March 28, 2008

Grand Theft Auto IV



Grand Theft Auto IV (also known as GTA IV and GTA 4) is an upcoming sandbox-style action-adventure video game. It will be the ninth title (and the first in the fourth generation) in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise. It will be released worldwide on Tuesday, 29 April 2008 for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game will be set in a redesigned Liberty City, based heavily on New York City and New Jersey.
It will be the first game in the series to use the new RAGE game engine, which also powered Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis. It is being written by Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser.

Plot


Niko Bellic is Eastern European, between 28 and 32 years of age and has come to Liberty City to pursue the "American Dream". Niko was persuaded to move to Liberty City by his cousin Roman, who claimed in multiple e-mails to Niko that he was living a fabulous life, with a mansion, women, hot tubs and sports cars. Roman's claims turn out to be lies to hide his own failures, however, and in reality he only owns a small taxi business, which he wants Niko to work for.


Roman is the only person Niko knows in Liberty City to begin with, and is one of his major connections in the first part of the game. Niko is a tough character, whereas Roman is friendly. Roman is heavily in debt and a lot of people are after him. He desperately needs Niko's support, hence the reason he deceived Niko into travelling to Liberty City. They are constantly bickering. It is later revealed that Niko has also been avoiding other, as yet undisclosed, problems at home.
According to Dan Houser, "virtually none of the characters from the previous games are returning, as a lot of them are dead anyway."

Gameplay



Titles in the GTA series have traditionally been heavily mission based (fixed missions must be completed to progress through each game), but the freedom to explore and play outside of the set missions in GTA IV will now be more relevant to progress through the game, according to comments by a Rockstar spokesperson: "We're really trying to blur the line between on-[mission] and off-mission. So storyline, and what you do outside [it], and how those two things influence each other."

An Xbox 360 preview of Grand Theft Auto IV published in the May 2007 issue of Game Informer reveals that the storyline begins with Bellic standing inside the taxi depot (which Roman operates in the borough of Broker in a converted industrial garage), working at a cluttered desk in a shabby environment. Bellic walks to a brownstone house in Broker, where he pushes open the door and pulls out his pistol—the living room, however, is not occupied.


He pushes his way through the back door and smashes the window of a red four-door car using his elbow. The broken glass falls onto the street and the seat of the car, as Bellic unlocks it from the inside. He hot-wires the car and sets off to his next destination. The camera angle behind the car is closer to the vehicle than in previous GTA titles, which enables more detail on the car to be seen. After selecting a radio station, Bellic navigates to a section of the BOABO arriving at a dockside. Pigeons and waves can be heard in the distance.



Bellic then pulls out his phone, which has options for phone book, messages, organiser and camera on its LCD screen. He selects phone book, and he is then presented with another set of options: City Contact, Docks Friend, and Cab Contact. After a brief conversation, he informs the receiver to meet him at the docks.


There is a mission previewed called "To Live and Die in Alderney", which is the second part of "Truck Hustle". The second mission is called "Jamaican Heat", and acts as a tutorial for the new cover/targeting system. The third mission is called "Jacob's Ladder", and the fourth mission is called "Harbouring a Grudge". This mission introduces an Irish character called Patrick McReary, who is related to Francis.

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March 27, 2008

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March 26, 2008

Women!! What can I say..

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Star Biography: Beyoncé Knowles



Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (pronounced /biːɒnˈseɪ/ born September 4, 1981), commonly known as Beyoncé, is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, music video director, actress, film producer, dancer, and fashion designer. Knowles rose to fame as the creative force and lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, the world's best-selling female group of all time.
After a series of commercially successful releases with the group, Knowles released her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love, in June 2003. The album became one of the biggest commercial successes of the year, topping the albums charts in the United States and the United Kingdom. It also spawned the number-one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy" and earned Knowles five Grammy Awards in a single night in 2004. Knowles' second album B'Day was released worldwide on September 4, 2006, coinciding with her twenty-fifth birthday. The album spawned the UK number-one singles "Déjà Vu" and "Beautiful Liar", as well as the worldwide hit "Irreplaceable". It also earned Knowles her seventh solo Grammy Award (she has won ten in total).
Knowles also achieved success in the film industry, starring in such Hollywood films as the 2006 comedy The Pink Panther and the 2006 musical film Dreamgirls, which earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations—one for acting and other for the song "Listen".




In early July 2000, Knowles released her debut solo single "I Got That" along with rapper Amil, but it failed to chart or sell noticeably, topping the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles. Two years later, Knowles was a featured vocalist on rapper Jay-Z's hit single, "'03 Bonnie & Clyde". In the spring of 2003, Knowles remade a duet with Luther Vandross, "The Closer I Get to You", originally recorded and made famous by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway in 1977. In this version, the vocal parts are switched, with Vandross taking Flack's part and Knowles taking Hathaway's. The song made both her debut solo album and Vandross' Dance with My Father album, and the two shared the Grammy Award for "Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals" the following year. She has collaborated with Jay-Z on his eight studio album, Kingdom Come, providing vocals and the hook for the track entitled "Hollywood".

Personal life
Since 2002, Knowles has been in a relationship with rapper Jay-Z, with whom she has also made several collaborations. In spite of persistent rumors, she has not commented on whether or not the couple are engaged. The two have deliberately been private about the nature of their relationship, to avoid excessive media exposure, and for a long time even refused to comment on whether they were dating or not. When asked in September 2007 when the two would marry, Jay-Z replied, "One day soon—let's leave it at that".



