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Andy Mottram steps up into new EMEA regional role
London, 15th June 2009 – Jones Lang LaSalle announced today that Andrew Gould, currently head of its Professional & Advisory Group, is to become chief executive of its English Business from 1st July 2009.
Andy Mottram, who has been head of the English Business for four years, is stepping up into a full-time EMEA Management Board role overseeing the firm's Management Services, Advisory and Project & Development Services operations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will also be responsible at board level for the country businesses in Belgium, Central & Eastern Europe, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Nordics, Russia & CIS and Scotland.
Christian Ulbrich, CEO EMEA Jones Lang LaSalle said: "Andy Mottram has led the re-shaping of our English Business over the past four years, demonstrating great vision in anticipating changing client demand and in building new market-leading positions in advisory, retail, sustainability services and property management to complement our traditional strengths in the transactional markets. We believe he can play a central role in extending that vision across our EMEA business."
He continued: "As a longstanding member of our English Executive team, Andrew Gould's proven leadership skills and experience provide for continuity and a smooth transition. His longstanding track record of success and his market profile as adviser to some of our major clients make him ideally qualified to head up our second largest country business worldwide. Notwithstanding the testing market environment, I am sure Andrew and his leadership team will continue to build on the powerful platform we already have in place in England, further enhancing our capacity for excellent client service, while developing new ideas and services to fully support clients as market conditions improve."
Andrew Gould has led Jones Lang LaSalle's Professional & Advisory Group since 2004. Over the past five years, revenues in that group grew by 125%, reaching £45m (€52m) for 2008.
He said: "Our English business has made huge progress under Andy Mottram's clear-sighted leadership. We are in a strong position with a broader and deeper range of services and the ability to anticipate and quickly adapt to the rapidly changing shape of property markets. We have a hard-won reputation for exceptional client service and my primary goal is to ensure we retain our mindset 'clients first' in all we do."
Andy Mottram added: "Andrew Gould is an excellent choice as the new chief executive for England. I have had the chance to work particularly closely with him over the last four years and I am very confident that under his leadership the business will emerge stronger from this tough market than when it went in."
Succeeding Andrew Gould in his current role, Andrew Renshaw will become the new lead director for Professional & Advisory when these changes all take effect at the beginning of next month, in addition to his existing role as head of the firm's Valuation business.
Notes to Editors: 1. Andy Mottram - biographical information For the last four years Andy Mottram has been head of Jones Lang LaSalle's English Business. Prior to this he was chief financial officer in Europe for four years and was a member of the European management team. Before joining Jones Lang LaSalle, Andy held senior finance positions at Whitbread and Pepsi Cola.
2. Andrew Gould – biographical information Andrew Gould was recruited to Jones Lang LaSalle from an economic and management consultancy in 1989 in order to help grow the firm's consulting and advisory capability. He was made partner in 1991 and international director in 2000. He holds a doctorate from the University of Cambridge and a Corporate Finance Diploma from London Business School. Andrew has had responsibility for the firm's Global and European Strategic Consulting practices and joined the Management Committee for the English Business in 2004. He is a prominent adviser in the UK market to major government, corporate and investor clients. He specialises in advising on urban-economic development issues and advising major corporations and governmental organisations on their asset strategies.
3. The EMEA Management Board comprises: Christian Ulbrich (EMEA CEO), Robert Bonwell, Steve Cresswell (CFO & COO), Andy Mottram and Benoît du Passage.
4. The English Management Committee comprises: Andrew Gould – chief executive, England; Neil Prime – lead director, Markets group; Julian Stocks – managing director, Markets group; Guy Grainger – lead director, Retail Group; Richard Angliss – lead director, Management Services; Andrew Renshaw – lead director, Professional & Advisory group; Parimal Patel – chief operating and financial officer; Theresa Salter – HR director. 5. The Professional & Advisory Group in England comprises: Valuation Advisory, Development & Asset Strategy, Lease Advisory, Project & Development Services, Rating, Planning and Upstream Sustainability Services.
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After United Airlines announced it's massive devaluation that took effect 2/14/14, there was widespread panic among those in the frequent flyer crowd that used Star Alliance partners to fly premium cabin awards since they increased significantly in price. After all, the price from the US to South Asia increased from 70K miles to 130K miles one way. That was a massive increase.
The strategy around this was to book a flight on the old chart (before the devaluation) and then modify it as it got closer to the date of departure or as availability opened up for flights that you really wanted. I made use of this strategy as well, and was able to just make a change that improved my flights significantly.
It can be useful to read about how someone thinks about, searches for, and books an award so I'll explain how I went about making this change for my flights.
What I Had Already Booked vs. What I Wanted
My original booking was from Bangkok-Frankfurt-Chicago, with the first leg on Thai's A380 in First Class and the second in United Airlines' Global First Class cabin. It was booked on the old chart for 70K miles one way plus some minor taxes/fees. Obviously it was not ideal given I live in Southern California and would be flying UA (not an "aspirational" flight), but when you book about 10 months in advance it's essentially impossible to book Lufthansa First Class (Lufthansa's hub is in Frankfurt). Fast forward those 10 months, and I'm about a week away from from departure for that flight.
Lufthansa First Class award availability generally starts to open about 15 days in advance, but there's no guarantee of it even then. They do release more as it gets even closer to the departure but that becomes difficult and stressful for some, including myself. Instead I had a look at what my other options were. Here were my constraints:
- I was already on Thai A380 First Class, and that was a flight that I wanted to keep.
- I wanted to fly Lufthansa First Class from Frankfurt to basically anywhere in North America.
- I wanted at least a few hours in Frankfurt to enjoy the famed Lufthansa First Class terminal.
- I wanted to change my final destination from Chicago to Las Vegas.
How I Searched Award Availability
My initial search using the UA booking engine was from Frankfurt to Las Vegas, hoping a perfect route would appear. It didn't. After my home run searches didn't work out, I started looking for individual routes departing Frankfurt for North America. I kept looking and after spending considerable time on the UA website and ANA search tool (which is very accurate but less user friendly), I found the only Lufthansa flights that would work were to Toronto and Vancouver. Both flights would give me enough time in Frankfurt, so there was no issue there.
My next search was to figure out how to get from either Toronto or Vancouver to Las Vegas. Again using the UA search engine I was able to find nonstop flights from Vancouver to Las Vegas in Air Canada Business Class. It gave me a 23 hours layover in Vancouver so I could visit a friend as well.
This works out better than Toronto would have since I get a slightly longer flight (I like flying, so no issue for me there) plus the nonstop to Vegas the next day.
Changing the Award
With the flight information written down (dates of departure, flight numbers, etc) I called United Airlines and asked them to change my award. They pulled up my existing reservation and asked what I wanted to change. I said "I want to change my final destination from Frankfurt to Las Vegas and I have a couple of flights written down that should allow us to do that."
The phone agent asked for which flight I wanted from Frankfurt, then I gave the date and the flight number and said it was in First Class. She confirmed the availability, then asked for the next flight. Given that it was a 23 hour layover, I wanted to ensure the phone agent didn't consider it a stopover so I said "I'll have a 23 hour layover in Vancouver and fly out on 10/XX on ACXXXX in Business Class." The phone agent confirmed the availability in Business Class.
After she repeated the itinerary, she put me on hold to see if I owed any additional miles or fees for this change. I was expecting at least a small increase in taxes since I added an airport/segment to my trip, but to my surprise she came back and said there were no further charges aside from the $100 change fee.
So for just $100, I was able to move from United's much maligned Global First cabin to Lufthansa First Class, while getting plenty of time at the LH First Class Terminal, AND getting to my new final destination.
The new award chart is terrible, but for those of you that were able to book flights in advance hoping to change them later, this process works like a charm. The hardest part, as always, will be finding the award availability for your route. Although I didn't find exactly what I wanted (a flight on the A380 or 747-8i would have been great) I still met all my needs and was more than happy to pay $100 for it. It's never a bad idea to search award availability on a route that you already booked, in case something better happens to pop up!

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Mother's Day Brunch
All recipes from The Good Breakfast Book: Making Breakfast Special (Ceres Press)
Strawberry Drink
|Fresh strawberries are in season now, so why not start the day with a refreshing pink drink.
Combine all ingredients in a blender and puree.
Makes 1 quart
Basic French Toast
Beat eggs with milk, honey, vanilla, and salt.
Soak both sides of bread in egg mixture. When fully saturated, cook in hot skillet coated with melted butter or oil until browned on both sides.
Egg-free French Toast
|The Goldbecks' personal favorite and a great vegan choice.
Beat together soy flour, tahini, water, honey, and salt until creamy, adding more water if necessary to make the consistency of heavy cream.
Soak bread on both sides until "cream" is completely absorbed. Sauté in hot oil or broil or bake as described below.
Reduced-fat French Toast: To prepare large quantities of French toast at one time, or to reduce fat and calories, broil or bake. To broil, place soaked bread on a wire rack set above a cookie sheet and brown on each side. To bake, place soaked bread on a wire rack set above a cookie sheet and bake in a 450 degree oven for 10 minutes. Turn slices over and bake an additional 5 minutes. Because this version does not brown (although it does become crisp), you may want to sprinkle it with cinnamon for appearance.
Batter-coated French Toast
|An extra-special and more nourishing option than traditional French Toast.
Beat eggs with milk, wheat germ, honey, vanilla, and salt.
Soak both sides of bread in egg mixture. When fully saturated, cook in hot skillet coated with melted butter or oil until browned on both sides.
Scrambled Tofu with Everything
|The amount here is just right for an intimate breakfast for two. Multiply as needed for the family or a crowd.
Heat oil in a skillet and sauté green pepper and onion for a few minutes, until onion is golden.
