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Square Enix continues to go all-out for the forthcoming release of Final Fantasy XIII and we haven’t seen a day go by without treading into that side of the gaming scene. Here today is the duo of

Da. Maine este acea zi celebra in care doi oameni TREBUIE sa se iubeasca,TREBUIE sa-si faca multe cadouri (gen ciocolata,jucarii de plus,alte dulciuri,bijuterii,inimioare),TREBUIE sa iasa in oras si desigur TREBUIE sa-si declare iubirea in fara unei multimi de oameni.

Am putea zice chiar ca iubirea trebuie declarata doar pe 14 februarie.In rest nu prea conteaza. Nu are rost sa mai scriu despre implicatiile financiare ale zilei de maine.Important este ca cei care se iubesc maine sa nu uite sa se iubeasca si in celalalte zile ale anului.
Nu uitati ca lucrurile care TREBUIE facute maine,ar trebui facute si in alte zile ale anului !

In final as vrea sa va urez : Iubiti-va mult ! Iubiti-va safe! Iubiti-va mereu (sau cat mai mult posibil).

P.S Si daca dragoste nu e ,nimic nu e !
P.P.S Reclama asta mi se pare geniala . NU! Meriti ! :))

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While most people eat sushi for a meal, we think it also makes a great snack. Bite-sized portions packed with protein and veggies, rolled up in one of the most nutrient-rich foods around, seaweed. What could be a better between-meal snack than that?

We know what you’re thinking…what about the rice? Well, what about it? Rice isn’t known for its bold flavor. When you taste sushi without rice you’re going to find that the sushi doesn’t taste much different. Rice, however, is great filler and glue, which is the main reason it’s used in sushi rolls. Sushi rolls without rice don’t always hold together quite as well, but there are a few solutions for this. One is to use a sushi mat and take care to roll the sushi slowly and tightly. Two, add something besides rice as filler, like egg. Whisk one egg, fry it into a thin circle, and use it as the first layer in your roll. Third, and probably most importantly, get over the idea that pieces of sushi must be perfectly round, perfectly secure little bundles. Even if the sushi roll is a little loose, it tastes just the same.

Reader Marissa Davidson makes rice-less sushi as a snack all the time, and then she puts yet another twist on the recipe by using thinly sliced roast beef instead of raw fish. The rich flavor of beef paired with the nori seaweed creates that elusive and thrilling flavor combination known as umami. For the same affect, you can also try thin slices of seared flank steak. Raw fish, of course, is always an option as long as your seafood is fresh.

As for other fillings, use any vegetables you like. Avocado, cucumber and carrot are most typical, but consider greens like watercress or spinach to add flavor and nutrients. Take Marissa’s lead and be creative – and let us know what you come up with!

Ingredients:

• Sheets of nori seaweed
• 1/4 lb (or more) of favorite sliced meat or fish
• Avocado
• Thinly sliced cucumbers
• Thinly sliced carrots
• Any other veggies of choice

Instructions:

Lay the nori shiny side down on a sushi mat. Place sliced meat on top of the nori. (If you’re using an egg, lay it down first).

Spread avocado over meat in a thin layer or lay slices lengthwise about an inch from the bottom of the nori. Add a small pile of thinly sliced veggies at the bottom of the nori, too.

Fold the front edge of the nori over the toppings. After each fold, squeeze the roll to secure it tightly. Slice the roll into bite-sized pieces.

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In the middle of Death Valley – one of the harshest and most extreme environments on earth – stands one of the most unusual hotels in America, the Amargosa Opera House and Hotel.

The Amargosa, whose name stems from the Spanish word for “bitter” (amargo), is located in a town called Death Valley Junction – population: less than 20, restaurants: 0, gas stations: 0, opera house: 1.

Suffice to say, these are odd municipal statistics. The hotel is operating, and the shows continue at the opera house: Resident Marta Becket has staged dance and mime shows there since the late 1960s. But beyond these maintained areas, Death Valley Junction is in a state of disrepair.

Originally part of the Pacific Coast Borax company town, the Amargosa served as the miners’ recreation hall, where church services, movies, dances, funerals, and town meetings all took place starting in 1923. By 1925, the mining operation moved, and the town was left to be turned back into sand by the dessert.