Discography

Albums
2003: Dangerously in Love
2006: B'Day
2008: Third studio album
EPs
2004: True Star: A Private Performance
2007: Green Light: Freemasons EP
2007: Irreemplazable
Mixtapes
2005: Speak My Mind



DVDs
2004: Live at Wembley
2006: Beyoncé The Ultimate Performer
2007: B'Day Anthology Video Album
2007: The Beyoncé Experience Live!
Tours
2003–2004: Dangerously in Love World Tour
2004: Verizon Ladies First Tour (with Alicia Keys and Missy Elliott)
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March 25, 2008

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How To Make Money with Your Web Site

Trying to make money on your site can be overwhelming. It was for us at first. Start off slow at first and test the waters with your audience. A good place to start might be signing up as associate at Amazon.com or with Google Adwords both of which have worked well for us.
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Top 10 Sexiest Female Models

10. Natalia Vodianova / DNA

Tom Ford touted her as "the most beautiful girl in the world"; Calvin has her lock, stock and barrel under contract. It is a testament to the impeccable marketing behind Natalia Vodianova, that this stunning Russian lands in the Top 10 of our Top 25 Sexiest Model industry poll. You cannot deny true beauty!


9. Ana Beatriz Barros / Next

Hailing from Itabria Brazil, 22 year old Ana Beatriz is just about ready to peak as a major, major asset in that very lucrative "sexy" market. She's done her stints for Guess, Victoria's Secret and Sports Illustrated but there is a twinkle in this girl's eye that there's much more to come.



8. Yamila Diaz-Rahi / Next
Argentinian native, Yamila was discovered on a beach in Uruguay and almost immediately started raking in the bookings. With clients from Sports Illustrated (2002 cover star) to Victoria's Secret to Marie Claire, this green eyed stunner is a stealth champion in modeling. Just ask Cover Girl who cast Yamila as their first Latin American spokesmodel.


7. Isabeli Fontana / Women
A model so gorgeous and sexy, she can go from high editorial to mass market and back to high editorial without blinking. This is the ideal dream of what modeling is all about, as any client, manager or model will testify. Respect!


6. Alessandra Ambrosio / Elite

Ah, the life of Alessandra Ambrosio with her multi-million dollar Victoria's Secret contract,a swim-wear line that moved 10,000 units in only its first month on the market and her string of houses from LA to NY to Brazil. Glorious!


5. Karolina Kurkova / DNA

She could strip her name down to the initials and people would know KK meant Karolina Kurkova. Classic and quirky, sleek yet curvy, upbeat and ambitious. Miss Kurkova is like a walking, talking blue chip stock. Buy!
4. Tyra Banks / (No agency)
When will to power comes packaged in a body like this, then what you have is manifest destiny. For the evidence of this consult America's Next Top Model which, now that it is becoming a global franchise clocks her the kind of dollars that just might make an Oprah of Tyra. Then there is her incredible long distance run as a Victoria's Secret spokesmodel. Tyra... Banks. It's not just a name anymore, it's a job description.

3. Adriana Lima / DNA

Hailing from Bahia Brazil, this smouldering beauty is a major triple threat with big bonanza contracts for Maybelline, Victoria's Secret and Telecom Italia Mobile (think "the Verizon of Italy"). And have you seen her turn in the new Pirelli calender by Demarchelier? She is the definition of exquisite!

2. Gisele Bundchen / IMG

Viva La Gisele. She of the cascading hair, the shimmering skin, the impossible body and the effervescent personality. Then add the biggest Victoria's Secret contract in history and the Hollywood matinee idol companion and you have to confess the woman has the whole kit! She is a Brazilian national hero for a reason. SS08: Versace, Stefanel, Aquascutum, Disney Parks, Dolce Gabbana fragrance "the one", Vogue eyewear

1. Heidi Klum / IMG

Project Runway with an audience in the millions. Check. A Victoria Secret's contract that Miss Klum has an iron grip on. Check. Her own line of shoes, jewelry and candy. Check. The icon they call Heidi Inc. is no mere sexy mortal this one, but a force of nature. All hail.
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March 24, 2008

TOMY Omnibot 2007 i-SOBOT Humanoid Robot

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Product Number : RB-Tmy-01• The world's smallest humanoid robot according to Guinness World Records• 17 DOF (degrees of freedom)• Controlled by a real-time remote control, built-in actions, user programmed actions or voice commands• Ages 10 and up. Provided pre-assembled and pre-programmedThe TOMY Omnibot 2007 i-SOBOT Humanoid Robot is an advanced bipedal humanoid robot that is a milestone in robotics price performance, due in large part to TOMY’s custom developed and proprietary tiny servo motors.

The i-SOBOT has amazing functionality despite its small size and has been officially certified by Guinness World Records as "The smallest humanoid robot in production".Unlike most products in its price range, i-SOBOT is capable of true bipedal walking action which includes smooth and intricate eight-directional movement (forward, backward, side-to-side or diagonal) as well as dancing, lying down and getting up again, somersaults, karate actions and many other actions requiring human-like self-powered articulation.It is not only technology that makes i-SOBOT fun.


With a playful and engaging personality, i-SOBOT is like a buddy who wants nothing more than to clown and entertain his friends across all ages. i-SOBOT is a charming robot, giving people an opportunity to communicate in many ways and making the dream of interacting with high-tech robots in daily life a reality.i-SOBOT includes four modes :


• Remote Control Mode : Movements can be controlled directly using joysticks and command buttons or by using short button codes i-SOBOT will speak and perform hundreds of words, phrases and preprogrammed actions and songs, including over 90 kinds of sound effects


• Special Action Mode : Perform any of 18 pre-programmed special actions such as air guitar, tropical dance, movie character impersonations and more.


• Programming Mode : Program any action sequence into memory and easily play back your programmed sequences with the push of a button. i-SOBOT has three memory slots, each holding up to 80 actions, so with a maximum of 240 actions, incredibly long programmed performances are possible.