Drain tofu, pat dry and break into small chunks with a fork.
Add tofu to skill and season with a dash of soy sauce and turmeric or paprika. (Turmeric is an orange spice that turns the tofu yellow, giving the appearance of scrambled egg. If you don't have turmeric, paprika can be used for color.)
Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until tofu is dry.
Add tomato and cook long enough to heat through.
Makes 2 servings
Tempeh Strips
|These tasty bacon-like strips are delicious served alongside French toast, pancakes or eggs.
Cut tempeh into strips 1/8-inch thick. Combine soy sauce and water.
Heat enough oil to cover the bottom of a skillet. When hot, add tempeh strips and brown lightly on both sides.
Sprinkle diluted soy sauce over browned tempeh, cover and cook 1 to 2 minutes, until most of the liquid is absorbed.
Remove lid and cook to evaporate any remaining moisture.
Makes 24 strips; 4 servings
Basic Whole Wheat Griddlecakes
|The basic recipes and several variations.
Mix dry ingredients.
Add water, honey, beaten egg, and oil. Mix just enough to moisten all ingredients.
Pour batter onto a preheated, lightly oiled griddle or skillet, allowing ¼ cup batter per pancake.
When bubbles appear on the surface, turn and cook the other side.
Makes 10 3-inch pancakes; 2 adult servings
Dairy-free Griddlecakes: Omit nonfat dry milk and replace water with soy milk.
Eggless Griddlecakes: Follow recipe above, but add ½ teaspoon baking powder and 2 tablespoons soy flour to the dry ingredients. Eliminate the egg and add an additional ¼ cup water or soy milk if needed to moisten batter.
Peanut Butter Griddlecakes: Replace each tablespoon of oil in the recipe with 2 tablespoons natural peanut butter.
Griddlecakes with Fruit or Nuts: Add ¼ cup chopped walnuts, raw cashews, peanuts, pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds, or ¼ cup sliced banana, peaches, berries or well-drained canned crushed pineapple.
Yogurt Griddlecakes: Prepare Basic Griddlecakes but reduce baking powder to ½ teaspoon and add ½ teaspoon baking soda. Replace nonfat dry milk and water with 1 cup yogurt.
Syrups and Toppings
|Maple Cream
Mix together equal parts plain yogurt and maple syrup.
Berries and Cream
Crush berries with a fork and stir in honey. Add yogurt and mix well.
Makes about 1¼ cups
Berry Syrup
Place berries in a small saucepan and crush with the back of a spoon. Add honey and simmer gently 5 minutes. Stir in vanilla. Serve warm.
Makes 1½ cups
Ceres Press, PO Box 87, Woodstock, NY 12498
Recipes from the Nikki & David Goldbeck's American Wholefoods Cuisine, Eat Well the YoChee Way and The Healthiest Diet in the World. ©


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Lufthansa has taken delivery of the first Airbus A320 fitted with noise-reducing vortex generators (VGs). All its new A320-family aircraft will have the mod, and all the 157 aircraft already in service will be retrofitted, for a total on more than 200 quieter Airbuses - but you will have to look closely to see the modification:
No, closer...
Photos: Lufthansa
An anticlimax, huh? Usually, aerodynamicists use lots of vortex generators to fix flow problems - whole fields of them sometimes, like the wing of this Gloster Javelin:
Photo: Adrian Pingstone, via Wikipedia
The VGs on the A320 have a very specific purpose. They reduce noise on final approach by up to 2dB by eliminating two annoying tones caused by air flowing over circular fuel-tank pressure equalization vents under the wing - like blowing across the mouth of a bottle, Lufthansa says. The VG creates a vortex in front of the vent and prevent the noise. Quite clever, actually.
Development of the vortex generators by Airbus for the A320 family was the result of research carried out by Lufthansa and German Aerospace Center DLR, the airline says, flyover measurements showing the VGs could eliminate the unpleasant tones and reduce the total noise on approach.


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Germans spoof British pulp fiction
EmptyCOLOGNE, Germany -- Scotland Yard detectives in bowler hats chasing criminals across murky moors, a fog-hidden Tower Bridge with Big Ben tolling ominously behind and a Hitler-look alike singing "My Way" -- they're all scenes from the spoof "New From the Wanker," which bowed at No. 1 in its home territory with its spot-on parody of British B-films of the 1960s.
The thing is, it isn't British.
"New From the Wanker" or "Neues vom Wixxer" is the latest from German comedians Oliver Kalkofe and Bastian Pastewka. Though shot entirely in German, the whole film, from its set design to the cheesy music is a loving homage to Edgar Wallace, the Brit pulp icon the British forgot.
There are more than 130 films written by or based on Wallace's novels, making the author, who died in Hollywood in 1932, the all-time adaptation king. He is even credited with the original story idea for "King Kong."
It wasn't until the 1960s that Germany caught Wallace fever, with local production companies shooting dozens of adaptations in that decade. "The films were hugely popular, and growing up they used to run on TV every Saturday," Kalkofe says. "This was literally my vision of England -- foggy streets, mysterious killers, all in grainy black and white. When I first went to London, the sun was shining, people were friendly and everything was in color. You can imagine how disappointed I was."
Wallace's popularity had waned, however, by the time Kalkofe, along with writing partners Pastewka and Oliver Welke, pitched the idea of doing a big-screen spoof of their favorite childhood films.
Expectations were low when "Der Wixxer" ("The Wanker") opened in 2004. But the film spent eight weeks in the top 10, grossing $14.5 million.
Kalkofe and company had tapped into Germany's growing wave of nostalgia for Euro pulp fiction, which helped turn Michael "Bully" Herbig's 2001 "Manitou's Shoe," a parody of the German-made Winnetou westerns of the 1960s, into a blockbuster a few years earlier.
With the success of "Der Wixxer," Wallace films -- long absent from German TV -- suddenly started turning up on primetime again. Munich-based station Kabel 1 began programming Wallace tribute nights. The DVDs of the old films started selling.
"These movies weren't just popular in Germany. They were hits in Italy, Spain, many of them in France. We've sold Wallace films all across Europe," says Stelios Ziannis, head of world sales at Kinowelt, which holds international rights to the German Wallace collection.
The Brits might have forgotten Wallace, but Kalkofe, Welke and Pastewka are almost obsessively proud of the British origin of their films. "When it comes to comedy, we just bow down to the British," Pastewka says. This German version of British pulp fiction seems to have legs. Preparations for a third film -- "Triple Wixx" -- already have begun.


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At PASS Summit 2009, Tom Casey, the Microsoft General Manager for SQL Server Business Intelligence chatted with Michael Otey and me about the new editions for SQL Server 2008 R2 and what Microsoft is doing to make it easier for developers and DBAs to try SQL Azure.
Michael Otey: Can you fill us in on the new SQL Server 2008 R Datacenter edition?
Tom Casey: People were telling us they wanted it. People wanted more capabilities and differentiation at the high end. Virtualization and consolidation are a big theme in IT right now. People are trying to get the utilization of CPUs up about 50% in the datacenter. This is an important task for many including Microsoft's own IT department. They're looking at deploying much more massive infrastructure and having fewer physical units to manage and deploy. The feedback around Windows Server's work with Hyper-V and virtualization was so positive that people were saying "Help me do the same class of things with the database as well."
What is the cloud really? A cloud is really just a collection of compute power that's available to you in an environment that you can go to do that. But we build from a datacenter, because a well-run and virtualized datacenter is in essence a model of this capability.
Michael Otey: What differentiates the Datacenter Edition from the Enterprise Edition?
Tom Casey: We previously had a physical limit of about 64 logical processors. The big news is support for up to 256 logical processors. The Datacenter edition has the ability to scale an application multi-server management hub. You can get a lot of big apps and a lot of little apps together in an environment and make those more manageable. There will be scale limitations in the Enterprise edition relative to that kind of function. The Datacenter edition applies to the very highest workloads that an enterprise might have around big projects like consolidation.
Virtualization is definitely a feature differentiator for Datacenter Edition. Virtualization is on a lot of CIOs' minds. Whether they're running the occasionally used application in a virtual machine so that they can keep it offline and bring it online for the couple months or weeks that they need it, or whether they're trying to reclaim space for operations, surface area within their environment has shrunk down.
CIOs and IT directors view BI as an area of spend so that they can understand their data better and get more value out of what they have. We're seeing spend on virtualization continuing to be a hot area as well; people are trying to do the same thing with their physical infrastructure. Typically virtualization is one of the top three areas of focus.
Michael Otey: I remember in the Enterprise edition that if you licensed all the processors in a physical system you could run an unlimited number of virtual instances in SQL Server. Has that changed at all with the Datacenter Edition?
Tom Casey: Yeah it has. With the new capabilities in R2 and with going to a larger set of processors, we've put a couple of caps in place in the Enterprise Edition around thing like number of processors, physical memory, and virtual machines. There aren't a lot of boxes out there that have 256 processors, so we've accommodated and set those limits in such a way that for the majority of they're not at a place where they're going to notice a transition point unless they're opting into much larger workloads.
Sheila Molnar: Can you tell us more about the new SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse edition?
Tom Casey: The Madison edition is now the Parallel Data Warehouse Edition of SQL Server. This is an appliance-like offering that builds on the success we've had with the fast track and reference architectures from Dell, HP, Bully, Unisys, and now IBM. These partners are signed up to deliver the Parallel Data Warehouse appliances that will have the Parallel Data Warehouse edition of SQL Server installed on them. They will be optimized for that. They'll have the right match of hardware, software, reference guidance, configuration, etc. to go scale. People can choose what they want by the capacity that they need, and so there's everything from a terabyte all the way up to 100s of terabytes with the advent of Parallel Data Warehouse Edition.