But this was not to be, for in the spring of 1967, Marta Becket and her husband found themselves stuck with a flat tire near the town of Amargosa. While her husband attended to the tire, Marta wandered through the town. She soon found the old building and, drawn to it, noticed a hole in a door, where she could see inside. She found herself “peering into the the old theater that would become the Amargosa Opera House. It was obviously abandoned… and had been for some time.”

“Peering through the tiny hole, I had the distinct feeling that I was looking at the other half of myself. The building seemed to be saying, ‘Take me… do something with me… I offer you life.’”

Marta promptly settled down there and, having been a dancer and performer her whole life, began performing shows in the Opera House. The audiences were modest, the first one consisting of twelve adults and children, but Marta had a plan.

In July of 1968, Marta began a massive project of painting an sixteenth-century royal audience on the walls, each with a different face. King, queen, royalty, nobility, bullfighters, monks, nuns, American Indians, ladies of the night to gypsies – all attend the show. The audiences even have complex stories such as the “group of royal children tended by a governess who is being courted by a gentleman seated in the balcony above.” It took Marta four years to complete the murals… then she started on the ceilings.

Eventually Marta was able to buy the Opera House (she had been renting it for some 20 years), and it acquired more seats and a grand piano. Today, should you be in Amargosa, you can catch a show, these days performed by artists who, inspired by Marta’s journey, come to put on limited runs of shows there. Currently playing is “If These Walls Could Talk: Inspired by Marta Becket,” playing through May 2.

FOX RIVER GROVE — Patti McNamara’s husband left their Fox River Grove house for about an hour Thursday and found himself locked out when he returned about 8 a.m.

He called police to help him gain entry. Inside, police said, they found his wife’s body in the mudroom, off the garage area.

McNamara’s autopsy is scheduled for today, as is a bond hearing for her stepson, 26-year-old Martin Green, who is accused of her murder. Police said she died of blunt trauma, and a hammer was recovered at the scene.

McNamara, 52, and her husband shared the house at 111 Gladys Ave. with Green, said Chief Ron Lukasik of the Fox River Grove Police Department. No one else was home at the time of the incident, he said.

When police arrived, Green already had fled. He had jumped into the Fox River and apparently tried to cross into Cary, police said.

Neighbors helped him from the river, and he was taken to Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington by Cary Fire Protection District.

He was treated for exposure before being released from the hospital Thursday night, charged with two counts of first-degree murder, and taken to McHenry County Jail.

Lukasik said he would not speculate on a motive for the killing.

“It’s still under investigation, so we’re not going into detail,” he said.

He also declined to say how many times McNamara had been struck, but said the hammer was believed to be the only weapon and Green was the only suspect.

The department has had limited contact with people at the residence before the homicide, Lukasik said.

“It was nothing criminal in nature,” he said. The calls were for citizen assists, such as vehicle lockouts, Lukasik said.

Green was charged with driving under the influence in 2008, although he later pleaded guilty to reckless driving as part of a negotiated agreement, court records show. Previously, Green played soccer his freshman and sophomore year at Cary-Grove High School, a school official said.

McNamara, who spent a large portion of her career at Baxter Healthcare, had three children and five stepchildren.

McNamara’s death is the second area homicide this week – both allegedly involving domestic violence – and the first murder in Fox River Grove’s history.

Sixteen-year-old David Szalonek is accused of shooting and killing his father, 51-year-old Brian Szalonek, at their home in Algonquin on Monday.

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San Bernardino County, California | Outsider Architecture

Set in Joshua Tree, California, Noah Purifoy’s “Outdoor Desert Art Museum” is 7.5 acres of open land displaying Purifoy’s assemblage sculptures, all created on-site between 1989 and 2004. Visitors must drive on dirt roads to access the site, where they’ll be greeted with a hand-painted “Blair Lane” street sign and dozens of large-scale sculptures made from materials such as castoff metals, burnt wood, and blown-out rubber tires.

The sculptures are all assemblage pieces, adorned with “junk” bits like hamburger wrappers, broken computer keyboards, or glass fragments, and most are large enough to walk into and experience from dizzying angles. The works range from overt political statements, as in White/Colored, which features a toilet bowl next to a drinking fountain, to more site-specific pieces like Shelter, made from salvaged wood from a neighbors house that burned down. Come on a sunny day and bright pink displays will seem full with whimsy; on stormy afternoons, the same structure can seem uninviting and haunting. (On a recent trip a visitor was almost attacked by a bat!)

