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Apparel stores sell clothing, footwear and accessories to consumers. It is a subset of the retail industry, and these companies usually make and sell their own clothing brands (although some do sell third party merchandise). Most apparel stores are considered specialty apparel retailers, because they focus on providing an assortment of similarly themed merchandise to one particular type of customer - for example, Abercrombie & Fitch specializes in "preppy" and traditionally-fashioned apparel for teenagers and college-age consumers. However, some of these companies appeal to a broader customer group, such as Gap (one of the largest apparel retailers with over $15.8 billion in 2007 sales) which has three store chains targeting different demographics: The Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy.[1]
Same store sales (also called comparable store sales or "comps") is a measure of sales at stores that have been open for a specific period of time (usually at least one year). Same store sales growth is a more accurate reflection of a company's performance than net sales growth because in order to grow sales in existing stores a company must drive foot traffic and brand loyalty, whereas growing net sales by adding new stores is a poor reflection of company performance as most new stores typically garner heightened attention and foot traffic because consumers like to explore new stores when they open. Also the metric is important from the company's perspective, as it is more profitable to increase sales at existing stores than to incur the expenses necessary to open a new store. As such, companies and analysts pay close attention to the same store sales growth metric.
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For example, gross profit margins for apparel store companies reach as high as 67% at Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF) where denim jeans are priced at $89.50, and as low as 35% at Aeropostale (ARO) where a similar pair of jeans costs a customer $29.99.[30][31] Similarly, operating margins range from nearly 20% at Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF) to 8.3% at Gap (GPS).
Fashion trends appear and disappear quickly, particularly for younger customers where fashion and fads move even more rapidly, and being "hip" to key fashion trends is a major challenge for apparel retailers. Missing a single fashion trend, such as a popular theme or item like military-styled clothing or traditional vests, can be very costly for an apparel retailer as customers may go to other stores to find a fashionable item if an apparel retailer missed the trend. On the other hand, investing in the wrong trend can also be very costly for an apparel store as it must markdown the merchandise and cut its profit margins to clear the product, which may not be a viable option for some stores that avoid marking down its merchandise.
A major factor in an apparel store's performance is its brand positioning. Luxury apparel stores typically target customers in the highest income bracket who can afford to pay the highest prices for premium-quality merchandise. Apparel retailers of "near luxury" or "aspirational" brands target customers from the middle- and upper-middle class who desire to wear the latest fashions, but can not afford to pay premium, luxury prices so they settle for these "near luxury" apparel brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch and Polo Ralph Lauren. Finally, standard-level apparel stores such as The Gap target middle- and lower-class customers with average incomes who purchase lower-priced merchandise and look for clearance sales.
An apparel store's brand positioning is very important during times of economic downturns and slowdowns. During these periods, middle- and lower-class consumers cut back their spending on non-necessity items such as apparel. Subsequently sales at standard and "near luxury" apparel stores can suffer in these times as their customers trade down to lower-priced apparel from department stores and discounters such as TJX Companies (TJX) and Wal-Mart Stores (WMT). Simultaneously, luxury retailers avoid this problem because their wealth-laden customers can afford to maintain their spending habits as their high net worths are less effected by economic downturns.
This effect has been relevant in 2008 as the U.S. economy has struggled, growing at a mere 1% annual rate in Q1 FY08.[32] Subsequently, many "near luxury" and standard-brand apparel retailers have suffered: same store sales at "near luxury" retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF) and standard-brand The Gap fell 3% and 7% in the first quarter, respectively.[33][34].


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The time has come. The time is now. Mason W. Crosby will you please go now.
I know it isn't the popular opinion right now, and that "Sergio" Tavecchio hasn't exactly overwhelmed anyone (particularly his head coach, who can't get his first name right). But, it is my humble opinion that kicker Mason Crosby is toast. It's time for you to go. Goodbye.
Some of you might think it is because he missed a ton of field goal attempts in a scrimmage Saturday night, missing an unacceptable 5 out of 8. While certainly that adds to the concern, its not the nail in the coffin for me.
Some of you might believe I'm still wallowing in Crosby's struggles last season, when he finished with an abhorrent 67.9% field goal percentage, and we all sat on the edge of our seats for a 30-yard attempt. Yeah, that's a big factor, too, but not the straw that broke the camel's back.