• Voice Command Mode : i-SOBOT recognizes 10 voice commands, reacting with dozens of appropriate but unpredictable actions. Voice command control has been a long-awaited function for fully bipedal robots and TOMY’s i-SOBOT is the first such robot to include this features:


Specifications :

• Robot Size: 165mm (6.5") high x 96mm (3.77") wide x 67mm (2.64") deep • Robot weight: ~350g including batteries

• Battery requirements: Robot: 3 x "AAA" NiMH rechargeable Batteries (i-SOBOT comes with Sanyo Eneloop batteries and charger) provide over 1 hour of heavy use. Only use Sanyo Eneloop or other 1.2V AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries in the i-SOBOT.Remote Control Unit: 3 x "AA" Batteries (sold separately)

• 17 degrees of freedom (Moves his arms and legs, turns his head, bends forward/backward)

• Integrated gyroscopes(Allows the robot to balance itself)

• Speaker for voice and sound effects (Speaks about 160 preset phrases plus 60 kinds of sound effects)

• 2 LEDs (blue and green)


TOMY Omnibot 17u i-SOBOT Humanoid Robot comes with:

• Pre-assembled Robot

• Infrared LCD remote control unit (2 bands)

• Hexagon wrench

• 3 x "AAA" Sanyo eneloop NiMH rechargeable batteries

• Battery charger
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George W. Bush


Bush, George W. b. New Haven, Conn., 1946. Forty-third U.S. president. A former governor of Texas, George Walker Bush was the second son of a former president to ascend to the top office, winning the controversial 2000 election despite losing the popular vote to the sitting vice president, Al Gore. Bush didn't capture a majority in the Electoral College until five weeks after the election, when the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to suspend recounts in Florida, which Bush appeared to win by fewer than 1,000 votes. Despite running as a "compassionate conservative," he pushed a pro-business agenda, deep tax cuts (with resulting high deficits), and, after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, an aggressive military policy in Afghanistan and Iraq. Mounting controversies surrounding the buildup to and the aftermath of the Iraq war clouded the final days of his first term.

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War in IRAQ

SAY NO TO WAR!!!

March 25, 2003. Caught in the teeth of a sandstorm, troops from the 1st Marine Division rest, as their truck stops on the road north to Baghdad.

March 26, 2003. An Iraqi soldier killed in a firefight with U.S. Marines in central Iraq, north of Nasiriya.


March 31, 2003. Marines dig into their positions south of Baghdad.


April 4, 2003. Marines wait in their assault vehicle en route to the Iraqi capital.


April 4, 2003. A firefight rages a few hundred meters ahead of Marines on the front line in the push toward Baghdad.



April 9, 2003. An American Marine is offered a cigarette by an Iraqi as American forces prepared to pull down a statue of Saddam Hussein and take control of Baghdad.



SAY NO TO WAR!!!

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Zito Alters Motion in Attempt to Regain His Form

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A month after winning his American League Cy Young award in 2002, Barry Zito relaxed on a couch in his parents’ home in California and discussed what the hardware meant.


“The Cy Young’s not going to get me any more wins, it’s just going to get people to talk like I should get more wins,” he said, adding, “When you really start to dominate is when you get humbled by the game and basically get your butt handed to you.”


Zito was more right then than his pitching has been since. After his 23-5 season in 2002, Zito has been good but not great; and the gargantuan seven-year, $126 million contract he signed before last season advertises more what he isn’t than what he is. He pitched well in an exhibition game Friday for the San Francisco Giants, but Zito’s ghastly spring training has left Giants fans thinking that although one Barry (Bonds) is gone, their other Barry is missing.

“Whatever people think they’re going to think — I still have to go forward with what I’m doing,” said Zito, a left-hander who will turn 30 in May. “Obviously I care about the fans and what the fans think and those things, but I can’t take that out to the mound with me.”

Zito entered Friday’s start with one of the most shocking pitching lines of the spring: a 14.92 earned run average, 21 hits, 10 walks and not one strikeout in 12 2/3 innings, covering 67 batters. Some of that derived from his tinkering with his windup; it began to click Friday with excellent results. He finally struck out a batter — actually four — and crisply held an imposing White Sox lineup to two hits in five and two-thirds shutout innings, deflating his E.R.A. to 10.31.
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A Swimmer’s Different Strokes for Success


RYAN LOCHTE may be the best American male swimmer not named Michael. At the 2004 Olympic Summer Games in Athens, he won a silver medal in the 200-meter individual medley, losing only to that Michael (Phelps, of course).


He also earned a gold medal as part of the 4-by-200-meter freestyle relay in Athens. And at the 2007 World Championships last March, Lochte shattered the world record in the 200-meter backstroke on his way to capturing a gold medal, serving notice for what may come at the Beijing Olympics this summer.


Lochte (pronounced LOCK-tee) swims 3 to 5 miles most days, sometimes even twice a day. Few non-Olympic hopefuls could, or would want to, replicate that kind of distance. But other aspects of the 23-year-old Lochte’s training (such as his use of fins and buoys) and routines (his dryland exercises) can be adopted by recreational swimmers or athletes, and perhaps even by parent coaches facing a rough patch with their teenage protégés.


Even though Lochte has been swimming since he was 9, he has not yet perfected his strokes. “I spend more time on stroke mechanics now than I ever have,” he said.
He also spends part of each practice slowing things way down.
“The only way to really work on technique is to swim very slowly and really think about every little thing that you’re doing,” he said. “How your body is positioned, what your hips are doing, the positioning of your shoulders and hands and feet.”
His coach is mindful, too.


“I always make sure that he’s very straight and streamlined off the wall,” said Gregg Troy, the head coach of the University of Florida men’s and women’s swim teams in Gainesville, Fla., and Lochte’s personal coach. Lochte, a former Gator, still trains with the team.
So Lochte tries to streamline underwater for at least 15 meters off each flip turn.
“If a swimmer pushes hard off the wall and remains streamlined underwater,” Troy said, “that means you’ll transition into your stroke with much more momentum. It’s almost as if you’re swimming downhill, not uphill. That’s very important.”
So is body position.


