while we're on the subject of weapons, Monster Hunter Online has an amazing crafting system similar to the non MMO counterparts, this system will keep you farming monsters for more loots until you finally get the perfect outfit
and or weapon you've been dreaming of!
World of Warcraft
If you've been a long time Byteling, you'd have no doubt figured this would be on our personal lists. Yes I am a WoW fan, ever since WotLK. It's that MMORPG you leave and come back to only to leave for x months and then return re-invigorated, and ready
to finish all of the new content is has to offer, or just re-gear yourself so you can go PvP some people. Now, let's talk bluntly.. WoW has a LOT of flaws, it can be at times unbalanced that goes for PvP and PvE. There are content droughts or in
Legions case too much content that you can't even play your alts without falling behind on your main. However this is a plus, as you never feel like there's nothing to do, and it keeps you playing all day, as you can't wait to get that next gear piece!
I suggest trying out WoW if you're interested in an MMORPG that full of content, whether its pvp or pve. That's god a huge and expansive world, a massive amount of lore and a fast tab target combat system with lost of classes to choose


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Baltimore Orioles defeat Boston Red Sox, 6-3
BALTIMORE - Like tourists having a grand time until they discovered their wallets had been lifted, the Red Sox returned home last night wondering how the wheels suddenly came off on a trip that began with such promise.
Then they walked in the front door to discover that while they were away, somebody had started foreclosure proceedings on the place they'd occupied for the better part of the last month, first in the American League East.
After five Sox losses in their...
BALTIMORE—Jay Payton hit his fourth career grand slam to back a gritty pitching effort by Daniel Cabrera, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3 Wednesday for a two-game sweep.
Solo homers by Jason Varitek and Mike Lowell, and a defensive gem by Manny Ramirez -- yes, Manny Ramirez -- weren't enough to prevent the Red Sox from losing their fourth straight. It was the third consecutive game in which Boston blew a three-run lead.
The Orioles tr...
They stood and cheered for several moments, waiting for outfielder Jay Payton to emerge from the dugout and acknowledge the crowd. When Payton didn't, starting pitcher Daniel Cabrera ducked his head out of the dugout instead and accepted the adulation.
These, indeed, are fun times for the Orioles, who are finding new heroes seemingly on a daily basis. Yesterday, it was Payton's turn as his seventh-inning grand slam capped another gritty comeback, and a 6-3 victory over ...
A recap of the Orioles' 6-3 victory over the Red Sox yesterday:
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Hitting with runners in scoring position hasn't been Nick Markakis' strength this season, but he delivered yesterday with a single to center field in the sixth inning that scored Brian Roberts from second base and reduced Boston's lead to 3-2. Markakis was hitting .212 with runners in scoring position, including .167 with fewer than two outs. His single off Red Sox starter Jon Lester...
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It was an overcast day in January when I drove to Kangaroo Valley for Michelle and Sarath's wedding. The region (and the weather) made Sarath and his family feel right at home.
You see they are from Scotland. Michelle lives there too but her family is from Australia. Thanks to the wonders of technology most of our planning was done via Skype so by the time I first met them face to face in December it was like catching up with old friends.
buy prednisone cheap The couple chose Kangaroo Valley Bush Retreat for their wedding. Wow what an amazing venue. Luckily the rain held off so we held the ceremony in the stunning rock cathedral. The groom and his groomsman looked splendid in their traditional Scottish attire – kilts and all. Whilst we were waiting for the bride the boys did a little jig. His sister who was sitting in the front row confirmed that he was following all the traditional rules of kilt wearing!
http://refeco.org/1585-dte34948-match-dating-event-san-diego-review.html We celebrated Sarath and Michelle's links to the Scottish Isles with a gorgeous handfasting ceremony. This involved both of their mums tying ribbons around their wrists which remained whilst they stated their vows. This ritual is a Celtic tradition and is believed to be the basis for our current saying 'tying the knot'. It represents the binding together of two hearts, two lives and two families for as long as the ties remain.