Some of you might think that the very idea of having competition in camp, in the form of perhaps the least threatening kicker Ted Thompson could find, and having Crosby wilt in the face of it is my final straw. It isn't, thought it certainly concerns many of us who cried for competition for years...quoting Thompson's own mantra that competition makes everyone better.
No, the end of my faith in Mason Crosby to be the once of future king of the Green Bay Packers kicking game was his quotes afterwards.
"No, I've been hitting the ball well," Crosby said. "Obviously extremely disappointed with how I hit it tonight. Have to evaluate that and break it down. I can't think about things like that. I just have to go and actually work on things, make sure I hit the ball through the uprights. That's all I can really worry about and focus on right now."
I'm not sure exactly what competition is supposed to bring out in you, but I'm pretty sure that this isn't it. This is a guy who has no idea why he's not doing well, and has no idea how to fix it. He's going to be bummed about his performance and go back and check the tape and see if he can find the mechanical problems?
I have news for you: the problems aren't mechanical. They're mental. And the passive approach to his own problems just echo the impact the failed efforts of Shawn Slocum on his career.
Let me tell you something: I really like Mason Crosby, and I've rooted for him from Day 1. He's an upstanding guy, involved in the community and giving at charity events. He's got the prototypical body for an NFL kicker, with all the right metrics, from his height to his strong leg. And, I don't blame Crosby all that much for his own shortcomings.
I blame Slocum, who should rightfully be fired for his ongoing failings with an stud kicker over the years. I'm not going to bore you by reprinting the entire Slocum/Crosby history: you can read pieces from 2009, 2009, and 2010 to see the list of stupid moves. But the years of Slocum's over-possessive control over Crosby and mind games have finally come to home to roost. You can't forbid your kicker, who knows he has mechanical issues, to NOT SEE ANY OTHER KICKING COACHES in the offseason (you know, when it is prudent to change your kicking style), then completely break down and rebuild his kicking style DURING A PLAYOFF RUN because he's still struggling.
In a way, it seems to have been an unhealthy relationship from the start, and now, Crosby's is echoing Slocum's usual excuses for him. We'll just go back and check the tape and see what we have to fix. Seriously? Crosby is starting to sound like Eeyore. This is Mason Crosby's seventh professional season. Why is he still having to fix mechanical errors?
And the point is, he doesn't have mechanical errors, or at least not ones that aren't caused by his own head. Lesson learned for the Packers: if you play head games with a kicker, you get a kicker that's a head case. Personally, I think Crosby might have a chance to save his career if he gets a fresh start somewhere else. But after six full seasons in the NFL, a drafted kicker isn't unlike a top draft pick at other positions in expectations. You really expect them to be solid players after two or three seasons, or you move on. Crosby might have set some scoring records thanks to a prolific offense giving him many opportunities, but at this point, do you trust him in a big game to come through on a 40-yarder?
I don't either, and I'm pretty sure Mike McCarthy doesn't anymore. While people can point to Crosby's statistics over the final few games of the season as a rebound from his struggles earlier last year, we know from observation that McCarthy started passing up long field goal opportunities, giving Crosby chip shots to increase his confidence.
It's time to move on. I don't know if Giovanni Tavecchio is going to be anywhere near the physical specimen that Crosby is. He doesn't have a super strong leg and kickoff duties would likely be ceded to Tim Masthay. 50+ yard field goal scenarios would have to weighed against whether or not Tavecchio has the oomph to make it.
But, at this point, what's the difference between an average kicker who believes he can make it, and a great kicker who doesn't? You might have the same percentage of making that kick, but Tavecchio can be treated like any other player, not with kid gloves to preserve his ego. If Tavecchio doesn't perform well, you sign someone different next season. That's they way it is supposed to work.
I'll be honest: I really like Mason Crosby and want him to be successful. And I think the only way that's going to happen is to get him as far away from Shawn Slocum as possible.
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Just the Facts :: Water Footprints
U.S. Water Footprint
A water footprint is the water you use directly—for things like drinking, bathing, and laundry—plus the water used to make the products and energy you use and to grow food.
Below is a sampling of countries' per capita annual water footprint.
The world's biggest is the United States; the world's smallest is Yemen.
Indoor Water Use
In the U.S., indoor direct use for the average person is 69.3 gallons a day.