“I work a lot on staying high in the water, not fighting the water, moving with the water,” Lochte said.


To that end, he concentrates on keeping his belly above the water during his backstroke and he also frequently practices with a piece of buoyant foam (or pull buoy) between his legs. Using a buoy, Troy said, can be useful for swimmers, because “you start to feel proper body positioning, then you replicate that” without the buoy.


Grab the Kickboard


Perhaps the single biggest change in Lochte’s swimming routine from days past is the amount of pure kicking he does, sometimes with fins (his are standard, long fins) or a kickboard, sometimes without.


“Kicking stabilizes the body,” Troy said. “You achieve correct body position far more with the legs than the arms.”


Leg muscles require far more oxygen than the arms do, he added, so the legs “must be fit” or a swimmer risks early exhaustion.


“The amount of kicking that most elite swimmers do in practice has gone up at least 20 percent in the past few years,” Troy said.


He said that coaches used to have athletes kicking less because “it takes more time in the practices to kick than to swim,” so you get “less overall swimming volume.” But most of them have come to realize that less volume with more kicking produces world records.


Building Muscle


Unlike many young swimmers, Lochte did not work out with weights in high school. His father, Steven Lochte, who coached him for five years when Ryan was a teenager and who remains the head coach at Daytona Beach Swimming, a competitive swimming club, didn’t believe in it for such a young person. “You should wait until the bones are fused and skeletal growth is finished,” Steven Lochte said.


Now the 6-foot-2-inch Ryan Lochte turns up, if not avidly at least punctually, in the weight room at the University of Florida pool complex. “Three times a week,” he said, “for an hour and a half, two hours.”


Using free weights and machines, he concentrates on his shoulders (which have tendinitis), his legs and his back. “I was already pushing myself in the pool as hard as I could,” he said. “So I had to find another way to make pushing myself possible.”


Before every pool session, Lochte (below right) and his Florida teammates pass around the medicine ball, do multiple sets of push-ups and 500 abdominal crunches.
“Ryan does probably 30 to 45 minutes of core body exercises three times a week.” Troy said. For mortals, “20 minutes probably twice a week should be fine.”


Bring It On
“I love competition,” Lochte said. “I always have. That’s my idea of fun, to compete against your teammates, to compete in races, to compete against yourself.”


Competition was necessary, in fact, to keep him engaged during practice as a teenager.
“He’d coast through the easy parts” his father said, sighing even now. “But the minute I said we were going to do time trials or races, he’d be the first one in the water.”
Now, Lochte is his own best rival.


“Every day in practice I like to see if I can maybe kick an extra meter farther underwater than I did yesterday or beat something that I did before,” he said.
He also advises setting attainable goals, perhaps one of the more overlooked elements of a fitness regimen.


“After the 2004 Olympics, I went and sat down in my coach’s office and we listed all the goals I wanted to meet before Beijing,” Lochte said.
On the list was setting a world record, and defeating Phelps, at least a few times. Done and done.
The moral: Even if you’re a fitness swimmer, incorporate competition and goal-setting into your routine. You don’t necessarily have to sign up for races, but aim to reach the far wall a smidgen faster than you did the day before, or try to break a minute in the 100-meter freestyle, a good benchmark for speed. Lochte’s best time in that event is 49.04 seconds, a mark he set Saturday at the USA Swimming Sectionals competition in Orlando, Fla. He said he would like to bring it down to 48.2.


“There’s a lot of doing the same thing in swimming,” Lochte said. “I’d go crazy if I didn’t race parts of it.”
“Of course,” he added wickedly, “it helps that I usually win.”
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Google Offers New Plan for the Airwaves

By REUTERS

Google, the Internet search engine company, released plans on Monday for a new generation of wireless devices to operate on soon-to-be-vacant television airwaves and sought to ease fears that this might interfere with TV broadcasts or wireless microphones.
In comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission, Google outlined plans for low-power devices that use local wireless airwaves to access the “white space” between television channels. A Google executive called the plan “Wi-Fi 2.0 or Wi-Fi on steroids.”
“The airwaves can provide huge economic and social gains if used more efficiently,” Google said in the comments.
Rick Whitt, Google’s Washington telecom and media counsel, said this class of Wi-Fi devices could eventually offer data transmission speeds of billions of bits a second — far faster than the millions of bits a second available on most current broadband networks. Consumers could watch movies on wireless devices and do other things that are currently difficult on slower networks.
The white-space airwaves could become available in February 2009, when TV broadcasters switch from analog to digital signals. Mr. Whitt said he expected devices using white-space spectrum could be available by the end of 2009.
Shares of Google surged $27.36, to $460.91 amid a sharp rise in the stock market.
Google sees the white-space spectrum as a natural place to operate a new class of phones and wireless devices based on Android, Google’s software that a variety of major equipment makers plan to use to build Internet-ready phones.
The company also said that, in general, it stands to benefit whenever consumers have easier access to the Internet. Google’s primary business is selling online ads as people perform Web searches.
The filing came less than two weeks after Bill Gates, a founder of Google’s rival, Microsoft, urged the agency to free up the white-space spectrum so it could be used to expand access of wireless broadband.
Google and Microsoft are part of a coalition of technology companies that has been lobbying the F.C.C. to allow unlicensed use of white-space spectrum.
The group also includes Dell, Intel, Hewlett-Packard and the North American unit of Philips Electronics. The idea is opposed by broadcasters and makers of wireless microphones, who fear the devices would cause interference.
The FCC is testing equipment to see if the white-space spectrum can be used without interfering with television broadcasts.
In a compromise intended to mollify some interest groups opposed to expanding use of white-space spectrum, Google proposed a “safe harbor” on channels 36-38 of the freed-up analog TV spectrum for exclusive use by wireless microphones, along with medical telemetry and radio astronomy devices. In effect, no white-space devices could use these channels.
Google said “spectrum-sensing technologies” could be used that would automatically check to see whether a channel was open before using it, thereby avoiding interference with other devices. It said such technology was already being used by the military.
A proposal being studied by the F.C.C. would create two categories of users for the airwaves: one for low-power, personal, portable devices, and a second group for fixed commercial operations.
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Jumpstart Your Sex Life