It was the dramatic and harsh landscape of the Mojave that inspired Purifoy to create his assemblage pieces, which he referred to as “Environmental Sculpture.” Purifoy intended for his works to be displayed in their natural environment and process of decay. Resisting the ideologies of institutionalized art, Purifoy insisted, “I do assemblage. I don’t do maintenance.” Thus, he beckoned the inclement weather; curious and excited to see what role nature could play in the history of an art piece, he argued that “changes are an integral part of life itself.”

Purifoy himself was no stranger to the themes of resistance and change. Before moving to the desert he served as the founding director of the Watts Towers in nearby Los Angeles, where he witnessed firsthand the Watts Riots of the 1960s. After the riots subsided, Purifoy took to the streets and collected debris, such as broken furniture and melted neon signs, and channeled his anger and bitterness into a collaborative art piece. Working with artists from a variety of racial backgrounds, Purifoy used the Watts rubble to create 66 Signs of Neon, a symbolic and hopeful representation of change in an otherwise chaotic landscape. Speaking on his most famous work, Purifoy added: “We wanted to tell people that if something goes up in flames it doesn’t mean its life is over.”

Though 66 Signs of Neon achieved notoriety and traveled to nine universities between 1966-68, it was only shown in student centers instead of traditional galleries. And although some critics have referred to Purifoy’s sculptures as helping to “redefine black consciousness in art,” his work, for the most part, has always remained outside the gallery walls.

Today, the Noah Purifoy Foundation works to preserve Purifoy’s site and artistic vision, and has expanded the Outdoor Desert Museum to encompass the 2.5 acres where his studio is located. For directions and trip scheduling, visitors can email [email protected].

CHICAGO — Three Chicago-area fire departments are among the 15 Illinois fire departments that will receive more than $800,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s office announced Friday.

FEMA, part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), awarded the 15 grants — totaling $829,677 — to fire departments and emergency medical service organizations throughout Illinois for operations and safety, a release from Durbin’s office said.

The funding is provided through the DHS’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, which seeks to strengthen the nation’s overall level of preparedness and ability to respond to fire and fire related hazards.

Since 2001, AFG has provided approximately $4 billion to first-responder organizations to buy response equipment, personal protective equipment, training, and vehicles, the release said.

The Chicago-area fire departments that will receive funding are: the Maywood Fire Department, $29,853; the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District, $97,850; and the South Elgin Fire Protection District, $74,196.

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If you’re Ken Block, you replace the four wheels on your Subaru with a set of Mattracks. If you’re an enterprising inventor in Chelyabinsk, Russia with leftover tread assemblies from what looks like construction machinery, you make this… doohickey. Whatever rested on the treads before was removed, and in its place a car has been fitted. The video first shows a car driving onto the treads with its wheels still on, and while our Russian isn’t what it used to be we can’t imagine how that could work. Follow the jump to see the thing in action. And for those of you enduring the East Coast winter, shipping is available…

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CHICAGO — A tennis instructor from northwest suburban Park Ridge has been charged with having sex with one of his students, who was 16 at the time, police said.

Robert Kurek, 30, of the 1700 block of South Ashland Avenue in Park Ridge, was arrested Friday at his home at 2:35 p.m. and charged at 11 p.m. Friday with criminal sexual assault in the Nov. 22, 2008 incident.

The female victim was a student of his, taking lessons at TAM in north suburban Niles, according to a police report.

Kurek allegedly took the girl to a hotel in the 5900 block of North Ridge Avenue in Chicago where they had sexual intercourse.

He also allegedly had sex with her on four other occasions in his vehicle that was parked in a CVS store parking lot in the Rogers Park neighborhood, on the 6100 block of North Broadway, according to the report.

Chicago Police were notified on Feb. 1.

Belmont Area detectives were investigating.

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A 41-year-old Lincolnshire man is charged with driving on a revoked license for the 10th time since 1987, police said Friday.

To pull that off, police say, Jeffrey D. Wilson, of the 0 to 100 block of GK Lane, used aliases to obtain fictitious drivers licenses in three states, confusing police into believing he was allowed to be behind the wheel.