Here's how that breaks down:
Outdoor Water Use
Direct use for a family of four in the United States is 400 gallons a day.
30 percent of that is for outdoor use: 30 gallons per person.
That's how much a person uses for everything in Algeria.
Berit Anderson researched this fact sheet for Water Solutions, the Summer 2010 issue of YES! Magazine. Berit is an editorial assistant for YES! Magazine.
- The Page That Counts: Water Edition (with complete citations)
- 3 Big Ideas to Make Water Last: YES! Magazine poster. (with complete citations)
Hoekstra, A.Y. and Chapagain, A.K. (2008) Globalization of Water: Sharing the Planet's Freshwater Resources, Blackwell Publishing; Amy Vickers, Handbook of Water Use and Conservation, and EPA WaterSense.


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OPINION; Genes on the March
By DIANE ACKERMAN
Published: March 4, 2012
MY mother always said I must be part Mongolian, because of my lotus-pale complexion and squid-ink black hair. ''Something you're not telling me?'' I was tempted to ask. But I knew she'd visited Mongolia with my father long after I was born. What I didn't know is that one out of every 200 males on earth is related to Genghis Khan.
An international team of geneticists conducting a 10-year study of men living in what once was the Mongolian empire has discovered that a surprisingly large number share the identical Y chromosome, which is passed down only from father to son. One individual's Y chromosome can be found in 16 million men in Asia, from Manchuria, near the Sea of Japan, to Uzbekistan and Afghanistan in Central Asia.
The likeliest candidate is Genghis Khan, a warlord who raped and pillaged one town after another, killing all the men and impregnating the women, sowing his seed from China to eastern Europe. Though legend credits Genghis Khan with many wives and offspring, he didn't need to do all the begetting himself to ensure that his genes would flourish. His sons inherited the identical Y chromosome from him, as did their sons and their sons' sons down a long, winding Silk Road of legitimate and illegitimate progeny.
His equally warlike oldest son, Tushi, had 40 legitimate sons (and who knows how many misbegotten), and his grandson Kublai Khan, who figured so large in Marco Polo's life, had 22 sons. Their genes scattered exponentially in an ever widening fan, and the process really picked up speed in the 20th century, when cars, trains and airplanes began propelling genes around the planet and stretching the idea of ''courting distance,'' which used to be only 12 miles -- how far a man could ride on horseback to visit his sweetheart and return home the same day. Khan wasn't trying to create a world in his image; his fiercest instincts had a mind of their own, and his savage personality spurred them on. Most people don't run amok on murderous sprees, thank heavens, but history is awash with Khan-like wars and mayhem. In their wake, gene pools often change. One can only surmise that wiping out the genes of others and planting your own (what we call genocide) must come naturally to our kind, as it does to some other animals, from ants to lions.
Typically, wandering male lions attack a pride, drive off the other males and kill their offspring. Then they mate with the females, ensuring that only the invaders' genes will flourish. A colony of ants will slaughter millions of neighbors, provided they're not family. Human history is riddled with similar dramas, but they are war's legacy, an unconscious motive, not a blueprint for action.
Except once. During World War II, Hitler and his henchmen devised an agenda, both political and genetic, that was nothing less than the Nazification of nature. The human cost is well known: the extermination of millions while, in baby farms scattered around Europe, robust SS men and blond, blue-eyed women produced thousands of babies to use as seed stock for Hitler's new master race. What's little known is that their scheme for redesigning nature didn't stop with people. The best soldiers needed to eat the best food, which Nazi biology argued could grow only from the purest of seeds. So using eugenics, a method of breeding to emphasize specific traits, the Nazis hoped to invade the genetic spirals of evolution, seize control and replace ''unfit'' crops and livestock with pure ones.
To that end, they created an SS commando unit for botanical collection, which was ordered to raid the world's botanical gardens and institutes and steal the best specimens. They proposed planting forests to sweeten the climate so that it was more favorable for their own crops, and they spoke openly about reshaping the landscape to better suit Nazi ideals. That revision included people, railways, animals and land alike, even the geometry of farm fields (no acute angles below 70 degrees) and the alignment of trees and shrubs (only on north-south or east-west axes).
Today, though we deplore genocide, it stubbornly persists, and we may have our work cut out for us because it seems to tap a deeply rooted drive. But how about the more gradual eradication of genes, without fanfare?