Michael Otey: Customers would buy these from the vendors, correct?
Tom Casey: Yes.Michael Otey: How do vendors differentiate these offerings from one another?
Tom Casey: Many IT shops have a preferred hardware vendor. Rather than go down the path others have where they stick a brand on something and sell you one thing, we're responsive to the fact that people want choice. The vendors' normal diffentiations in their service, their architecture, and the other things they provide will still apply. Within the Parallel Data Warehouse Edition these appliance vendors will offer different sets of scale up and reference configurations that they'll support. And then they'll augment that with their own configuration references and services and other things that will help with implementations and optimizations for certain domains or vertical markets. We think it creates another opportunity for customers to be successful with SQL Server and these very, very high end mission critical workloads that the large data warehouses have become. It creates a great partner opportunity for partners to accelerate their existing practices or build new practices around this domain.
Sheila Molnar: Who's the customer? Organizations who want to do hosted services in the cloud?
Tom Casey: The more typical customer would be your larger enterprises that are seeking to deploy a significant-sized data warehouse. Last time I checked, there was something like 85% of the world's data warehouses under 6 terabytes. Not everyone is going to need 100 terabytes of information. But there are very large mission critical data warehouses that do exist in places like telecommunications, for example. We see a lot of call data, individual discrete transactions that grow rapidly. In the government sector you see a lot of this where you're tracking people. You have compliance requirements. Another area is sensor networks in energy: Where you're taking information off of oil rigs you could have thousands of feeds every second. Those things coming together and needing to be archived become really important. Many of those industries will lead the way to the largest sized deployments. But if your business has accumulated a bunch of data in your data warehouse you deserve great response out of your 20 or 50 terabytes as well. And that's the reason that there are these scalable offerings, so it will scale up and down across the spectrum of what people want in the enterprise.
Sheila Molnar: Can you elaborate on the SQL Azure announcements at PASS? What do customers have to look forward to in January?
Tom Casey: The SQL Azure database that we talked about before is now feature complete and has been made available live. Customers can go take advantage of SQL Azure and Windows Azure as they've been doing during our beta programs but it's now more broadly available. In January customers who choose to do so can actually register for the service and start to pay subscriptions for the service. It moves from something that was in effect a pilot. People can get a sense of what their subscription level needs to be. Even when a subscription starts in January we're going to delay the cycle so that you can get a look at your January utilization and really understand what level of access you truly need. What size data do you need? What are your volumes and transactions, and so forth. We want customers to have insight into what their real utility will be in the cloud. I'm really excited about it. We've come a long way towards offering something that works in a very similar manner on premises and off premises.
Michael Otey: I've recently done a development article, and I've gotten to use SQL Azure. I got the service accounts and connected to it and connected apps that were using it as a back end. I was really impressed. I thought it would be way different and the similarity to SQL Server really struck me. It was really comfortable to use.
Tom Casey: IT professionals and developers sometimes think "there's this new thing called the cloud and I have to completely retool myself. I feel threatened by it." You don't need to feel threatened and you don't have to completely retool yourself. We talk TDS to the thing. It's just SQL Server in the cloud to your application, for the most part. There are minor changes to revector yourself to the connection string through the URL and you're good to go. It's very accessible and it's another example trying to help IT professionals not just do more of the same thing with less but do some different things. Deliver new experiences to people. Deliver experiences that are coherent both on and off premises.
Michael Otey: With SQL Azure you now have what's essentially a globally accessible database backend. That's a new capability for most developers.
Tom Casey: It is. Remember too that it's a complementary capability to what people have on premises. The fact that we have a common architecture, programming model, and administrative experience wherever possible between what people do on premises and what they do in the cloud is really important. It's different than the cloud approach taken by many others, and we've evolved to it from when we first started on this project. We feel like we have the right thing and people like you and others have started responding. So that's good.
Michael Otey: I was concerned when I saw the SQL Server Data Services as it was first announced. It had a different interface and connected with SOAP. I said "I don't know about this." So when I went into Azure I said "Well what's this going to be like?"
Tom Casey: So you were a skeptic coming in.
Michael Otey: I was happy to see that it was so familiar.
Tom Casey: Hey! We take feedback. Never let it be said that we don't take feedback.


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Ex-Lebanon hostage Thomas Sutherland dies in Colorado
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Thomas Sutherland, who was held captive in Lebanon for more than six years until he was freed and returned home to become professor emeritus at Colorado State University, has died.
According to Colorado State University, Sutherland died in Fort Collins on Friday at the age of 85.
Sutherland taught animal science at CSU until he left to become dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science at American University in Beirut, where he was taken hostage by Islamic terrorists in 1985 and held for more than six years.
Sutherland was one of a number of Americans in Lebanon — including Associated Press bureau chief Terry Anderson — who were kidnapped by terrorist groups in the 1980s.
When he was freed in 1991, Sutherland returned to CSU and served as professor emeritus. The Denver Post reported Sutherland took up acting in his early 70s and donated millions to area arts organizations (http://dpo.st/2a51OE0).


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You are provided with a couple of categories for your Audi headlight assembly according to its construction, the sealed and the composite. You need to replace your original sealed lamp as one part. A composite headlamp can be replaced in a 'per part' , which is typically exemplified by an aftermarket lamp. Performance-wise, both constructions are known to perform efficiently and last through extreme conditions.
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My man Brinky is coming over to pick me up in a matter of minutes for the last game of the regular season. We're going to join the boys at Fratelli's on the east side. The Eagles have made the playoffs and a win today gives them the NFC East Title.
Pretty cool.
Last week we saw the boys beat down Dallas at home on Christmas Day and made the playoffs with Jeff Garcia at the helm.. Since the Birds own the tie-breaker with Dallas, Philly is on top of the NFC East with an identical record. Oh, it was a joyful experience, wasn't it?
Thank you Billy Penn. And Happy New Year everybody.by


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I usually pack pretty lightly beauty-wise when heading back to the parents as I like to borrow my mums products, particularly eye make-up remover, toner, face scrubs etc. The few things that I did buy are my Limited Edition Liz Earle Cleanser, the Body Shop tea tree day moisturiser and the Nivea Q10 Pore refining moisturiser.
So here is is...
Love my chanel-esque ballet pumps from Russel and Bromley. They were definitely an investment buy as they weren't cheap. I am just rediscovering them again now the weather is getting colder after being in sandals all summer. I don't believe they sell these ones any more but you can find similar ones here or Office's Cecilia range are a cheaper alternative which you can find here.
This gorgeous black bag with gold chain detail believe it or not is from Clarks...yes the shoe shop that we seem to associate with shoes for the older generations but believe it or not they have some really nice things in there and they are of amazing quality as you would expect. This bag is the perfect size and fits all the junk in that I need to carry around with me (on a non work day), it even if the perfect size for my kindle. I bought this last winter in the sale but check out the Clarks website for others, there are some amazing leather satchels on there at the moment perfect for the 'back to school' season.
My trusty Zara tan sandals in case the weather decided to be nice.
River Island Snake-skin effect jacket.
Stripey Tshirt from H&M
Orange-red Zara top
My beloved studded leather Next boots. I got these half price in the sale at the beginning of this year and they've hardly left my feet since.
I also packed a pair of jeans, a black and white tank top, a red jersey dress, a grey cosy jumper from Primark (this is a new purchase, currently in stores and it was only £8!), and my new black H&M skirt and t-shirt.
I tried to keep packing to a minimum and chose to keep it simple with black, white and grey items that would mix and match, combined with a few bright statement pieces.
What are you up to this bank holiday weekend?


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Swaragini- SWALAK and RAGSAN – Is This Love ?(Episode 22)
Hallo friends. Hope you are all good. I am back with the 22nd episode of my ff. Hope you will like it.
RECAP- Sanskar saving Ragini from goons. Ragsan love confessions.
The episode starts with Swalak coming out of the car seeing Ragsan. Swara runs towards Ragini.
Swara- Ragini are you fine, nothing happened to you na?
Ragini- Yes Swara, nothing happened, I'm fine.
Swara- Thank God, I was so scared for you.
Ragini smiles- Relax, everything is fine.
Laksh then notices Sanskar holding Ragini's hand. He signals Swara. She also looks at it and smile.
Swara- Ragini, Sanskar, did something happened between you both?
Sanskar- What?
Swara- Actually you both are holding hands so I just asked.
Ragsan then realized and leave hands. They were looking here and there trying to avoid eye contact. Swalak laugh seeing this.
Ragini- Stop it Swara, and tell me why didn't you told me about Sanskar's feelings.
Swara- Sanskar, so that means you told Ragini everything about your feelings.
Sanskar nods.
Laksh- Sanskar you went there to save her to confess your feelings?
Swara- And Ragini, you also have feelings for Sanskar?
Laksh- Answer me Sanky.
Swara- Answer me Ragini.
Sanskar- Arre stop it you both. We will tell you everything but right can we go home. Swara, your parents must be worrying.
Swara- Oh….I actually forgot about them, Ragini we have to go home fast.
Laksh- Sanky, you and Ragini must be tired so you both sit at the backseat and I will drive.
Sanskar- OK.
The four of them sit in the car. Ragini who was very tired due to the incident, kept her head on Sanskar's shoulder and doze off. Sanskar smiles seeing her.
Laksh also smiles seeing this from the mirror.
Laksh- Swara, see what we were not able to do, the goons did it.
Swara laughs.
Sanskar- Its not funny Laksh, and please be quiet, let her sleep.
Swara- Oho, see Laksh, not even one hour has passed since they are together and he is caring so much.
Sanskar- I used to care for her when we were not together also. So its good if you stop teasing now.