“Every time he got arrested, he went with one of the aliases and it became extremely confusing,” said Lincolnshire police Investigator John-Erik Anderson.

“He always said he was not the person the police thought it was.”

Wilson, who is free on $50,000 bond, is also charged with filing a false application or affidavit and unlawful possession of a fictitious drivers license.

If found guilty of the three felonies, he could spend up to seven years in jail.

Anderson said Wilson’s driver’s license problems began when he picked up four DUI charges between 1986 and 1998, including three between 1986 and 1987.

After the third DUI, Wilson obtained a new Illinois drivers license by changing his middle name, his birth date, obtaining a false birth certificate and getting a new social security card, Anderson said.

That license was revoked when Illinois Secretary of State’s office discovered the false identity, Anderson said.

However, a clerical error allowed Wilson to obtain drivers licenses in North Carolina and Arizona that he used at various times in Illinois, Anderson said. Wilson also used information gleaned from friends to obtain new Illinois drivers licenses that contained his picture but someone else’s information.

Anderson said Wilson went to great lengths to perpetuate his false identities. Following a 2006 arrest in Wilmette, where he used a bogus Arizona driver’s license, he flew to Arizona and convinced the court to reinstate the document.

“He showed them a passport, social security card and other forms of identification to prove they suspended the wrong person,” Anderson said. “The courts, thinking it was two different people, reinstated the Arizona license. But, the whole time, the other Wilson was really his alias.”

Wilson’s lies came to an end with a tip from an Illinois resident, and Anderson and another Lincolnshire investigator followed the paper trail.

Anderson said Wilson was arrested Feb. 5, and admitted to the aliases.

“Ironically, he was driving away when he came to arrest him,” Anderson said. “My experience is that, had he just fulfilled the requirements imposed by the court back in 1987, he would have had his license reinstated back in the early 90s.”

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Seconds after Nodar Kumaritashvili’s Crash

We covered the death of Luge Olympic athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili yesterday, and today the story goes on as controversy is unfolding regarding video footage of the crash.

NBC last night in late night coverage ran extremely graphic video of Nodar Kumaritashvili’s death, causing many viewers to react in disgust. You certainly don’t tune into a major broadcast network expecting to see footage of the end of a man’s life, and it’s curious that NBC decided to run the footage given the fact that the video has been taken down from online video sites such as YouTube nearly instantly upon being uploaded.

Here is an AP video with pictures from Nodar Kumaritashvili’s death yesterday:

Do you think video and images from Nodar Kumaritashvili’s death should be widely circulated, or do you think good taste should win out for once?

If you want to see GRAPHIC video footage of Nodar Kumaritashvili’s death, here it is without judgment, but in my opinion it’s better left unseen:

Well, the Trophy patch rumors really got our hopes up I was already looking at my old MGS4 at home thinking I’d play it again soon. The bubble has burst neither Metal Gear Solid: Guns

Korean iPhone owner using a sausage as a capacitive stylus

Capacitive screens in 2009 has certainly been the reserve of high-end products, with even several low-end Android devices released with resistive screens. 

It appears all that is set to change this year, with the market changing wholesale to capacitive screens.

According to Digitimes, several Taiwanese ODMs, including  Wintek, Sintek Photronic, Cando, Emerging Display Technologies (EDT) and Giantplus Technologies, have all jumped on the projected capacitive touch panel boat, with the predictions that capacitive screen sales will exceed resistive screen sales this year, making resistive devices the minority.

Even Windows Mobile 6.5, with its .3 release, is now enabled to support the technology natively, and the majority of Windows Mobile HTC devices leaked this half-year feature the technology.

Of course that is not denying the advantages of resistive screens, but it seems, despite the sausage issue, the market has spoken.

Read more at Digitimes here.

The Greek socialists are learning the tough lesson that it’s really, really hard maintain their political ideology in the face of an intransigent bond market.

Political leaders of all stripes realize fast that ideology is no match for economic reality.

And so it is, too, in Venezuela that Hugo Chavez is backpedaling furiously on his anti-Western status.

As Oil & Gas Eurasia notes, this week Chevron was awarded concessions in the famously oil rich Orinoco Belt.

Chavez has been quietly going in this direction for awhile, and though we’re sure oil firms are eager to get back into Venezuela, they’re no doubt aware that the situation there could turn on a dime.

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