We're dabbling in eugenics all the time, breeding ideal crops to replace less aesthetic or nutritious or hardy varieties; leveling forests to graze cattle or erect shopping malls and condos; planting groves of a few familiar trees that homeowners and industries prefer. On factory farms, the animals are now essentially clones. The same is true in plant nurseries. We're at a dangerous age in our evolution as a species -- clever, impulsive and far better at tampering with nature than understanding it. Who knows what vanishing life forms we may one day regret losing?
When my mother teased about my being part Mongolian, she may have been right, since Genghis Khan and his clan reached into Russia, home of some of my ancestors. But I like knowing that the further back one traces any lineage the narrower the path grows, to the haunt of just a few shaggy ancestors, with luck on their side, little gizmos in their cells and a future storied with impulses and choices that will ultimately define them.


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Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
A friend was told that he would be treated for cancer using the "MacDonald option". Could you please elaborate?
Richard Whittington, MD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, responds:
It would be helpful to know the primary tumor type with which your friend was diagnosed. If it is gastric carcinoma, then the MacDonald regimen refers to Intergroup study INT0116. This was the randomized trial testing no adjuvant therapy (no therapy in addition to surgery) vs. adjuvant chemotherapy with 5-FU/FH4, followed by radiation with continuous infusion 5-FU, followed by more 5-FU/FH4. This study showed a significant improvement in overall survival for those patients who were treated with the adjuvant therapy. Jack MacDonald was the lead investigator of this study, and so this treatment is also referred to as the MacDonald regimen.


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Marion Cotillard has been in Marrakesh all week for the film festival. I've been saving up her photos as a good start to the weekend: Fashion Porn!
To me, the style started off not so great. The black and white printed dress? Didn't like it at all. Look how it's blousing at the breasts. Awful.
The next one that's kinda metallic striped was better. Still not great, but definitely an improvement. Pockets!
After that there's a white netted skirt under a black wrap under a flower petalled bodice. I know you hate this. There's no hate from me here. To me this is creative mashing. And so flattering.
And I love what came next – red/orange and blue stripes, like a tank dress for summer, underneath another layer. YES.
But the best look so far, because I'm biased, is the Preen we saw her in last night with sandals. It's exquisite. And comfortable. Did you know that you can't buy this exact pattern? Each one of these dresses was individually screened. So there are similar combinations, but there are no two that are completely the same. The reason I'm aware of this is because I have one! Mine is just the shorter version.
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The CW is mixing things up with its prime-time lineup this summer and fall. The network will delay its fall season until October--except for the reality show "America's Next Top Model."
Here are the details, which were announced last week (but I'm playing catch-up). Tyra Banks will launch the new season of "America's Next Top Model: College Edition" with a new format on Aug. 24, which really ends up being part of the The CW's summer schedule that also includes the obstacle-course challenge "Oh Sit!" (Aug. 15), the Queen Latifah-produced talent show "The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep" (Aug. 16), Season 2 of "The L.A. Complex" (July 17) and reality series "Remodeled" (July 9).
As for the fall schedule, CW kicks off its premieres Oct. 2 with the new season of "Hart of Dixie." Three new shows will air in the fall, "Arrow" (Oct. 10), "Beauty and the Beast" (Oct. 11) and "Emily Owens, M.D." (Oct. 16). "The Carrie Diaries" will premiere at midseason.
Watch sneak peeks of the new shows here.
CW's FALL PREMIERE SCHEDULE
New series in CAPS. All times Central.
Tuesday, Oct. 2
7 p.m.: "Hart of Dixie" (season premiere)
Wednesday, Oct. 3
8 p.m.: "Supernatural" (season premiere)
Monday, Oct. 8
7 p.m.: "90210" (season premiere)
8 p.m.: "Gossip Girl" (season premiere)
Wednesday, Oct.10
7 p.m.: "ARROW" (series premiere)
8 p.m.: "Supernatural"
Thursday, Oct. 11
7 p.m.: "The Vampire Diaries" (season premiere)
8 p.m.: "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" (series premiere)
Tuesday, Oct. 16
7 p.m.: "Hart of Dixie"
8 p.m.: "EMILY OWENS, M.D." (series premiere)
Friday, Oct. 19
7 p.m.: "America's Next Top Model: College Edition" (season premiere was Aug. 24)
8 p.m.: "Nikita" (season premiere)


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|2008-12-08, 17:07
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Mortuary : D
|2008-12-08, 23:20
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♪♫ Maya Iincho ♩♬
You can try this one.