Simple strategies that will turn your old flame into a towering inferno
Photographs by: Michael Dweck, By: Steve Calechman

Repetition is great--if you're learning Spanish, grooving your backhand, or making sure the sutures don't rupture. But it's death for your sex life, turning the pursuit of happiness into a holding pattern. Over Newark.

Well, enough of that stuff. It's time to accelerate your pulse with some good, clean, original sex. It doesn't mean risking arrest in a public garden--although it could--but it does mean injecting surprise into the proceedings. Yes, surprise--even if you think you know her body better than the quickest route to the local 7-Eleven.

We have 32 ideas to launch a voyage of sexual discovery unlike anything you've seen . . . at least since Cindy Lou let down her guard senior year. The difference now: You know what you're doing, and you have a partner who deserves your respect, attention, and devotion. So make the most of it. Now, repeat after us, "I will . . . "





1. START THE ACTION ANYWHERE EXCEPT THE BEDROOM.The same old place is too conducive to the same old patterns, says Stella Resnick, Ph.D., a psychologist in West Hollywood and author of The Pleasure Zone. Explore some new erogenous areas: The kitchen. The bathroom. Quebec City. Your bodies will be in new places, making it unlikely that you'll follow old routines.

2. COMPLIMENT HER.And keep doing it . . . at least five times a day. It'll make her feel noticed, special, and appreciated, and she'll feel closer to you. "The more connected she feels, the more sexually inspired she'll feel," says Laura Berman, Ph.D., director of the Berman Center in Chicago. Compliment what she feels good about and cares about--her hair, shoes, singing voice, work triumphs--says Gloria Brame, Ph.D., a sex therapist and the author of Come Hither: A Commonsense Guide to Kinky Sex. A confident sex partner is an adventurous sex partner.

3. GO CANOEING OR HIKING.Add a distinct but manageable touch of danger to the day. It will stimulate dopamine in her brain, which may trigger her sex drive, says Helen Fisher, Ph.D., an anthropologist at Rutgers University and the author of Why We Love. Pick the right trip--a guided whitewater excursion, for instance--and learn all about both the risks and the precautions you'll take. She'll see you as the cause of the excitement, as well as the source of security. Book the right B&B for the afternoon dry-off and you're set.

4. WATCH PORN WITH THE SOUND OFF . . .Sure, you'll miss the snappy plumber-housewife banter. But now you two provide the dialogue. You'll learn how to talk erotically, so it's educational. But it's also fun, you're both invested in it, and it can help reveal fantasies, says Ava Cadell, Ph.D., a sex therapist and the author of Love around the House. And you'll probably find some way to kill time during the sex scenes.

5. . . . OR SEE A CHICK FLICK.Maybe porn isn't her thing. But Pitt, Clooney, or McConaughey might be, and for her, these guys are porn, Brame says. She'll be fantasizing about a man who's sweet and will treat her well. And when he kisses the flirty female lead, you kiss your lady at the same time. Show her that reality--her life--can be better than that.

6. FEED HER BLACK LICORICE.Bring it along when you're watching the Clooney flick. Black licorice has been shown to speed up her genital bloodflow by 40 percent, Cadell says.


7. CRAFT FANTASIES.Some Saturday afternoon when you're feeling frisky, pour wine and divide 10 3x5 cards between you and your mate. Each of you writes down five sexual fantasies while the wine loosens your inhibitions. Then head out to a restaurant, where you can get a booth and some privacy in a public setting. Over dinner and more wine, pull out the cards and discuss. You'll feel filthy discussing this stuff in hushed voices in a public place, which is exactly the point. Your goal: Make three piles--"yes," "maybe someday," and "not on your life." Put the possibles in a shoe box, and once a month (she feels sexiest before she ovulates), pull a winner. Any necessary planning--you can't go with just any football player/cheer- leader outfits--heightens the anticipation, Cadell says.


8. EXPLORE NEW REGIONS.You've heard about her nipples and vagina? Good. Now spend some time on the back of her neck. It's a brave new world of nerve endings, so gentle caressing and kissing are all that's needed. The base of her spine is sensation central, as well. Or gently stroke and kiss her belly just above the pubic hairline. Sex becomes about discovery, not seeking some destination. "Goal-oriented sex is not that sexy," Brame says.


9. TAKE AN OVERNIGHT TRAIN.There are stimulators all around, from the dining car to the passing landscape, to trying to walk and balance a gin-and-tonic in the aisle. And there's also your sleeping compartment, your own special sex-womb-with-a-view. It's a new place, and it moves, which adds a new dynamic. And it's somewhat public; there'll be new excitement when you're in flagrante delicto and the train stops, and people are outside your window.

10. SPEND A NIGHT IN TIBET.Try the Yab-Yum position, which is how they talk dirty in Asia. You both sit up, and she faces you, sitting on your lap with a pillow under her bottom, for easier penetration. You'll have constant contact with her clitoris, but she'll control the pressure. Move slowly. "The emotional connection makes it intense," says Lou Paget, a sex educator in Los Angeles and the author of The Great Lover Playbook.

11. INVITE HER TO DITCH HER UNDERWEAR DURING DINNER.The naked secret you now share will linger through dessert, says Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D., a sociology professor at the University of Washington and the author of The Great Sex Weekend.