Once Michelle and Sarath exchanged rings the guests headed up to the viewing deck while we finalised the paperwork. Roger Chapman did an excellent job of sounding the couple's entrance to the deck with that other wonderful Scottish tradition – the bagpipes. Then it was time for another Celtic tradition – a shared drink from the Quaich. A Quaich is a two-handled shallow cup which has been used for generations as a way of showing trust (after all it's hard to stab someone with your sword when you are using both hands to hold the cup!) and more recently as a symbol of two lives being joined together. Sarath's father filled the Quaich with mead and presented it to the couple.
I absolutely love performing ceremonies that reflect the couple's heritage and this one truely represented who Sarath and Michelle were as individuals and as a couple. It was also a lot of fun so thank you to Michelle, Sarath and your families for letting me share in such a wonderful ceremony.
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Phuket. I was there ten years ago. I didn't like the place. I wasn't even impressed by Patong Beach. But I loved the food — from the spring rolls sold by an ambulant vendor to the multi-course meal that included Thai fried rice that we had in a market.
A birthday reminded me of Phuket. One of the two friends with whom I spent an afternoon there had her birthday recently. Rosa Ana. Osang, as she is fondly called. She was my constant drinking buddy during the seven (or was it eight?) days and nights when we went cruising. From Singapore to Malaysia to Thailand.
Osang with a model's body. Tall and lean. And curls that always seemed impossible to tame.
Her hair looked better uncombed, she said, as she stared at herself on the mirror inside our cabin. I chuckled. But she was dead serious. She rubbed hair mousse on her palms, spread it on her damp hair then ran her fingers through the curls. An hour later, her hair had dried in the heat while we had breakfast on deck.
She was right. Her hair did look good. Wild and free, but the curls bounced back in place after the breeze has had its way with them. I bet no one would have guessed how much mousse went on her hair after her morning shower.
We had fun on that cruise. Like a very extended girls' night out. But, unfortunately, not enough time to get to know the places we visited really well.
I'm thinking of going back to Thailand soon. Not to Phuket though. Not to Bangkok either. Chiang Mai is a better destination for a food lover and a culture addict. Maybe I'll try every version of Thai pineapple fried rice. Quite an attractive proposition.
But when "soon" will be, I don't know. The thing about Thailand is that the weather is hot almost all year 'round. There's a very small window when the temperature is friendly. December through January. No one wants to travel in December (Christmas! New Year!) and everyone's generally broke in January after all that holiday shopping.
I'll figure it out.
Meanwhile, may this Thai shrimp and pineapple fried rice recipe constantly remind me not to give up on that Chiang Mai trip.
Thai Shrimp and Pineapple Fried Rice
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 10 to 12 large shrimps peeled, deveined then cut into small pieces
- 2 shallots chopped
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and chopped
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions
- 1 finger chili thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup chopped carrot
- fish sauce
- 1/4 cup sweet peas
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup fresh pineapple roughly chopped
- 4 cups cooked rice
- 1 tablespoon Thai tamarind paste (available in the Asian aisle of groceries)
- 2 tablespoons kecap manis (Thai sweet soy sauce; available in the Asian aisle of groceries)
- 2 tablespoons chopped toasted cashew nuts
- Heat the cooking oil in a wok.
- Spread the shrimps on the hot oil. Stir after ten seconds.
- Add the shallots, garlic, scallions, chili, carrot and peas to the shrimp. Stir fry for a minute.
- Drizzle in a little fish sauce. Toss.
- Add the pineapple pieces and toss until heated through.
- Spread the rice over everything in the wok.
- Spread the tamarind paste and kecap manis over the rice.
- Stir fry just until the rice is heated through.
- Toss in the nuts before serving.
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A flavorful, easy and delicious Mediterranean bruschetta that's perfect for entertaining, snacking on or for a light lunch. Healthy and delicious!
Well, the holidays are among us. Crazy, right? Parties and house guests and attempts at healthy eating between the indulgences are just around the corner! I love any chance to have a filling, vegetarian meal, so while shopping at Trader Joe's, I ran across these treasures and thought they'd be perfect.