Though it's not the best, but just give it a try.
|2008-12-09, 00:58
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Not Enough Sleep
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: R'lyeh
Age: 42
old movie i saw a long time ago, been struck in my head trying to remember.
it was one of those late 70s/early 80s sword and sorcery movies.
after his country was invaded, the prince of the defeated kingdom ad 1 retiner manage to get away. The prince doesn't have a magic sword but does have a magic Bow with some kind of red gem in the middle. The bow never runs out of arrows as a hawk in the sky would drop a feather onto the ground and batch of arrows would appear.
he is also aided by a sorcerous he piss off at the start of the movie and they are looking for a the help of a powerful wizard.
if i remember correctly the villian never talks just chase around the hero and his merry band.
also there is no ending as hero manage to get away form the main villian but the villian is after him.
|2008-12-09, 05:55
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AS Mods Sandbag
Join Date: Jan 2008
The "sorcerer" was the bow master and the "prince" was the next one who should get the bow.
|2008-12-09, 13:21
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Join Date: Apr 2003
lol the tag of this thread is Fag?
anyways i have a question please answer them for me i you can.
there was a RPG game i played 10years ago(PC) i believe it was made in Japan and i played it in Chinese translation, and by the graphic it looked like super nintendo level technology
and i think it wasnt that popular so its not on console.
okay the game in Chinese was called Tien(sky) Ching(clear) zwan(sequel)
and the game file was called 'Sky'
when the game starts... the Main character and his friend( A cat with many tails or 2 tails i forgot)
was in a hot spring outside in a winter setting.
and 1 guy runs by..with 3 Bad guys chasing him.. 1 with Kiba type of look and a scar from his side chin to almost his eyes. and the rest 2 are just ninjas with masked faces.
so the main character and the cat friend help the guys running and defeat the bad guys.(kiba looking guy ran away) and the guy died of injure. Lastly the main characters go on the journey to finish the dead guys last wish, the journey starts from there.
the fighting program is kinda unique, its like normal oldschool RPG that you get your turns to attack. but the interesting part is that once u decided on whos attacking who..they all go attack together. and run almost 2 screen wide distance toward the monsters to attack them.
so yea..i've been looking for this game for like a few years now.. and i couldnt find it. so i guess its pretty much hopeless.. but i just want to put this out there..so that i atleast have a chance to find it lol who knows .. =\
|2008-12-15, 19:41
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: East Cupcake
Now that America is officially going digital, will the term "broadcast" still be applicable, considering the fact that there will no longer be (extensive) analog broadcasts anymore? Or, am I mistaken, and "broadcast" can be used for digital media services?
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Incoherance is my friend!
Join Date: Dec 2005
|2008-12-16, 22:36
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
"going digital" simply means that the television broadcast stations are using a form of "pulse coded modulation" encoded into the carrier wave instead of depending on amplitude or frequency modulation for information component of the signal.
In practical terms this means that people will either get a *great* display using their antenna reception or no picture at all (there's a small inbetween where lossy signal creates entertaining smears of pixels on the screen before the tv decides to stop trying).
It has absolutely nothing to do with cable or satellite sourced television. A great deal of the USA still gets its primary television reception "over the airwaves" (i.e. NOT Comcast and NOT Directv). Until there is FIOS to every household - this is unlikely to change.
The hubhub is because many people still own televisions that only have an analog signal decoder ("tuner") in their televisions.... so they either need to buy a new television that has a digital signal decoder (and they usually have a legacy analog tuner) ...OR... buy one of those set top appliances that will connect to the old antenna and convert the signal into an analog signal that is sent to the old tv.
The latter solution being a bit of plumber's nightmare duct tape to extend the life of existing home VCRs and TVs.
|2008-12-17, 17:01
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♪♫ Maya Iincho ♩♬
My cousin is a touhou fanatic so i know a bit about them.
I've played only the newer window versions of them with the bullet hell thingy. And i've tried about 3 of them. If you're not looking for the storyline part of the game, it almost don't matter which you play. But if you're looking for the story too then you can follow the wiki article about it.
|2008-12-19, 00:01
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Incoherance is my friend!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Trying to do some research over battle suit designs, iczer one some soem deisngs I like for this character I am working on
2nd one in blue and black.