12. TALK IN PUBLIC.Lie on a blanket in a park, with people all around, and whisper your fantasies to one another, sparing no detail. You'll create sexual tension, but there's safety because there's no possibility of sex then and there. "It's just plain sexy to start something that can't be finished right then," Fisher says. When you return home later, spread out the blanket on the floor--a different location--and release the tension.


13. TAKE HER TO AN ETHNIC RESTAURANT IN A NEW PART OF TOWN.Dopamine is an ideal sex lubricant, and in any new experience, the jets are on. When walking in unfamiliar territory, put your arm around her. There's the thrill of the unknown, but you're guiding her through it--a potent mix. "It might make her want to have sex with you," Fisher says.


14. VISIT THE EROTICA SECTION OF THE BOOKSTORE.That in itself will fuel your imaginations. Make some purchases, then read them to each other. You'll discover new interests that, amazingly, never came up when you were buying garden supplies. Feel free to enact a scene. Check out Heat Wave: Sizzling Sex Stories, by Alison Tyler; Five Minute Erotica, by Carol Queen; and the Black Lace Series, by Kerri Sharp.


15. USE FRAGRANCE FOR FOREPLAY.Spray a touch of the cologne she loves on the sheets. A study by Indiana University found that women who fantasized while smelling a popular men's cologne were more aroused than when smelling women's cologne or a neutral odor. If you don't have a scent, shop for one with her. That's foreplay, too.


16. LEAVE HOME.Plan a trip without the kids, because Mom and Dad must also be husband and wife. (Lastminute.com and site59.com specialize in packaged getaways.) Take lots of pictures; in a few months, go through them with her, slowly, and recall all the great stuff that happened--the sights, the food, the long mornings in bed. The feeling will come hurtling back, Schwartz says--without airfare this time.

17. THROW THE TV OUT OF THE BEDROOM.It sucks up time, makes you zone out, and takes focus away from what the room is for, Wiley says.
18. CLIMB TO ONE PEAK AT A TIME.Some couples feel pressure to reach orgasm at the same moment. But that's like coordinating Patriots and Red Sox championships in the same year: nice when it happens, but improbable. So on a night when you're both primed to try something different, resolve to go for one orgasm at a time, without intercourse. As a gentleman, you'll insist that she go first, naturally. It will take some practice--and lots of moaned instructions--to get the manual stimulation or oral timing just right. Which can only be good. Focusing on her solo pleasure will teach you useful lessons to employ the next time you strive for the Lombardi trophy together.

19. EXPERIENCE THE CUBAN PLUNGE."?Queín es eso?" you ask, in junior-high-school Spanish. It's sex with a three-chili rating. Here's how you do it: As you assume the man-on-top position, ask her to bring her knees to her chest and drape her legs over your shoulders. Her vagina will be elongated and extended, and your penetration will be deeper and more pleasurable for her, which qualifies as a win-win situation. "You can feel intense friction against her genital area with each thrust," says Diana Wiley, Ph.D., a therapist at UCLA's female sexual medicine center.

20. KISS FOR 12 SECONDS.As a relationship ages, pecks on the cheek become the default, and they're about as erotic as a pair of baggy sweatpants. A long, lingering smooch reintroduces you to each other. Give her two a day: one in the morning before one of you leaves, and one as soon as you're both home. Mouths open. Arms around each other. "If you kiss like that for the rest of your lives, passion will never fade," Cadell says.
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Cell Phones : RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8100

Overview

The BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8100 smartphone is one of the world’s smallest smartphones and packs all of the power you expect from a BlackBerry® smartphone. It comes complete with digital camera, multimedia capabilities and expandable memory. And it offers users everything else you would expect from a BlackBerry smartphone—including phone, email, web browser, text messaging (SMS and MMS), instant messaging, organizer applications and more.
The BlackBerry Pearl smartphone is small enough to take anywhere. It’s the ultimate combination of brains and beauty.

Features Available*The BlackBerry Pearl 8100 features complete functionality, including:

The BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8100 smartphone has all the features you need*:
Stay in Touch
Wireless email: Send, receive, forward and reply to messages, and view attachments in popular file formats
Advanced phone features: Speakerphone and Voice Activated Dialing, user-definable convenience keys and dedicated Send, End and Mute keys
Instant Messaging: Connect with your IM contacts using popular applications like Yahoo!® Messenger and Google Talk™

SMS and MMS: Send text messages and images in an instant Enjoy Life.

Media Player: Listen to your favorite songs and watch video clips1

Camera: Capture the moment in perfect clarity with 1.3MP, built-in zoom and flash Find the Info You Need

Browser: Navigate and browse websites with a roll and click of the trackball

Organizer: Synch and store your calendar data, address book and more

BlackBerry® Maps: Get directions and view maps while on the road

Corporate data access: Access your vital corporate databases and applications from anywhere Maximize Convenience. 64 MB of built-in memory and expandable memory via microSD card1
Bluetooth® capability for hands-free dialogue
High-resolution, light-sensing screen
SureType® keyboard technology in a QWERTY-style layout for fast text and email composition
Enterprise friendly
For larger corporate and government organizations, the BlackBerry Pearl smartphone works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server to provide users and IT managers with advanced security and easier access to corporate information.