Laksh continues driving. He then notices a car coming towards them from a wrong direction with full speed. Laksh at the right time turned his car because of which they were saved from colliding with the other car. Laksh stops his car in anger.
Sanskar- Who is this idiot driving so rashly.
Laksh- I will go and see.
He then angrily storms out of the car towards that person. That person also stops his car and comes out. Laksh is surprised to see that he is none other than Aditya. Aditya also have the same reaction after seeing him.
Aditya- Was it not enough for you to collide with me in college. Here also, you don't leave my way.
Laksh- Have you lost it Aditya. Can you, just for once accept your mistake. You were driving to rashly and that also in the wrong direction.
Before Aditya could answer him, he looks towards Laksh's car and gets shocked seeing Swara.
Swara and Sansklar also notice him.
Swara- This guy can never leave us alone in peace.
She also tries to get out of the car when Sanskar stops her.
Sanskar- No Swara, just stay in. No need to create more mess by fighting with him now. Laksh is handling na, so just wait.
Aditya- Swara…..how come she is here?
Laksh- Then where should she be according to you?
Aditya- I mean to say that you are with Swara…..that also at night.
Laksh- Its none of your business. Also to clear your doubt, we both are not alone, Sanskar and Ragini are also present in the car.
Aditya then looks at the backseat and finds Ragini covered with a jacket sleeping keeping his head on Sanky's shoulder. He gets angry.
Aditya- What happened to Ragini?
Laksh- I said na that its none of your business and because of you we were about to meet with an accident.
Aditya- But the accident didn't happened right? So just let it go, ok.
He then sits in his car angrily and drove away. Laksh also angrily sits in his car.
Laksh- He is such a big idiot, I can't understand his problem. Every time he is showing so much attitude.
Sanskar- OK Lucky, just calm down.
Swara- But Sanskar, this Aditya is really getting on our nerves. We have to stop him.
Ragini's sleep also gets disturbed due to their argument.
Ragini- What happened, why are you all shouting.
Laksh- Nothing, a donkey was driving car.
Ragini- And who is that donkey?
Sanskar- Leave it Ragini, nothing happened. Laksh, why don't you listen to music to lighten your mood.
Swalak scream in unison- No, no need for music.
Ragsan gets scared seeing them.
Ragini- Ok, fine, calm down. But happened?
Laksh- Actually Swara's favourite Emraan Hashmi special is coming on every music station.
Swara- Cheeee…Laksh. How could you call it my favourite.
Laksh- Stop being innocent Swara……I was scared for my dignity being with you alone in the car and that also with your favourite music track going on.
Swara- Laksh, don't force me to hit you while driving, stop your stupid talks.
Ragsan laugh seeing them.
On the other side Aditya was driving.
Aditya- How can this happen. How could Swara be here? And what happened to Ragini? And especially, why was she with that Sanskar.
He then calls one of those goons.
Aditya to them on phone- Where the hell are you all? I want to meet you all right now. Come fast to my place.
He cuts the call and drives to his place.
Sanlak then drops Swaragini home and went away. Swaragini enter their house and meet Sumi who was tensed.
Sumi- where were you both, I was so scared for you, your phone was also not working and Ragini what happened to you.
Shekhar also comes there. He also gets tensed seeing them like this.
Swara then tells everything to Sumi and Shekhar.
Shekhar- How could this happen. I will fire and fir against them.
Ragini- Papa….no need. Sanskar have beaten them very badly, I don't think that they will do this again.
Shekhar- But….
Swara- Papa….trust me, everything is fine.
Sumi- Beta, you should have brought Sanlak home. We would have thanked them.
Swara- Maa….actually, they were getting late so they went away.
Sumi- Ok now you both go to your room and relax.
Swaragini nods and leaves for their room.
On the other hand, Aditya slaps one of those goons and hold his collar tightly.
Aditya- What the hell is all this? Can't you do even one thing properly. I saw Swara perfectly fine, some time ago then whom did you molested?
Goon(In a scared tone)- Boss, we took the girl whom you only asked us to take. And her name was not Swara, her name was Ragini.
Aditya gets shocked and slaps him again, this time even more harder.
Aditya- Do you have the slightest idea that about whom you are talking? I told you to molest Swara, not Ragini. What did you do with her, tell me. Did you touched her?
Goon- No boss….one boy came and saved her before we could do anything. He only beat us.
Aditya- What was his name?
Goon- San….something like this.
Aditya- Sanskar?
Goon- Yes, his name was Sanskar.
Aditya then pushed him aside.
Aditya- Before, I kill you all, just go away from here.
They all get scared and leave. Aditya starts breaking things in anger.
Aditya- Why is this Sanskar always around my Ragini? I won't let this happen. Ragini is just mine……she is just mine.
Next day in evening when Swaragini returned home after competition practice, Sanskar calls Ragini.
Ragini- Hello
Sanskar- Come out fast, I'm waiting for you.
Ragini- What? When did you came?
Sanskar- I came right now. By the way stop asking questions and come fast.
He cuts the call. Ragini informs Swara that she is going out with Sanskar and leaves. She comes out and sees Sanskar standing near his car.
Ragini- Now tell me, why you called me outside?
Sanskar then opens the car gate and asks her to sit inside.
Ragini- But Sanskar, where are we going?
Sanskar- Offo Ragini, you ask a lot of questions, I said na that sit inside.
Ragini- Ok fine.
She makes a puppy face and sits. Sanskar smiles and closes the door. He also sits and starts driving.
Ragini- Now will you tell me, where are we going.
Sanskar- I need to complete an important work and I want you to accompany me.
Ragini- which work?
Sanskar- You will know soon.
After some time they reach a temple.
Sanskar- Come out let's go.
Ragini comes out.
Ragini- Now its too much, tell me what is your important work?
Sanskar- To thank God.
Ragini is surprised to hear this.
Ragini- You brought me here to thank God?
Sanskar- Yes.
Ragini- Since when did you started believing in all this?
Sanskar- Since yesterday.
Ragini- Matlab?
Sanskar- I mean to say that you only told me to ask for help from God when I'm in trouble right? So yesterday when I was not able to find you, I finally took help from God and see today I'm with you.
Ragini smiles- I'm so happy Sanskar. Finally you believed it.
Sanskar- yes and Thanks to you too.
Ragini- For what?
Sanskar- For changing me….and for coming in my life.
Ragini blush listening to this.
They then go to the temple and Ragsan seek blessing from God and priest.
Next day in college, in the practice room Swara comes and sees only Manthaj sitting there thinking something.
Swara- Manthaj, what happened? What are you thinking?
Manthaj- Actually Swara, there is something I need to tell you.
Swara- Yes say.
Manthaj- Actually, I love someone.
Swara- Whom?
Manthaj- Ishita.
Swara- What, you love her. That's good.
Manthaj- Yes I love her since childhood, but her parents are fixing her marriage some where else.
Swara- So have you told her about your feelings.
Manthaj- No, I think that she will get angry listening to this.
Swara- But Manthaj, this is the time, tell her your feelings before her marriage happens. Maybe she also feels for you.
Manthaj- I don't know how I will confess to her.
Swara thinks.
Swara- Its easy, first think me as Ishita and propose me. You will then be able to tell her your feelings.
Manthaj- I think that is a good idea.
Swara- So imagine as if Ishita is standing here and propose her.
He then bent on his knees and start proposing her imagining her as Ishita. Laksh also comes there and he thinks that Manthaj is proposing Swara. He gets super angry.
Laksh- Hey Manthaj, what the hell are you doing?
Manthaj- what?
Swara- Laksh he was just…..
Laksh- He was proposing you and you were smiling Swara. That is so bad.
Manthaj- I was not….
Laksh- Stop it and just leave. Swara will never like you, got it. Now leave.
Manthaj- Arre but listen to me Lucky, I was…….
Laksh- Manthaj, just leave.
Swara- Manthaj, its better if you leave now. I will handle him.
Manthaj then leaves.
Laksh- How did you say nothing to him. He was proposing you.
Swara- I asked him to propose me.
Laksh- what, I cant expect this from you Swara. Do you like him?
Swara- Stop it Laksh…..let me complete what I want to say. Manthaj loves Ishita. He was not able to propose her that is why I asked him to imagine me as her and then propose.
Laksh calms down a little- Really, he was not proposing you.
Swara- of course not. And can I know the reason why you were being so hyper .
Laksh- Because I cant see you with someone else.
Swara- But why.
Laksh- Because I LOVE YOU SWARA.
NEXT EPISODE- Swara rejecting Laksh.
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Though he does have a point, I think he's exaggerating the issue somewhat. Mass Effect is one of my favourite series, and I could not hum anything from its soundtrack, but by the same token the noise that the Claymore 300-M makes when it's fired is something I don't think I can forget. Hitman: Absolution; I vaguely remember a song called "Black Bandanna" or something, but yeah, the soundtrack never stuck out. Then there are games like Skyrim, and I can be pretty certain that, even if you don't know the lyrics, you can shout along with that choir without missing a beat. Same with the Left 4 Dead theme - that's really recognisable. Whilst it may be the case that fewer popular games use music well, there's still a significant amount of good themes out there.
I've come to believe that much of the reason games have such lackluster soundtracks is due to the publishers more than anything else. Publishers don't want quality in their games, because quality = money spent. What they want is big-names to put on the box. Doesn't matter if the Seattle Symphony Orchestra was paid to come in on a Saturday and spend an hour picking their ears and recording stings, what matters is that their name is on the front of the box. Everything else can be done by an unpaid intern with a music program. I'm sure more than a few games got their musical score not by what sounded good with the action, but instead by which movie was popular, or which brand-name musician worked on the last AAA game.