This Mediterranean Bruschetta Could Not Be Easier!
Get their Feta Cheese Spread, Balela Bean Salad, and a baguette, and you have yourself the easiest, freshest little appetizer you ever did have! If you don't live near a Trader Joe's, I also wrote a quick little recipe you can use to recreate my new favorite finds. My favorite trick for bruschetta is toasting the buttered bread, then rubbing a sliced-open clove of garlic over the toast, infusing all sorts of yummy garlic oil and flavor into it. I don't even need anything else to top it, it's so heavenly on its own!
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- Feta Cheese
- Cream Cheese
- Plain Greek Yogurt
Again, buy the spread or make it yourself, it's 3 ingredients. Creamy, feta goodness.
The Mediterranean salad is full of fresh ingredients, and plenty of parsley and mint. I pounded about 5 of these for lunch and was full for the rest of the day.
The Best Ways To Serve This Mediterranean Bruschetta;
- Serve as an appetizer at parties or barbecues
- Enjoy a few slices as a light lunch with a little salad
- You can make the topping in advance and store it in the fridge then when hunger strikes it's so easy to assemble and you have yourself a healthy snack.
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Delicious, flavorful mediterranean bruschetta
- baguette sourdough is a favorite, but any will do
- 3-4 T soft butter
- 1 garlic clove
- salt and pepper
- 4 oz. feta cheese
- 4 oz. whipped cream cheese
- 1/8 c plain greek yogurt
- 1/8 t red pepper flakes increase or decrease as desired
- 1/4 t basil
- 1/4 t oregano
- 2 roma tomatoes
- 1/2 can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1/2 can garbanzo beans drained and rinsed
- 2 T white onion minced
- 1/2 T olive oil
- 1 T lemon juice
- 1 T freshly chopped parsley
- 1/2 T freshly chopped mint
- 1/4 t salt
- Slice baguette and butter each slice. Broil about 5 minutes, or until golden (toasted on tops but still slightly soft on bottoms). Remove from oven.
- Slice garlic clove in half, and rub the open half over each toasted slice. Sprinkle with kosher salt and freshly-cracked pepper.
- Mix feta, cream cheese, yogurt, red pepper, basil, and oregano together in bowl. Spread over each slice.
- Mix remaining ingredients together (tomatoes, beans, onion, oil, juice, herbs, and salt) and spoon onto each slice. Serve immediately.
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The fate of St. Augustine in the world of political theology has been mixed. He is a thinker of great discursive power who favors powerful narration over deductive systematicity. What is "political" about his theology must, for the most part, be teased out. He never penned a specific treatise on the subject. Despite this, it is fair to say that more words have been spilled on figuring out what an Augus-tinian political theology is, or might be, than on the tomes of other, more explicit, political theologies. There are particular features to St. Augustine's work that make him a tough nut to crack. From the time of his conversion to Catholic Christianity in 386 to his death as Bishop of Hippo in 430, Augustine wrote some 117 books. He touches on all the central themes of Christian theology and Christian life: the nature of God and human persons, the problem of evil, free will and determinism, war and human aggression, the bases of social life and political order, church doctrine, Christian vocations: the list is nigh endless.
Although a number of his works follow an argumentative line in the manner most often favored by those who write political treatises, especially so given the distinctly juridical or legalistic cast of so much modern political theory and political theology, most often he paints bold strokes on a broad canvas. His enterprise is at once theological, philosophical, historical, cultural, and rhetorical. His works are characterized by an extraordinarily rich surface as well as vast depth, making it difficult to get a handle on if one's own purposes are not so ambitious. He traffics in what we generally call "universals," but he is also a nuanced "particular-ist" and historicist.