Unlike traditional mobile phones, the BlackBerry Pearl smartphone can be centrally managed and supported by IT departments using BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Wireless push delivery of email and data, remote address book look-up and single mailbox integration are just a few of the features available.
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Tweak UI 2.10


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License:Free
Editor's Rating: *****
Average User Rating: *****(out of 2318 votes) Downloads: 3,308,768
Requirements: Windows XP
Limitations: No limitations
Date Added:November 9, 2007


Publisher's description of Tweak UI


From Microsoft: The Windows shell-development team did some extra programming and put together a set of tools called Power Toys. If you're a power user, go ahead and try them out, but be forewarned that Power Toys aren't supported by Microsoft because they're not part of Windows. This group of "toys" lets you adjust your Windows user interface, including menu speed, window animation, and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Version 2.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

Editor's review of Tweak UI


Customize Windows XP:
There's no doubt that the freeware Tweak UI is a tool designed for people comfortable and confident with mucking about in the guts of their Windows XP installation. If that's not you, we strongly caution against using this program capriciously.


However, if you're the kind of person who likes to get your hands dirty with XP customizations, read on. Tweak UI can alter most of the routine behaviors of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, but it also can affect some of the more advanced ones, too. From customizing the Alt+Tab program switcher to removing the white arrow that appears on shortcut icons, from killing the autoplay feature for specific drives to configuring file and print sharing settings, Tweak UI is a must-have.


The interface is basic, but that's all the program needs. Use the left-nav tree to select settings to tweak, and the subchoices appear in the center pane. Old installation problems have been resolved by a standard self-extracting EXE, making this program not only useful but easy to install. Still, to prevent unwanted or potentially damaging alterations, we recommend that only power users confident in making these changes go ahead and use Tweak UI.
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March 23, 2008

Countries with the Best Sex Lives

It's official: Foreign men have more sex, with more women, than American guys। We traveled the globe to find out how they do it। (And no, it's not their accents।)


By: Lauren Murrow


Countries with the Best Sex Lives!!!


Yet, there are the stats. According to a Men's Health survey of 40,000 readers worldwide, foreign men have sex up to 70 more times a year than you do. So much for our superpower status. But don't worry--we have a plan. We took a trip around the world to find out what makes men from other countries so attractive to the women they pursue. We also enlisted the help of sex experts around the globe to save you from another sexless night। Master their tips and soon you'll simply be able to say "G'day" and mate.



England : Take Her, Outside
Hugh Grant has typecast British men as meek and bumbling. But according to a 2005 Durex survey of 317,000 people in 41 countries, these blokes are so irresistible, their partners can't even wait to get back to the flat. Twice as many Brits as Americans report having had sex on public transportation and in alleyways and gardens. "Many a chap has fallen in love in the checkout line at the supermarket," says Vicki Ford, a British psychosexual therapist and the author of Overcoming Sexual Problems. And apparently they consummate it on the way home.

How To Do It: Arouse her temptation। Pull her into a side alley or a dark doorway and plant one while gently stroking her neck, suggests Emily Dubberley, a British sex expert and the author of Brief Encounters. "Fear of being caught stimulates her fight-or-flight response," explains Ford. "Adrenaline floods her system, making everything feel much more intense."



Australia : Drive Her wild



We Americans love our cars, but Australians love in their cars. Almost 75 percent of Aussies have had sex on the road, according to Durex. "We can always find a private space to get it on," says Jan Hall, Ph.D., an Australian sex therapist. The car provides the ideal cover: "Sneaking away for a surreptitious shag or fondle says, 'I can't wait,' " says Gabrielle Morrissey, Ph.D., Australian author of A Year of Spicy Sex.

How To Do It: Heading to a party is the perfect opportunity to lure her over to the driver's side--the mood is up, and you're dressed to the nines. Playfully graze her inner thigh with your fingertips. Suggest that it's proper to be fashionably late--how should we fill the time?--and park on a secluded street for a quickie. "It's like sharing a secret all night," Morrissey says, "especially if you've promised each other an encore."

Romania : Play it straight



Meeting women is easy, if you're not sidetracked by insecurity ("Is she looking at me?"), coy games ("Have our waitress ask her waitress what she's drinking"), or body-language interpretation ("Dude, her eyes say no, but the angle of her feet says olé!"). When Romanian men want a woman, they tell her. "The men here have a lot of self-confidence," says Felicia Abaza, sex editor of Men's Health Romania. "And the women are tuned to respond to it."

How To Do It:
Tired come-ons will fall flat। Instead, lean in unexpectedly and whisper in her ear, "I just had to be near you." Be mindful of your tone. Brash: bad. Calm: good. "Caress her with your voice," says Patricia Cihodaru, Ms.C., a Romanian psychologist and sex expert. And when you've become friendly enough that you won't get a punch in the chops, "say she looks beautiful and tell her how much you want her," says Cihodaru. "Hearing your desire is the strongest aphrodisiac."



China : Build Tension with technology


Forget the 3-day rule. In China, men follow up the day after a successful date--by e-mail. "Technology plays a big role in relationships here," says Yoyoo Chow, sex editor of Men's Health China. "Most couples meet over the Internet. So if a man doesn't take the initiative, she'll find someone else pretty quickly."

How To Do It: Send a short, suggestive note, says Chow. Something as simple as "Last night . . . wow! When can I see you again?" will incite her interest. If she feels the same way, she'll respond accordingly. As the sexual tension builds, resist the temptation to pour out your soul or create a list of your top 10 fantasies. At this early stage, short equals sexy--always. And remember: Use of emoticons will ensure that you spend the night alone.

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What to Have Hard-Rock ABS?

5 Facts You MUST Understand if You Are Ever Going to Lose Your Belly Fat & Get Six Pack Abs
by Mike Geary - Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)


1. Many so-called "health foods" are actually cleverly disguised junk foods that can actually stimulate you to gain more belly fat... yet the diet food marketing industry continues to lie to you so they can maximize their profits.
2. Ab exercises such as crunches, sit-ups, and ab machines are actually the LEAST effective method of getting flat six pack abs. We'll explore what types of exercises REALLY work in a minute.
3. Boring repetitive cardio exercise routines are NOT the best way to lose body fat and uncover those six pack abs. I'll tell you the exact types of unique workouts that produce 10x better results below.
4. You DON'T need to waste your money on expensive "extreme fat burner" pills or other bogus supplements. I'll show you how to use the power of natural foods in more detail below.
5. Ab belts, ab-rockers, ab-loungers, and other infomercial ab-gimmicks... they're all a complete waste of your time and money. Despite the misleading infomercials, the perfectly chiseled fitness models in the commercials did NOT get their perfect body by using that "ab contraption"... they got their perfect body through REAL workouts and REAL nutrition strategies. Again, you'll learn some of their secrets and what really works below.