Assuming that I'm wrong (and I might be), I also believe in genuine cases that it's a case of musicians following the path of least resistance. Least resistance is slow, building up orchestra pieces that culminate in lots of blaring brass and half-hearted drums. Perfect example is the sampler music that Planetary Annihilation is getting ready to use: Lots of blaring brass with digital cherubs singing that simply never ends.
And I don't feel that it's entirely the composers fault for doing that. People need limits in order to create great things. Being able to put hi-def music into games has caused a very common problem of there being infinite possibilities but only one trodden, beaten down path that everyone chooses because trying new things could offend someone or it could simply not work. It's why our 8-bit soundtracks are still the most popular instances of video game music even though the technical barriers have fallen and game music should be just as good as industry music in theory. Everyone is going to try and take the path of least resistance in doing their job.
I would imagine that most of these composers just use generic collections of melodies and just find ways to string them together, because what's the point in putting effort into the soundtrack of this one particular game when five others games are scratching at your office door to get generic blandy-bland percussion with brass that sounds like a foghorn blaring "BOOOOOOOOOOORIIIIIIIIIIING".
Oh, you just had to mention Spec Ops: The Line didn't you Yahtzee, oh you sly gentleman.
It's also played in that same level before the heli rocket scene I believe. But it really got to me when it played much, much later on, there's even a more grimdark version of this if you don't believe me.
Well, the Halo fanbois are out in force, aren't they (to be fair, if he had called out any other AAA game in the last few years, the result would have been the same).
While there is lots of current music that I find catchy and memorable (Dynasty Warriors stands out in particular), limting myself to AAA games, and not counting remixes of older soundtracks (sorry Skyrim) or licensed songs (sorry Bioshock), there are only three soundtracks that really stand out.
-Assasin's Creed 2
The last two is particularly noteworthy because at first glance it seems to fall into the same bombastic orchestra trap that is being discussed. But Bayonetta pulls it off because the orchestra pieces are juxtaposed against up-beat pop music and remixes of old Genesis titles. More importantly, the orchestral pieces match the tempo of the action on the sceen, so it doesn't feel out of place. God of War gets the latter point, and also is thematically appropriate because the plot reads like a Wagnerian Opera
Something REALLY interesting and also more than a little confusing is that the Dragon's Dogma main theme had two versions, one for the Japanese version of the game that was (in my opinion at least) far better and then the US and PAL version that was...well questionable quality.
Main Theme for JP:
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I then had a large comment typed out here, but decided it sounded a bit too ranty for my tastes and that if I wouldn't read my own comment I shouldn't expect anyone else to, if anyone expresses interest I will expand further.
So basically Yahtzee's moaning that there's not enough iconic music in games, and his answer is to chuck more licensed songs in there?
I've disagreed with Yahtzee about things in the past, but I think on this topic he couldn't be any more wrong if he tried. Video game music is currently going through a massive golden period. Sure, you have your games like COD with generic action-movie orchestrals. They'll always be there. But then you also have games like Rayman Origins, where the entire soundtrack is one long crowning moment of awesome. You have soundtracks to games like Darksiders II, which is just hauntingly beautiful. There's the Mario Galaxy games, which added orchestral soundtracks to Mario for the first time, and which were incredible. There's everything Jeremy Soule's been doing, most notably and recently his work on Skyrim. There's Skyward Sword's soundtrack, which is just phenomenal.
Modern games lack hummable tunes? Fans have been doing covers and arrangements of Skyrim songs ever since it came out. Your tunes have to be pretty memorable in order to do that.
Game music has to serve a function. It has to aid the atmosphere of the game without distracting the player. Back in the 8-bit and 16-bit days, you had a focus on melody-led tunes simply because that was all the hardware had to offer. I've been dicking around with Famitracker recently, and it's incredible how limited composers were back in the NES and SNES days. You had to have strong melodies, simply because that was the only way to make the music stand out.
Gaming has moved on, and so has the purpose of soundtracks. Melody is no longer the be all and end all. You can have a focus on chordal tones and arrangements, and allow that to add to the atmosphere of the game. That doesn't mean there isn't a place for melody, but as I keep saying, it all has to work towards the overall experience of the game. The theme from Deus Ex Human Revolution is phenomenal, but there's not much of a melody to speak of. It's a Minor I-bVII-bVI chordal progression, arranged with synths, vocals and electronics. And it works absolutely beautifully.
Claiming that licensed tunes are the answer, as if every game is Resevoir Dogs or GTA San Andreas, is a case of incredibly narrow vision. How would a licensed tune fit into Skyrim? How would Final Fantasy benefit from it? How would Halo benefit from having a Rolling Stones number?
If you can't find a great soundtrack in all of modern gaming, then you don't know crap about modern gaming.
Soundtracks don't need to be catchy to be effective, as long as you have one memorable title track. They don't even need to be very good - the Dark Souls OST is painful to listen to alone, but it works very well in-game because it's properly paced.
Then why did you bitch about MGR's battle music in your review Yathzee. And Bayonetta's. One would think you are racist against the Japanese but we all know that is not true because Silent Hill.
I don't know if it's been mentioned, yet, but I've been playing Dark Souls for the very first time (loving it, by the way) and most of the boss themes tend to sound very similar, but then I came across the Moonlight Butterfly boss and I was instantly hit with a huge amount of meaning to what would otherwise have been a very unmemorable boss fight because of the choice of music involved.
It's actually very weak on its own, but in that moment it was amazing. The song just shoved a load of things into my brain at once as I watched this strange, yet, graceful beast glide through the air. I felt like I didn't want to kill something so beautiful, even though I must. I felt like I was destroying something precious and my "victory" felt hollow and rather melancholy when it breathed its last.
It caught me by surprise and it's one that has stood out to me and stuck in my mind simply because of that music.
WoW music is pretty damn epic
Gameplay and music aren't sharing a see-saw. They can both excell inclusively.
For example, Megaman (and shame on you, Yahtzee, for not mentioning). Both gameplay and music here are capable of standing individually, each memorable and celebrated in its own right and undiminished by the absence of the other. When combined, however, it produces a visceral effect that's greater than the sum of its parts.
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The problem with his whole argument is when he said "Hum your favorite music from Halo 4", I immediately could ("117" for anyone interested).
Maybe it's just that I pay particular attention to soundtracks but I can think of a hell of a lot of recent stuff that was both memorable and kicked all kinds of ass. Deus Ex HR, AC2/3, Metro 2033, ME, Halo (Not just the original, all of them), Journey, Dear Esther, Braid (although that was technically all licensed), Heavy Rain, Alan Wake, Half Life 2, Arkham City, Bioshock, Uncharted...
Maybe it's not that they aren't memorable, maybe you just aren't paying close enough attention.
I think it's just that you pay attention, actually the fact that you made a conscious effort to remember means it's you :P
The best sound tracks are the ones you don't consciously listen but when you remember a particular part you can still reminisce by the music alone.
Not necessarily. With the perceived decline in music sales and broadcast outlets, most music publishers are eager to find new sources of royalty revenue. This is especially true of up-and-coming artists, who need as much exposure as they can get.
The New Super Mario Bros series has hummable tunes, but they're mostly crap. I don't think music necessarily has to be hummable to be memorable, though. The main theme throughout the Halo franchise is quite difficult to hum because it's got so many parts, but it's one of the best songs in gaming that I can think of. The original Metroid was intentionally designed not to be hummable (at least by 1986 standards) and it still manages to be amazing.
I'll agree that game music is getting awfully bland as a whole, but that doesn't mean it needs to be hummable. Having a distinct melody with a few distinct counter-melodies would be a great middle ground, IMO.
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I think the only reason people bought Knucklebusters was for Rob Hubbard's music.
'Cause it sure as hell wasn't for the game.
Airport fight at the end of Max Payne 3.
I might need to clarify this to "current" games, as all but the most basic indie games currently feature such a vast range of stimuli that for the soundtrack to stand out so much it gets stuck in your head, it would've had to muscle its way into the limelight. This is even more so for AAA titles, as they do not have indie gaming's luxury of being able to concentrate on one particular mechanic or aspect, and still deliver a good game.
I have to say, the music to Deadly Premonitions is really memorable. The whole sequence set to the song Amazing Grace is unforgettable. The various character's songs are all good and catchy, particularly the 'around-town-whistling-song'. I honestly can't say enough good things about this game. It'd be pretty cool if Yahtzee reviewed the new Director's Cut of the game.
I will always be a true fan of Anodyne for the meditative melancholy its music grants me.
good to know yahtzee and I have the same tastes in music.
Indeed, Deadly Premonition is an excellent example of great music in video games, Let someone listen to 'Life is Beautiful' then listen to 'Underground' (Red Room Theme) and tell them they're both in the same game...
My favorite from Saints Row 2 is when he sings Sister Christian:
"You know them boys don't wanna play no more with you CUZ U SUCK BITCH it's truuuueee..." always makes me laugh my ass off.
Although disappointment immediately followed upon the mention of Saints Row The Third, which had a decent moment when your character and Pierce sing What I Got by Sublime. Good at first, but like the rest of the game, they half-assed it. They expected you've already gotten to your next destination and gotten out of the car in good time, so if you just sit in the car outside of the destination marker to listen more, it just descends into pointless mumbling. :(
Yeah, the Arkham games were hugely let down by not having the theme from Batman 89/Animated Series, I always used to hum it when I was flying around Arkham City. Doo doo de dooo! doo do de do doo.