Given this towering enterprise it is, perhaps, unsurprising that attempts have been made to reduce Augustine to manageable size. To that end he has been tagged a political realist and canonized, if you will, as the theological grandfather of a school of thought called "Christian realism" but, as well, of a tradition that includes Machiavelli and Hobbes. For thinkers in the political realism camp, most of whom are not theological thinkers, Augustine, if he is read at all, is read primarily in and through excerpts from his great works that most favorably comport with this "political realism." To this end, his Confessions are ignored and book XIX
of his 1,091-page masterwork (in the Penguin Classics unabridged version), The City of God, is reproduced with certain bits highlighted. Perhaps also a chunk from book I, chapter l, on "the city of this world, a city which aims at dominion, which holds nations in enslavement, but is itself dominated by that very lust of domination" (Augustine 1972: 5). Book II, chapter 21, is helpful on Augustine's alternative to Cicero's judgment (according to Scipio) on the Roman commonwealth. Book XV, chapter l, traces lines of descent of the "two cities, speaking allegori-cally"; Book XIX, chapter 14, as already noted, is mined for a few precepts about the interests government should serve; chapter 15 makes an argument against slavery "by nature" and chapter 21, in which Scipio's definition of a commonwealth as advanced by Cicero makes a second appearance, also seems pertinent. Chapter 7 of Book XIX is culled as the "justification of war" argument. Perhaps
- just perhaps - excerpts are drawn from chapters 14, 15, and 16, in order to demonstrate Augustine's insistence that there is a connection between the peace and good of the household in relation to the city. Take all these snippets, plus his scathing comment that what pirates do with one boat, Romans do with a navy, but the one is called brigandage while the other is named Empire, and the student has her quick intake of what I have called "Augustine Lite" (1996). The upshot is a diminished Augustine, numbered among the pessimists and charged with being one of those who stress human cruelty and violence with a concomitant need for order, coercion, punishment, and occasional war as the upshot.
Recognizing the inadequacy of this "normalized" Augustine doesn't mean one has an easy task if one's purpose is to be fair to Augustine's complexity with the enterprise of political theology in mind, in part for the reasons noted above concerning Augustine's way of writing and arguing. But even more pertinent is a political theologian's sense of his or her task. If one construes that task, at least in part, as a way of putting together anthropological presuppositions (what those of us trained as political theorists called "theories of human nature," at least until one dominant contemporary school of thought decided there was no such thing), claims about the political and social order in light of those presuppositions, the role of political theology in relation to these interrelated tasks, and the perils and possibilities inherent in any political activity or order, then Augustine's expan-siveness is a welcome thing indeed. If one's aims are narrower or more modest, Augustine's expansiveness is a frustration. I begin from the point of view that his expansiveness is welcome. What follows is a way of highlighting key points of theoretical demarcation in Augustine's work that are rich with implications for political theology. I should make clear - as will be obvious to any reader of Augustine
- that I can only scratch the surface of things in a single essay.
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I currently own the B&W 801's and am driving them with Bryston 7Bsst monoblock amps and used along with a CAT Ultimate MKII pre. The 801's are a demanding speaker and can handle alot of power. I can only speak for the Bryston's and can say that they effortlessly feed these speakers. They are rock solid on the bottom end, Mids are precise and Hi's are detailed and not overwhelming. They are quiet running and when put to the test, these 600w amps can produce some heat. The warranty from Bryston is one of the best and carries over if sold second hand. I believe for the money that it will be hard to beat their performance. Also a large listening room is preferred with these speakers to appreciate what they are capable of producing. For those tube amp lovers I have heard (by word of mouth only) that the Bryston's lean towards a tube sound. If you have a chance of auditioning these 4 amps that you've mentioned by all means line it up, for it will be well worth it to you and other Audiogon members. Take your time in choosing and above all HAVE FUN doing it.
The Nautilus 801 is a very difficult speaker to drive and decent shops that sold it bi-amped it with expensive, truly high-current solid-state amplification such as Classe Omega, Levinson, Krell FBP or Rowland.
Unless you limit yourself to chamber music, the c-j tube amp would be totally inappropriate on N801's, as would all but a small handful of tube amps.