Anyone care to point to to shows or manga with like designs, practicality the tight jumpsuit with the armored bikini is the style I am trying to define for this character but I need more visuals before I can put the description into better words.
Got my main character started up after a couple more pictures I'll start refining the details more as I can only think of so much, seeing it really helps me figuring out where I want to take it..and no I did not draw that if I could draw it I would not be a hack :P
|2008-12-19, 09:33
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I... wouldn't say so at all. Each game has a very different scoring system which ultimately changes your whole gameplay experience. I couldn't care less about the storyline, really.
Me, I'd start with Touhou 7 (Perfect Cherry Blossom), which is the first one that got really interesting. My favorite is still Touhou 8.
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Merry Christmas! (confound "Happy holiday")
Anyway, can anyone tell me what exactly this phrase means "... sentiment replaced sentimentality....." (the topic is Chopin's music with the interpretations of Rubinstein).
I would really appreciate it
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That would be a good thing. Sentimentality refers to the simplistic and kitschy feelings of niceness conveyed by Hallmark greeting cards and Disney Movies. Sentiment refers to strong and genuine feelings of honestly caring about something.
I've previously only seen that sentence in reverse, commenting about something's banality by saying "Sentimentality has replaced sentiment."
Have a confounded Happy Holiday!
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But how can you tell when listening to a piece of musical work?
If sentimentality is prevalent, then it will invoke some sentiments in its audience. If sentiment dominates the piece, must the audience also be in sync in order to feel it, which obviously creates the same effect as sentimentality's?
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Aaronp18 wrote:How does this work for guys on contracts with multiple years left??Hockey Widow wrote: Philadelphia anyone?
They get paid out in full this year, the whole contract counts against the cap and then the contract is terminated moving forward?? There's no penalty for the years he has left on his contract?
They just accelerated the ability to buy a player out by one year. For this season only it counts on the cap but moving forward the buy out will not count against the cap. A team can only exercise one amnesty buy out now and if they do they first must place the player on waivers and he must clear before the season starts. So it is a short short window right now. It doesn't really help the team much other than they get to buy a player out now. This change helps players that are being told to sit at home for a year and not play hockey. It gives them a chance to sign elsewhere and at least play this season.


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Axel. wrote:Yeah my philosophy is short and medium passes since that's all the Texans' trash O-line really gives me time for. I prefer running the ball too; I've actually played two seasons with Green Bay with a RB I created and won offense MVP both seasons. What difficulty do you play on?
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benji wrote:i stayed in the plane until it forced me out just to see what happens if you stay in it...then immediately deployed my parachute and held down so i was taking ages to hover down at lowest possible speed
by the time i landed the number was already down to 65, eventually the blue wall of energy passed me by because the zone was way on the entire other side of the map
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I will read absolutely anything.
I mean hell, I've read the bible three times.
I need some help though.
Recently, I've been grabbing any book and reading it, but I haven't found a book that has woo'd me.
So could someone leave names of a couple good books?
I may be 15, but you would be suprised what all I can understand.
Hell, I understand houseofcantor -LOL- and Shakespeare, most of the time.
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RE: Books.
(07-12-2011 11:27 AM)insidemyownmind Wrote: I will read absolutely anything.
Anything by Carl Sagan, Richard Dawkins, or Bill Bryson (especially his A Short History of Nearly Everything)
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RE: Books.
My all-time favorite book (and already mentioned in another thread) is "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card.
Closely followed by "The Razor's Edge" by W. Somerset Maugham.
And in my opinion, everyone should read "The Hobbit" and if you like that, then go straight into The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
It was just a fucking apple man, we're sorry okay? Please stop the madness
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RE: Books.
Ender's Game (best book ever)
The Maze Runner Trilogy
Anything and everything by Terry Pratchett (mainly the Discworld books that deal with Rincewind)
Jurassic Park
Andromeda Strain
These are some of my favorites.
Good Omens... how I forgot this amazing little gem, I don't know. Possibly one of the funniest books I've ever read.
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RE: Books.