Also I love that loads of people are putting the humming in their posts. As we all know, every piece of music can be summed up by various doo's and de's
For MGR, I think it's because on the surface they're pretty cheesy, especially if you're not into J Rock, I quite liked them because they sort of reminded me of Guilty Gears soundtrack. But their main purpose is to exist as the death soliloquy usually present for bosses in the rest of Metal Gear, the problem is that you can't really listen to the lyrics while you're fighting for your life and really trying not to die, and if you get stuck, listening to the opening verse time and time again gets pretty tedious.
Of course that's quite nicely flipped when you fight the final boss, because the song appears to be from Raidens point of view.
The main theme to No More Heroes is memorable, I think, because it tries to evoke the simpler melodies of retro titles. It's remixed throughout the entire game but stays immediately recognizable.
Damn straight.
I still find myself humming the bombastic Nuclear Winter theme from Freedom Force. What amazes me about these music conversations is that no-one ever mentions the da Blob games. They have the best soundtracks ever recorded and the music changes according to the gameplay.
I think you missed the fact that he was calling the Dragons Dogma song memorably aweful
But he remembered it, which says something about the music. Most AAA music these days is so easily forgettable.
I really liked the moment in SR3 when that song starts playing, and the first scene in Blood Dragon. There's too few games that uses good music. San Andreas is probably the game I think does it best, and it has several radio channels with great songs. Beyond Good and Evil has some catchy tunes, like propaganda and the space battle. VtM: Bloodlines had some good goth music, especially the last song.
Couldn't be said better, Yahtzee. I can remember old games like The Last Ninja and in spite of them running on an 8-bit system with 64k RAM everything about it was memorable, especially the music. Now that damn near every title has a full orchestra, it doesn't do much more than just provide some distraction to gunfire, and ironically, these publishers paid a lot of money to provide an experience that's just plain mediocre. I can pick out a more recent title or two like Black and White* and Emperor: Battle for Dune whose music had every bit as much to add to the game as the visuals and gameplay, but I could pick out twenty titles published before the year 2000. Damn, those two titles I mentioned are over 10 years old. And for some odd reason, I think it's saying exactly what I want it to.
*Warning: You may be singing the "sailor song" for days after you've heard it, so click at your own risk.
I noticed this earlier actually, when I was thinking about getting Injustice: Gods Among Us.
The fact that today was the first time I'd even acknowledged the music throughout the various videos I've been watching since the game came out was the first sign that this music might be a little dull. But actually listening to it now, it just confirms that this kind of music really doesn't seem that great.
But then if the music weren't like this, it'd run the risk of being unfitting. You got Green Lantern and Sinestro fighting for their lives, the mood's going to be ruined if you have music like the Sonic 2 theme going on in the background.
Also I still haven't decided if I want the game.
I'd say Crysis 2 has a pretty kick-ass main theme. No wonder too, since it was composed by no other than Hanz Zimmer.
Of course, speaking of both iconic and memorable, there's always one: C&C Red Alert.
When I bought RA3, I haven't played RA2 for some 10 years. Yet, hearing that music again made me jump with nostalgia joy. Even without it I think it's great game music though.
Probably less memorable but nevertheless great music: anything from Jesper Kyd (AssCreed series, Hitman series, K&L series, a billion of others); Chris Vrenna (Alice series); Serious Sam series. Aaaand Portal series.
I'm also quite fond of the 'loading music' of GTA IV and some themes in Mass Effect series.
And that's just he stuff I have installed right now. Maybe I don't play games with shitty music.
I have the soundtracks to almost all of these:
And probably more.
Also, I will point out that turning chiptunes into full orchestral remixes can be utterly glorious. For any Touhou fans out there, go listen to Morrigan's and Tutti Sound's full film-score-style remasterings of most of the boss themes. It turns the music from catchy into freaking *legendary.*
I think I know why Yahtzee doesn't think game music is amazing: he doesn't watch enough cinematic games. He hates JRPGs, and he doesn't seem to go for anything Western where your gameplay is interrupted by cutscenes, ever. These often have really stellar music because cool movie-like scenes tend to do that.
Also, as someone posted earlier, Yahtzee has clearly never played Metal Gear Solid 3. Oh gosh that ending sequence with the song.
I think this is one of the reasons I got so attached to the PS2 era Dynasty Warriors games- having stuff like this blasting in the background was phenomenal.
...plus now I know what kind of music Yahtzee likes, and it makes me happy because we have yet another shared taste, lol.
While there are individual game soundtracks which stand out, I find Yahtzee's criticism of Triple-A titles is a legitimate one. Like many projects of that kind of budget, the need for financers to have creative control over the creators means a lot of stuff is going to conform to a checklist rather than a creator's desires.
Still, some gems do get through. Anything Valve does tends to be memorable.
As well, someone mentioned fighting games having a tendency to be memorable. I found myself still humming this jaunty number, despite myself.
I specifically buy game soundtracks, such as Deus Ex Human Revolution, Command and Conquer 3, Portal 2 and Black Mesa. Admittedly, I don't play the games he denigrates. If AAA means big budget games, the first three I mentioned are big budget games and they have great soundtracks. Perhaps Yahtzee means big budget first person shooters.
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McConnell sputters as news host refuses to accept his revisionist Supreme Court history
What can one say about Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that hasn't been said during some dark-arts ritual in a bleak chapter of a Harry Potter book? Sen. McConnell is to decency what an unchecked, exploding portable toilet is to decency. Sen. McConnell was out and about this weekend, rumbling his somehow grating baritone voice on television, in order to crow about his successful thwarting of democracy while ramming a clearly inadequate—and possibly rapey—Brett Kavanaugh into the Supreme Court seat left suspiciously vacant by Justice Anthony Kennedy. On Face The Nation, McConnell found that the revisionist history he has been peddling everywhere was not going to go unchallenged by host, John Dickerson.
After blathering away about "presumption of innocence," and trying to pooh pooh the idea that the Senate confirmation process for the Supreme Court was "broken," Dickerson asked McConnell this:
Dickerson: Democrats are pointing not only to how this was handled but in the history of partisanship on the Supreme Court, your decision to block Merrick Garland is something they see as having kicked-off a new stage of partisanship associated with the Supreme Court nominee.
McConnell took out his fake history book and regurgitated his "Biden rule," hackery. He also made the claim that the last time a sitting President had a Supreme Court nomination confirmed by an adversarial Senate was 1880. Dickerson decided to remind McConnell that just because he says the word "history," doesn't actually mean it's true.
Dickerson: But Mr. Leader, I don't think that's right. In 1956, Eisenhower nominated (William) Brennan—the 84th Congress was Democratic control; and also, the "Biden rule," Joe Biden was talking in the abstract. There was no nominee, no nominee was blocked. He said to not have the nomination come up before the election but that it could come up after the election. And so what Democrats say when they see you do this, is that he's creating new rules to do what he wants to do. And, as you have written about in your book, The Long Game, when you do that, it hurts Democracy.
McConnell, being challenged just the tiniest bit on the facts is enough for him to have what passes for a McConnell freak out.
McConnell: Well, that's not at all what happened, John. you're completely misconstruing what happened. What I gave you was the history of this. I know the history of this. I've spent a lot of time on this throughout my career. What I did was entirely consistent with what the Senate has been in that situation, since 1880.
This is the moment where John Dickerson turns up the facts loud enough for everyone to hear.
Dickerson: Well, I think that the 1956 example, and also in 1968—later in the election cycle—when a Democratic president put somebody forward, the Republican leader worked with him to get that person a hearing and get him towards the Supreme Court, which is not something that you did.
McConnell: Then there was a Democrat in the White House and a Democratic Senate.
Dickerson: But the Republican at the time, tried to help the Democratic president.
McConnell: You are not listening to me, John. John, you are not listening to me. The history is, is exactly as I told you.
Dickerson: Well, we have a disagreement about the history.
McConnell: We certainly do.
McConnell's play here is to omit history in order to pretend he's not lying. It's sort of like explaining the history of African Americans like this: in 1619, the first Africans were brought over to North America as slaves…and then in 1965, the Voting Rights Act allowed black people a less impeded right to vote! It's not one-hundred percent a lie, but it's definitely not the truth.
Head on over and donate to Senate candidates who want to make the Republican Party pay for confirming Brett Kavanaugh.
Beto Down 10 Points In the Polls?
Beto Down 10 Points In the Polls?
This will be short, but in a comment in the front page article on last night's Beto vs. Cruz debate, a poster lamented that Beto is "down 10 points" in the "polls". I am by no means saying that Beto will win…I'm a native Texan and we always knew this would be a long shot; however, in this reality-based community, I wanted to set the record straight.
According to 538, the current results of 31 polls has Cruz with a weighted average +5.8%. While this is certainly a lead, who would have thought a year ago that the senate race in Texas would be this close? Secondly, 538 has Beto's chances of winning at 1 in 5 (similar to the odds they gave Trump). As Texas supporters, we understand the odds, but we are doing everything we can to GOTV.
Something is happening in Texas.
And, win or lose, Democrats, which have been largely overlooked in our state, have the GOP's attention.
Early voting starts next Tuesday, Oct. 22. Let's GOTV.
An indicted Republican used racism, lies and Trump to attack his opponent. It didn't go well.
An indicted Republican used racism, lies and Trump to attack his opponent. It didn't go well.
At the start of 2018, most residents of New York's rural 27th Congressional District assumed their local GOP Congressmember, multimillionaire Chris Collins, would coast to re-election in this strongly Republican district. But that changed in early August when Collins was indicted for insider trading and lying to the FBI. Those political tremors became seismic waves in September when Collins rejected the pleas of local GOP leaders to drop out so they could nominate a less ethically-challenged candidate. All of a sudden his Democratic opponent, Grand Island Town Supervisor Nate McMurray, whose grassroots campaign had drawn little national attention beforehand, found himself in the middle of a new Red-to-Blue opportunity as money and support began rolling in.