N801's also need to be used in a big room with lots of placement options so they don't boom, as they produce prodigious bass. They are also not shelved down in the treble and thus tend to sound bright, especially with digital sources (because most recordings are bright and most CD players still can't do treble). In short, they are hard to use properly and thus not very practical -- are you sure they are the speaker for you? If 90% of what you listen is full-scale symphonic music and rock, if you have a big, well-damped room and if you own megaamps, then okay, but otherwise, there are a many alternatives that are better choices.
Dear All,
Thanks for the very detailed responses.After reviewing all the replies I come conclusion of deleting both the extremes CJ and Krell and arrange an audition for the mark levinson and bryston.Cjs premier 12s are very good amps I enjoyed them for 5 years in my previous system with Martin Logan CLS which was bit shy on both extremes.Since I want to move one step ahead and design a system with mids like CLS and good extension on both sides of the spectrum in a 20'x19' room. I will short list my audition to only two amps and get back with my findings.It was very surprising that no body reccomend Krell, any comment!
Kind regards from the other side of the world (Pakistan)
I would recommend the Krell but not the MDA 300s. I would prefer two FPB 600s on the B&W. It would be magic above & beyond. I know that the B&W shine w. vertical biamping which is a much less expensive alternative then buying 4 monoblocks. Your choice was for Levinson 333, not my favorite sound but if you run 2 of them it would be best. Better would be two FPB 600s in my opinion. I have owned the 801 so I hope this clears things for you. The 801s love power & can play loud. Big difference from the Martin Logan designs. You will enjoy them. Very few speakers can do what they do at thier price. You will need to spend about $40K to get the ability to play loud w. out strain from most other speaker brands.
I also highly recommend Krell Amplifiers. I've heard the N801s powered by the FBP-300cx and FPB-400cx and both Amplifiers easily powered these Speakers to realistic levels in a fairly large auditioning room. You simply may not need to go beyond either one of these Amplifiers and both can be had here on Audiogon less than $6K (US).
Hi Ali
I own a Nautilus 801 myself and use a ML 23.5 amp (2*200W). Although the 801 would gain dynamic with more power (especially the bass) I don't feel uncomfortable in my relatively small room (4m*6m). Heights and mids are highly musical and the bass is not really a problem since I put the speaker on spikes (what I strongly recommend!!).
My B&W dealer recommends the 2*200W Classé Audio 2200 with the 802D and the 800D. Of course you don't get the last whamm with these, but it's all a question of taste.
I have a good feeling for the 2*300W ML 333. Try it!
So I have a good feeling for the 300W ML 333. Try that.
Hi Alphorn,
Thanks for the response,I tried them with single 333 and the result was good.2nd ML 333 will be included in the long term plan.I am also exploring the option to auditioning Bryston 7B ST since I heared good things about 801 with 7BST and they are available.How long you are using N801s& what system do you have.
Any cables suggestions.
Hi Ali
As we don't get Bryston in Switzerland I can't say much about it. All I know is what I read about the 14 B in a stereophile test you may know. I guess the Bryston won't match the 333's musicality but produce a more dynamic / brute sound.
I have lived with my 801 for 6 years and I'm still completely happy. The rest of the system is older (ML 38 pre, ML 37 drive, EAD 7000/III D/A, ML gel interconnects and apature speaker cable).
I intend to change my CD unit and buy the brandnew Classé 202 CD-player which plays in the same league as the ML 390S. I can't recommend ML CD devices. Most of them show klicking noises from time to time (so does my 37 also) and besides of that the company (Harman) doesn't offer sufficient service when garantuee is over (no replacement parts on stock). Try also the expensive Accuphase CD-players or -if money is not of importance- Esoteric Teac or DCS.
For preamp I strongly recommend any ML device (26, 28, 38, 380, new 320 or 326). You will hardly find something better.
Concerning cables I don't think there is a "best" cable. There is just the right cable (doesn't need to be expensive). Try out and try not to loose nerves! My dealer is very much on Kimber. I can recommend it also.
Have fun with 801!!