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Need for Speed Most Wanted DEMO


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License:Free to try; $49.99 to buy
Editor's Rating: *****

Average User Rating: *****(out of 226 votes)
Downloads: 1,865,939
Requirements: Windows 2000/XP, 1.4GHz CPU, 256MB RAM, 32MB DirectX 9.0c-compatible video card, 1GB disk space
Limitations: Two cars, Three Quick Races, Three Challenges, Limited multiplayer tracks
Date Added:November 11, 2005



Publisher's description of Need for Speed Most Wanted demo




From Electronic Arts:


Wake up to the smell of burnt asphalt as the thrill of illicit street racing permeates the air. Need for Speed Most Wanted challenges players to become the most notorious and elusive street racer.


*This demo for Need for Speed Most Wanted includes both single-player and multiplayer modes.





Editor's review of Need for Speed Most Wanted demo


Buckle up
The latest Need for Speed iteration combines the illicit street racing of the past two versions with the cop-chasing gameplay that made the original NFS games so popular. The result is an engaging racing adventure where you must build your rap sheet to advance up the ladder of street-racing heroes. The demo frustrates with a lack of game information, but the generous amount of content, impressive graphics, and both single-player and multiplayer modes combine to justify a top rating.


After the obligatory but appreciated "Don't try this at home" disclaimer from model and in-game hottie Josie Maran, you'll have the opportunity to try three Quick Races or three Challenges in single-player action, or connect to the EA servers for races against other online humans. The Quick Races include two Sprints, which are straight-up races against computer opponents, and one Speedtrap, where your object is to get the highest speed possible without getting caught. The Challenges are: Pursuit Length, where you must avoid cops in hot pursuit; Toolbooth Time Trial, where you must travel between two way points in a specified time; and Roadblock, where you must avoid six police installations. Two versions of the Mustang and Porsche are available for racing. The online gameplay requires a free EA account, but be sure to read the privacy statement and terms of service before signing up.


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PowerLite Pro Cinema 1080 UB


Overview-->
UltraBlack™ technology for the deepest blacks
50,000:1 contrast ratio (dynamic setting), 4,000:1 (native)
C²Fine™ 3LCD technology, 1600 lumens
ISF preset color modes for easy calibration
Extended color gamut
1080Perfect™ video processing
Two HDMI 1.3 ports
OptiCinema™ lens for superior quality
E-TORL™ lamp for greater color uniformity
Ceiling mount and spare lamp, and additional year warranty included


The Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 1080 UB offers superior image quality and performance unlike any other. By implementing a full suite of state-of-the-art technologies within a single projector, Epson provides a total solution that is sure to exceed all expectations. New UltraBlack™ technology and a 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio (4000:1 native) offer incredible shadow detail and the deepest blacks possible. And, with ISF color modes, this product ensures easy calibration to suit your viewing environment. Best of all, with expanded, dual HDMI 1.3 connectivity, the 1080 UB has the flexibility to deliver an incredible entertainment experience, both now and in the future. Designed by the world leader in projectors, this powerful performer offers quality to which others only aspire. By integrating so many innovative technologies into one remarkable product, Epson has delivered a world-class home cinema projector you truly have to see to believe.

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Adobe Dreamweaver CS3


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License:Free to try; $399.00 to buy (Buy it now)
Editor's Rating: *****
Average User Rating: ****(out of 158 votes)


Downloads: 3,675,195
Requirements: Windows XP/Vista
Limitations: 30-day trial
Date Added:June 21, 2007



Publisher's description of Adobe Dreamweaver
From Adobe Systems:

Quickly and easily design, develop, and maintain Web sites and Web applications from start to finish with Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 software. Built for both designers and developers, Dreamweaver CS3 offers the choice of working in an intuitive visual layout interface or a streamlined coding environment. Intelligent integration with Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Illustrator CS3, Adobe Fireworks CS3, Adobe Flash CS3 Professional, and Adobe Contribute CS3 software ensures efficient workflow across your favorite tools.
Version CS3 supports Spry framework for Ajax and CSS management.

Editor's review of Adobe Dreamweaver
Dream a bigger dream!

Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 is the first rollout of this Web design application since Adobe acquired Macromedia. Is it the same Dreamweaver as before?
Installation time has doubled, not including Adobe's mandatory registration process. Once installed, Dreamweaver looks more like Adobe's other products, but it will be familiar to users of previous versions. There are some new, dockable palettes for new features, but the Welcome screen, toolbars, and main window are largely unchanged.
CSS support now features a large array of templates and new tools to help manage styles, and commentary on how best to use the CSS--including Internet Explorer workarounds. Improved integration means you can drag a Photoshop file directly to Dreamweaver, and select and copy any area of a PS image, including layers, and paste it into Dreamweaver.
Adobe's new Spry framework for Ajax is a JavaScript library of code snippets that makes it easy to add client-side behaviors. It's broken into Effects, which are animations, Data, which binds dynamic data to HTML, and Widgets, which create interactive elements such as pop-up menus.
Those learning the baby steps of Web design should take a class or read some books before diving in. Dreamweaver's advanced features won't be intuitive for anyone who hasn't studied them first. But because of the high price tag, we don't recommend upgrading to CS3 as a standalone product.

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