Collins is one of Trump's earliest and most strident supporters, so when he found himself facing an unexpected loss, he fell back on the tried and true tactics of his mentor and the modern GOP: racism, lies and personal attacks. Collins first attacked McMurray, whose wife is Asian-American, by showing a video of him speaking Korean and intentionally mistranslating McMurray's words to falsely claim he worked to outsource jobs. The ad was widely criticized for its racist overtones and lies, so Collins came back with a second attack ad that criticized McMurray for supporting single-payer health care. And Collins' third ad falsely hit McMurray by taking his comments about Donald Trump out of context. With his personal wealth against McMurray's underfunded campaign, Collins had the airwaves entirely to himself, and he used it entirely on misleading, negative advertising.
Then something amazing happened.
With new attention on the race, McMurray was able to raise funds for a poll, with very surprising results: despite the strongly Republican inclinations of the district and McMurray's low-budget campaign, McMurray had moved into a 42-42 dead heat with Collins. Collins' attack ads appeared to have only raised McMurray's name recognition, and the voters – no matter their ideology – were rejecting Collins' racism, dishonesty, and attacks on health care. These results were confirmed by a subsequent Siena Poll, leading to McMurray being named to the DCCC's Red to Blue program with just a few weeks left in the campaign.
Across the country, Democrats like Conor Lamb in Pennsylvania, Christine Pellegrino in New York and Doug Jones in Alabama are winning in Republican turf by rewriting the script on how races are won, running proudly populist campaigns that reject corruption and corporate control of Washington, and standing up to special interests on issues like jobs and healthcare.
Many of these races are easily dismissed as outliers because of the specific failings of the GOP candidates involved. In McMurray's case, his poll found that 90% of the voters sampled had heard, seen or read about Collins' indictment. But the desire to drain the swamp may be more desirable than the leadership in either party is willing to admit. Voters in districts like New York's 27th, who voted heavily for Donald Trump in 2016, appear to view corruption on both sides of the aisle as the true enemy.
Politics aside, McMurray's slow-and-steady grassroots approach laid a foundation that no one saw coming. Before anyone else thought he was viable, he was doing the hard work that makes democracy run, spending months going from one small town event to another; introducing himself to farmers, families and small business owners; and talking at every gathering or union picnic that would let him.
Collins' indictment put McMurray's campaign on the map for a political establishment that had dismissed him only weeks before. Collins' negative advertising was the catalyst that gave Nate the boost he needed to pull dead even with less than a month to go. But McMurray's willingness to run in what many saw as a hopeless race, and work tirelessly because it was simply the right thing to do, are the true foundations of a red-to-blue opportunity that could significantly reshape politics in 2019 and beyond.
Trump declares that Saudis are innocent … just like Brett Kavanaugh
Trump declares that Saudis are innocent … just like Brett Kavanaugh
On Tuesday, Donald Trump sat down for an interview with the Associated Press and stated off by declaring that he believes the Saudis are innocent—because they say they are. Just like Brett Kavanaugh. Also, he does not need Beyoncé.
Much of Trump's interview followed in the same vein—difficult to interpret when listening, and even harder to make out on the page. It would take a gallon tub of rubber cement and a stack of Xacto blades to cut and paste the words into some semblance of order. But if Trump couldn't get his point across by speak-English-good, he managed to beat his points home through sorry repetition.
Asked again about why he believes the Saudi leaders, Trump went to a touchstone of … not innocence.
Trump: We just went through that with Justice Kavanaugh. And he was innocent all the way. So I was unconcerned. So we have to find out what happened and they are doing a very major investigation. So is Turkey. Plus, they're putting themselves together and doing it. And hopefully they'll get to an answer as to what happened. But I will say they were very strong in their denial about themselves knowing.
The one thing that Kavanaugh's testimony did show is that the strength of the denial is all that counts. Trump did not mention whether the crown prince shouted or talked like a middle-school brat, but those seem to be the hallmarks of innocence.
As with Kavanaugh, it seems there's a very "thorough investigation planned."
Trump: They're going to try and do it in less than a week.
Of course. Trump can definitely give the Saudis some pointers on how to conduct a "thorough" investigation in record time. Maybe they already have statements from Timmy and PJ and Squi. Because that'll definitely speed things along.
Trump then moved along to describing how he thought the Republican candidates were going to do well in the midterms, a factor which he predicted from his "incredible record" in picking winners in the Republican primaries, and the fact that people are still turning out for his rallies. As with most statements made by Trump during the interview (or outside the interview) every time he returned to the topic, he inflated his personal opinion of his personal greatness with a few more pumps to the ego balloon.
Trump: I don't believe anybody's ever had this kind of an impact. They would say that in the old days that if you got the support of a president or if you've got the support of somebody it would be nice to have, but it meant nothing, zero. Like literally zero. Some of the people I've endorsed have gone up 40 and 50 points just on the endorsement.
Forty or 50 points. Why not just make it 110? And of course, no one in the past ever sought out the endorsement of a party leader? Why would they if it wasn't Trump?
As with most discussions, Trump returned again and again to the idea that he won in 2016, and that his constant rallies—conducted even in the midst of national disaster—are the dipstick for determining the Republican oil level.
Trump: I mean, I go out, I make a speech like I have, you know, 25 times more people than she gets. And I didn't need Beyoncé to get them.
Portions of Trump's replies to the AP were so unintelligible or detached from the question asked, that it would require a new Rosetta Stone to determine their meaning. But the biggest chunk of his response to questions about the midterms seems to be evenly split between the idea that Republicans will win because … Trump. And also, when Republicans lose, it's not the fault of Trump. Immediately after his response that Republicans would win, because he doesn't need Beyoncé, Trump swung to the land of "people love me, but it doesn't rub off."
Trump: Now, I'm not sure that that's right. And I'm not running. I mean, there are many people that have said to me, 'Sir, I will never ever,' you on the trail when I'm talking to people backstage etcetera, 'I will never ever go and vote in the midterms because you're not running and I don't think you like Congress.' Well, I do like Congress because I think, and when I say Congress I like the Republicans that support me in Congress.
Trump also revisited Kavanaugh in his discussion of the midterms, showing his certainty that the Supreme Court fight would completely reverse Democratic momentum. Or not.
Trump: I will say, that fight because he was treated so viciously and violently by the Democrats. That fight has had an impact on energy, and it's had an impact on the Republican Party, a very positive one in terms of getting out and voting. I think, but I'll let you know in three weeks.
Democrats treated Kavanaugh "viciously and violently." Almost as if someone much larger had pinned him to a bed, began tugging his clothes off, and threatened him with assault while laughing at his fear. Except not at all like that.
Halfway through the interview, Trump screams at an assistant to bring him "the list" so he can brag about his accomplishments, which mostly seemed to come down to Republicans rubber stamping Trump's selection of ultra-conservative judges who had been picked for him in advance by Republicans. So … win! And no one can say that Trump has no humor after this knee-slapper.
Trump: Who is the one, who's the one president that percentage-wise has done better than me? There's only one. George Washington — 100 percent.
Trump: Nobody has gotten that yet.
AP: That is a good piece of trivia.
That is … moving on. To the very serious affairs of state. Really. The affairs.
AP: Sir, as the president of the United States, is it appropriate to call a woman, and even one who is making serious allegations and who you are in litigation against, to call her a horseface?
Trump: You know what? You can take it any way you want. … I just speak for myself. You take a look, and you make your own determination.
Trump plowed through his relationship with Michael Cohen. That is, if he actually met Cohen, who he called "low level" and "a contractor" if you just ignore that office in Trump Tower right next to Trump and all the times Trump referred to Cohen as his personal attorney.
Trump was also asked about climate change and spent five minutes dawdling with claims about hurricanes in 1890 and how there have been few hurricanes recently, and how it's all a cycle, and how he wants "absolutely crystal clear water" and "the cleanest air on the planet" and made the blatantly false claim that "our air now is cleaner than it's ever been." But then he finished up by denying climate change.
Trump: What I'm not willing to do is sacrifice the economic well-being of our country for something that nobody really knows. And you have scientists on both sides of the issue. And I agree the climate changes, but it goes back and forth, back and forth. So we'll see.
So no, Donald Trump hasn't accepted one iota of scientific evidence. Or one moment of the evidence that's literally falling on the heads of people across the nation. He's always right, and he's going to be right if it kills all of us. Which it will.
Trump continued with a rant about how he's "really an environmentalist" because "Everything I want and everything I have is clean." Which isn't being an environmentalist. It's being a germaphobe of Howard Hughesian proportions.
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One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
Definition of conductor in US English:
1A person who directs the performance of an orchestra or choir.'he was appointed principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra'
- 'He returned to Manchester to join the Halle, then one of the world's greatest orchestras under its legendary conductor Sir John Barbirolli.'
- 'Mascagni was a competent conductor of orchestral music as well as opera.'
- 'When Czech conductors and orchestras play Dvorák it sounds right and perfectly natural.'
- 'In a really great Mahler performance, players and conductors collaborate - everybody works to maximum capacity.'
- 'He has served as orchestra conductor, piano soloist, composer and arranger.'
- 'But perhaps the most famous Italians of the period were performers: the conductor Arturo Toscanini and the tenor Enrico Caruso.'
- 'This is a compilation of 'classical selections performed by American orchestras and conductors.''
- 'Using a heady combination of intellect and inspiration, the principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra is making it one of the world's great orchestras.'
- 'The music is from recordings by von Karajan and other well-known conductors and orchestras.'
- 'This version is directed by Ann Wodeman, with musical director Alan Gardner conductor of Kendal Choral Society.'
- 'He also served as music director, conductor, and guest conductor in symphony orchestras worldwide.'