Put mono amps Classe CAM-400 or the older Classe CAM-350 on your list.
B&W speakers and Classe amps are great match so much so that the owner of B&W bought Classe. Another benefit to consider these are their weight. They weight around 80 lb each. Very manageble.
I am using Classe CAM-350 with B&W N802.
Hi guys
I fully agree with Ldk concerning Classé CAM-400 Monos. I can also imagine to use 2 2200's (bridged) or 1 2200 on heights/mids in combination with a digital high power amp driving the bass. In the second case you will need a dB-regulation (in-built or external).
Has someone tried to drive the 801's bass separately? any experiences?
Hi folks,
Thanks for the very valuable information.I am situated in Pakistan where we dont have much options are available.Shipment of big hefty amps are very expensive also.The choices I mentioned in my first mail were the amps currently available and capable to drive the N 801s.The only classe amp available in my area is DR 5 and DR 25 combo which I think is bit small and old for handling 801s load.Has any body tried Perreaux amps on B&Ws?
If the amps you list are the only ones available to you, buy the Levinson, as it is, by far, the highest current amp on your list (it has really big power supplies for a stereo amp and weighs 155 lbs.) that is reasonably young. The Krell monoblocks are even more powerful, but are so old that you should avoid them.
As I explained above, you should really bi-amp N801's, but the 333 is an appropriate amp for N801's.
I otherwise refer to my first post above.
Hi folks,
As suggested by Alphorn and Raquel,I did a very extensive audition of ML 333 and finally bought it in US$4500. I think ML 333 is a very good amp to drive Nautilus.Thanks friends for the great advise.My next goal is to upgrade the front end any suggestion on Sony XA 777ES or Cassablanca II,s Extreme DAC is superior?
Hi Ali
I do not know the products you name exactly.
But: Theta sounds good to me and I've heard very nice D/A converters of this brand.
I don't see Sony as a high end brand really. On the other hand I tested an old 555 once as a drive and the result was quite good.
The Sony could be the better drive than your Denon but I would nevertheless recommend to look for something else.


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16. Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game
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14. A Feast for Odin
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Sport Australia CEO Kate Palmer AM says she's more excited by what Australian sport can achieve together in the future than what she's accomplished in her own career so far, humbled to be recognised in today's Queen's Birthday Honours.
Palmer has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for her services to sport, recognition for a sport administration career that has spanned more than thirty years.
But Palmer says she's just "one of millions" contributing to Australian sport every day.
"Being exceptional in Australian sport doesn't mean you have to be a one-in-a-million athlete, it can also mean you are one of millions contributing to the sport and recreation industry every single day," Palmer says.
"I'm proud and humbled to receive this honour, but I'm also in a privileged position as someone who is able to work professionally in a leadership role for Australian sport.
"I marvel at the 2.4 million volunteers who dedicate their time to sport and recreation in Australia, the largest of any volunteer group in this country."
Palmer says Australian sport faces immense challenges, and the number one priority is to help address physical activity levels. Some 65 per cent of Australian adults are not active enough, while an estimated 81 per cent of children don't meet recommended activity levels.
Palmer says it presents a wonderful opportunity for change and progress.
"Australian sport has a real game on our hands, and it's one we can't afford to lose because the consequences will be dire. We have an inactivity crisis and the problem can't be solved by standing still. Sport is a powerful vehicle for change.
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My married stepdaughter, 31, is a proud snob. She enjoys her wine, beer and coffee yet always puts down our taste in any of her preferences in alcohol and coffee.
This past Christmas we had my grandson, her husband, and his two children at our cabin. She had the audacity to insult her sister about the beer and wine she bought. This wasn't the first time.
She lies and exaggerates about almost anything related to materialistic things. I'm not happy with her behaviour.
Her stepfather and natural mother raised her and their behaviour is the same.
Fed Up
Yes, rude, snobbish behaviour is hard to take, especially from someone you're hosting at your home.
However, you already know what she's like, and what to expect in her company. Since she's apparently your partner's daughter, such incidents are likely to be repeated periodically.