This is a very personal question. Not a bad one at all, but one that requires more info to proceed more effectively. I also love to read, though I've been off my game recently. My wife (girlfriend) does not like reading. She says that she has a hard time finding anything that she can get into. I've explained to her that it is most likely because she has failed to look. Which earns me a dirty look. But it's true. There are so many types of books, written by so many types of authors that if someone can't find ANYTHING they like to read, especially when they fail to read pretty much at all, it's entirely the fault of the expectant reader.
I admit that when you are an avid reader it can become harder and harder to find anything that really wows you though. However at this point it's not for lack of looking it from exhaustion almost at having looked everywhere and seen everything. I personally get locked into what I call blues boxes (simply because I play guitar and it describes a set of frets that can be scaled and played in any number of ways to always pleasing sounds and I think it describes how I now look for books) I stay within a set of authors, rarely venturing outside anymore because I've read pretty well all the classics, and shit tons of the middle to the point of boredom, and now I find dissatisfaction at anything new, even from my fav authors.
Holy cow, ignore the second paragraph.
First, what books, genres or authors are favored? That will make it easier for an avid reader to point you in a direction.
I am a fan of horror, or sci fi, but I will literally read anything. i even read this book about a mormon girl which was really good actually, I have it somewhere.... I can't remember the name.... I'll get back to you on that one. Warning though, it's written from her perspective as if she was writing in a journal.... and she's weird.
To go along with Pratchet, how about some Gaiman? Neil of course. As well as being an interesting author the guy is aces.
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Erxomai (07-12-2011)
RE: Books.
I'd like to read more but I'm just to lazy. The DaVinci Code was good but it's really the only non fiction I've read in 10 years. I read a lot of political/history books because they are the only ones that seem to hold my attention.
I could recommend this one.
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect."
-Mark Twain
07-12-2011, 02:14 PM (This post was last modified: 07-12-2011 02:23 PM by kim.)
RE: Books.
Swell! Will we get book reports/reviews on the ones you've read? Might be interesting. Interesting as well to know a book you have already read and what your take on it is. Daunting proposition? Maybe... but here, where opinion is a virtuous enterprise... always good to get some practice in.
On another thread the other day, I suggested a book out of the blue I hadn't thought about in years. I think I might give myself a little Saturnalia gift this year to celebrate the lengthening of days.
Here's a couple...
Man In The High Castle ~ Philip K Dick
The Razor's Edge ~ W Somerset Maugham (Erxomai, you found my lost brain cell!! )
I Sing The Body Electric ~ Ray Bradbury (Uncle Ray, as he's referred to)- a collection of shorts, to be carried around for variety... you know; the spice of life.
Should do you for a bit.
ps. Anything by Uncle Ray... in fact, anything by any of the above authors will pretty much get you through life quite well.
A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move to higher levels. ~ Albert Einstein
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morondog (07-12-2011)
RE: Books.
Two people have mentioned The Razor's Edge, so I'm going to check that one out. And Kim, sure I would love to do some reviews. I'll make sure to let you guys know what I think of some books. Like I've said, none of the books lately have wow'd me, so they're not even worth writing about. :|
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kim (07-12-2011)
RE: Books.
Don't know if you'll find a copy - it might be out of print, but Starship Troopers, and the Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein.
Also Chaos by James Gleick, and Genius by the same author.
Carl Sagan is great - there's one with the subtitle "science as a candle in the dark."
Douglas Adams is pretty much required reading - try get a copy of Last Chance to See. Absolutely brilliant.
I find Dawkins hard to read - I get 5 chapters in and somehow lose interest, but there's no doubt he's a brilliant author. I'm just not great at reading him.
Asimov is great too - I've got some of his non-fiction. His fiction I find rather serious. Although Nightfall is great.
Arthur C Clarke... oh man, you're gonna have so much fun
Brief History of Time - get the original, don't settle for dorky 'even briefer history' or anything less
Feynman might be a bit of a stretch right now - Genius by J Gleick is his biography, but the man himself is worth a look. Just he's quite... er, well, he writes for university audiences - I nearly got turned off him when I was a teenager 'cos he's talking about *hard stuff*. I only mention him 'cos he's a total legend and no list of books imo is complete without him.
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kim (07-12-2011)
RE: Books.
(07-12-2011 02:34 PM)morondog Wrote: Carl Sagan is great - there's one with the subtitle "science as a candle in the dark."
The Demon-Haunted World
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