- 'A superbly idiomatic collaboration between a virtuoso conductor and a stellar soloist!'
- 'Two concerts were directed by volunteer band and orchestra conductors and attracted an audience of more than 2,000 people.'
- 'Alsop is principal conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, which plays tomorrow night at the BBC Proms.'
- 'They are beautifully played, with intense commitment by the soloists and orchestras sensitively directed by the respective conductors.'
- 'I met him briefly at an after-concert reception while he was the principal conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.'
- 'The combination of a first rate chamber orchestra and a conductor giving of his best produced superb music making.'
- 'This leaves the orchestra without a conductor, and a musical cacophony verging on dissonance.'
- 'On his first visit to Barenboim, Lang played the Tchaikovsky concerto while the conductor played the orchestra part on a second piano.'
- 'It brings me joy to see the whole process - conductor, orchestra, soloist - to see how it all comes together.'
2British A person in charge of a train, streetcar, or other public conveyance, who collects fares and sells tickets.
escort, attendant, courier, pilot, usher, chaperoneView synonyms
- 'She claimed she found herself in trouble only after intervening in a ticket dispute between the conductor and a fellow passenger.'
- 'But others say the majority of people behave on buses and employing a conductor would put up fares.'
- 'I was told staff were being encouraged to carry out their duties and commission was being offered to conductors for each ticket.'
- 'The driver set off without a backward glance and the conductor began issuing tickets.'
- 'On alighting from the bus, the conductor handed over his ticket to him, revealing the fact that he had paid for his ticket.'
- 'He said he often saw people get off trains without paying because conductors had not collected fares.'
- 'There is nothing remarkable about this, but a single person was acting as a conductor, rubbish collector, and guard.'
- 'The conductor sold us 'one-ways' to Egton Bridge and said the line was sometimes busy on a Sunday and quite popular with walkers but seats were not reservable.'
- 'A private bus operator has introduced a hand-held ticketing machine, which allows conductors to print tickets a la railway booking clerks.'
- 'The driver could collect fares, displacing the conductor.'
- 'Most complaints in the past were about bus operators, who let drivers and conductors increase fares above a tolerable limit.'
- 'Shortly after the train is departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets.'
- 'There is nowhere to buy tickets so if the conductor doesn't turn up, what can I do?'
- 'There have been calls for the operators to hire conductors because unreliable ticket machines have led to angry passengers missing trams.'
- 'The conductor sold me the ticket on the train and I got off at Burley in Wharfedale with a load of other people, all dressed in suits as I was.'
- 'In England in those days, you had to give your ticket to the conductor at your destination.'
- 'Since many commuters do not understand the BMTC's jargon of stage, often, conductors collecting the fare become the target of their ire and abuse.'
A material or device that conducts or transmits heat, electricity, or sound, especially when regarded in terms of its capacity to do this.'graphite is a reasonably good conductor of electricity'
- 'It has a high melting point and is a good conductor of heat and electricity.'
- 'With the exception of graphite, they are poor conductors of electricity.'
- 'A short circuit is simply a low resistance connection between the two conductors supplying electrical power to any circuit.'
- 'These clouds would be excellent conductors of electricity and so would generate currents and distort Earth's magnetic field.'
- 'It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity of all elements.'
- 'Here the thin gasses are composed of ionized particles and consequently act as electrical conductors.'
- 'Electricity needs a conductor in order to move.'
- 'Lead is not a good conductor of electricity, heat, sound, or vibrations.'
- 'The loose electrons make it easy for electricity to flow through these materials, so they are known as electrical conductors.'
- 'Foam tends to increase skin temperature because foam materials and the air they entrap are generally poor conductors of heat.'
- 'The metal is a good conductor of heat and electricity.'
- 'Fuel cells are conductors of electricity, not a source of energy.'
- 'Can a laser be used as an electrical conductor between two points that are not in physical contact?'
- 'Metals are good electrical conductors because there are lots of free charges in them.'
- 'Carbon is an excellent conductor of electricity.'
- 'As electrons enter the conductor, they displace the electrons in the conductor's atoms.'
- 'Under this condition, an insulator, which previously prevented the flow of electricity, becomes a conductor.'
- 'The smaller the core and the poorer electrical conductor its material was, the faster the field would decay.'
- 'Incorporation of dissolved ions makes water a better conductor of electricity.'
- 'Copper and its alloys are relatively good conductors of electricity and heat.'
- 3.1another term for lightning rod
- 'This conductor is of the same type and cross-section as the down conductor(s) of the installation.'
- 'Examples of differing installation principles however could be shown where say other European National Standards hold roof conductors away from roof finishes, where in the UK these conductors are laid flat to the finished material.'
- 'Based in south west Scotland and south east England and operating on a national basis, we offer full lightning protection and conductor services.'
Late Middle English (denoting a military leader): via Old French from Latin conductor, from conducere 'bring together' (see conduct).
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London: England manager Roy Hodgson insists he won`t let rising star Raheem Sterling suffer from burnout on the road to Euro 2016.
With England on cruise control by half-time in Thursday`s 5-0 victory over San Marino, Hodgson was quick to substitute Sterling at the interval in a bid to keep one of his most prized assets fresh for Sunday`s slightly more testing qualifier against Estonia in Tallinn.
Hodgson knows Sterling`s emergence over the last 12 months has been a major bonus as he tries to revitalise an England team that had grown old and often lethargic in recent years.
But the 19-year-old Liverpool midfielder`s dazzling breakthrough campaign last season went into overtime with the World Cup and he has shown a few signs of suffering from both mental and physical fatigue in recent weeks.
Sterling has scored only once in his last 10 appearances for club and country and, while his performance against San Marino was energetic enough, Hodgson had seen enough to know the teenager would be better off taking a break.
Asked if there was a chance Sterling could crumble under the weight of expectations rapidly growing around him with England and back at Anfield, Hodgson said: "He is not alone in that. A lot of players have found that in the past.(Wayne) Rooney, for example. We are conscious of managing it.
"I don`t think it will need managing until he shows signs of suffering from it.
"When he shows signs of not being quite as sharp, not doing as well, trying too hard, that night be the moment we think we have to manage this and give him a break.
"But that is not the case at the moment and I don`t think Liverpool need to worry. His first half (against San Marino) was a lively as he could have been."Although Sterling`s potent combination of pace and poise have made him the most eye-catching of Hodgson`s new recruits, the victory against San Marino highlighted the potential of Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck and his club colleagues Calum Chambers, Jack Wilshere and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
With Liverpool`s Daniel Sturridge, who is out of the current qualifiers due to injury, also part of a youthful influx that forms the core of Hodgson`s squad, the coach admits he is fortunate to be in charge at a time when the future looks relatively bright.
"It`s something we talk about, attacking talent. Strangely, it has manifested itself," said Hodgson, whose side are top of Group E after winning their opening two matches.
"We didn`t know Sterling would turn out a year ago, the player he is today.
"We didn`t know Welbeck when he got his chance. We didn`t know Sturridge when he got his chance.
"I have been lucky enough to be there when it happened and, I suppose, bright enough to realise that I don`t have to hang my hat on 30-year-olds and if these guys are that good, I can put them in the team.
"Looking forward this team is mostly 21 or 22. I am enjoying the moment where they gain experience and they are providing a lot of things which give us a lot of satisfaction."
Coached by Magnus Pehrsson, a 38-year-old Swede whose playing career included a brief spell in England with Bradford in 1996, Estonia started their qualifying campaign with a 1-0 win over Slovenia, but were beaten 1-0 by Lithuania on Thursday.
That defeat featured a red card for Ken Kallaste, which rules the left-back out of Sunday`s clash as the hosts aim to stop England captain Rooney, whose penalty on Thursday took him to 42 international goals, moving closer to Bobby Charlton`s record of 49.
"It`s reachable and if I can get the goals to help me beat that record I would be delighted, but I`m focused on getting the wins," Rooney said.


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I believe that during our lives all of us will be challenged with decisions. I believe that based in our choices through out life we will be changing our way of thinking and even changing physically. I believe that every single choice that we make patterns our lives into one direction, and leaves one choice down.
I had one decision to make at the age of 11 that noticeably took me into one direction to start my life going.
My first belief (my experience) and my first important decision in life happened once upon a day on my 11th year in the world; the day my parents divorced. Dividing my life into two paths I had to choose from. My parents asked me who I wanted to live with. That really made me feel a whole lot of feelings at the same time, like loneliness, love, unloved, betrayed by my own blood and confusion was the strongest one. I couldn't understand why they were dividing my life and forcing me to choose only one piece of it? It took me a long moment to understand why they had put me in that position. I understood it finally. It had just not worked between them, so I had to pay for it. I believed that it was at that point that I was holding my entire future in my non experienced hands. They were waiting, looking at me, straight in the eye, each of them individually, hoping that I choose ''her'' or ''him'', maybe just to win the game. I chose her. Why? Because I wanted the coziness of a mother next to me every instant of my childhood. I believed that my mother needed me more than he did; I knew that he could live without me, I knew that she couldn't. He moved to another country, we stayed, and she had to start working, alone, as a single mother, with two baby daughters, here we go.
I believe and I am sure that this is how it had to be. I chose this side of the park to walk in. I believe that what I have learned by being by my mom's side; I could not have learned anywhere else, never. I believe life is never going to stop bringing us chances, opportunities and hard choices, and all of those are chosen by no one else than ourselves. I believe we go creating our own future of life. We go constructing our own paths in the park. We are the only owners of our lives and at the end if you regret something when you are old, I am sorry but you have no one else to point at than your self.
I believe that without choices our lives become plane, with bad choices our lives become wasted. I believe that with good decisions our lives become a little bit more worth living.
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