Knowing this, approach things differently. If she's invited over, tell her that everyone's bringing something and ask her to be the one to choose the wine, beer, and coffee.
If that costs more than others are contributing, ask her to bring what she'll be drinking, and assign someone else to bring the rest at whatever price they choose.
I understand that your disgust with her materialism goes beyond wine-snobbery… but that's who she is, and how she was raised. It's unlikely you're going to change her.
Her comments aren't even about you, anyway… they stem from her own insecurities pushing a need to be one-up on everyone else.
You can change your reaction in small but meaningful ways: When she goes over the top with her pronouncements, just smile, change the subject or get busy doing something else.
It'll gently demonstrate that you're unimpressed by her fascination with high-end goods.
Meanwhile, you're supporting the reality that she IS your stepdaughter by inviting her, which allows you and your partner to enjoy your grandchild, which matters more.
I understand that hairdressers have a hard job but I have a complaint: They seem to assume that everybody loves talking about their personal lives, but sometimes their questions are inappropriate and intrusive.
I wish they'd raise a subject in a general way to see if their customer wants to pursue it, instead of asking pointed questions.
Take the holidays as example – for some, this is a very sensitive and depressing subject. It's embarrassing to be probed relentlessly about their plans.
New customers might feel uncomfortable discussing their personal life with strangers. Also, they might consider how appropriate their stock questions are for an older person, e.g. what they're doing on the weekend. Next time, I'm going to say, "Enough about me" to the first question and hope they get the hint.
Annoyed Customer
Sorry, I'm on the side of the hairdressers, the majority of whom work very hard over long hours, and many have to pay their salon owner a high percentage for the use of their chair.
Most make conversation to put the client at ease and try to provide a satisfying experience for them.
Instead of complaining, set the tone you want from the start, the minute you sit in the hairdresser's chair, by being honest but pleasant. Example: "Hello, I'm feeling tired today so will use this as my quiet time. Here's how I like my hair done."
Don't blame the hairdresser, if you don't know how to speak up. Also, if the person assigned to you is a committed chatterer, vote with your feet and choose another.
Reader's Commentary Regarding the woman whose boyfriend only told her of his sister's wedding the night before the event:
"Surely, during their six-year relationship, this woman and her boyfriend would've learned that the other couple were getting married.
"I believe that the letter-writer needs to rethink her future marriage, because if the brother's wedding wasn't discussed, the couple have a communication problem.
"To me, it means that this man is secretive and controlling. If he holds this information back, what else would he not mention – if not deliberately, but because, any chitchat isn't his way. Would they ever discuss anything of importance to each other?
"I'm a grandfather with my own family experiences. I know everything that's important; we communicate regularly, even with relatives in Australia.
"To me, this boyfriend is a dud. While she wonders if she should cut ties with this couple, she should cut ties with her six-year uncommunicative boyfriend."
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I am a big fan of cats and a friend did suggest me yesterday to read something. It looks like there is a new cute and trendy cat breed. The Lykoi cat, as the original breeders call them. The problem is that it is hard to find a Lykoi cat for sale at the moment as there is much more demand than available cats due to the fact that the original breeders want to create genetic diversity and a healthy breed first, understandably.
But if you are interested in cats, then you should read about this subject. You might want to ask Google for images of this cute new breed. They are really awesome cute, so take a look! This is an interesting subject. Hope they will be established soon. I guess I could not resist to get one if they were available in my country. I also think that they will be very trendy soon. Also it might be a good idea to mention that there is no magic involded as they are a new natural occuring breed which means it is a natural mutation but as I do understand, they work on it to establish the breed. This might take some time but it is already very interesting to read about this subject. I could imagine that they won´t be cheap once they are more regularly available as there will be such a huge demand.
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It benefits you to listen to your heart. Your heart speaks to you and it is always orienting you to that which will move your life forward.
In the 1960s, parents and teachers complained that the younger generation had less respect for authority than they did when they were that age.