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I hear ya, bra.

I will just wait till it's on DVD. When that time comes, I will MOST DEFINITELY NOT illegally download it.

I'm not sure they'll stop making Predator or Alien movies any time soon. These movies tend to draw in a reliable number of ticket sales just on the nostalgia factor alone. So it's a reasonably sound investment for movie producers.

My wife works for Dish. She beta tests software, so I get all the channels I want including PPV for free. I'll wait till it hits PPV. It won't take long.

My version of AVP:

You should really check it out on Consumer Reports. Then do a Google search on recalls for that car. That should give you all the info you need. You also need to check what the resell value of it is.

This past Friday I took my wife out to dinner for her Birthday. I made reservations at a place not too far from us called "Opus". It is somewhat unusual for a place like this to be outside of the Downtown Denver area, and even then most of what you find are chain restaurants like Chili's or Applebee's, which are killing and driving nicer smaller places out of business. It makes me sick to my stomach.

I had made the reservations online 2 weeks before the day, not knowing how busy the place was going to be, and even put in a note saying that it was for my wife's Birthday. I didn't know what to expect as we walked in, 15 minutes before our reservation, but was pleasantly surprised. They had a table for us by the window, and placed on the table was a card for her, which everyone who worked there had signed. It was a nice touch to an evening that was already going well.

The first thing I did notice was that there were no salt or pepper shakers on the table. Which told me that either the Chef was extremely confident in the flavor of his food, or I would have to ask for it when the meal came out. Our waiter, Armond, was very prompt, and rightfully so since it wasn't that busy when we first got there. He started off with wishing my wife a Happy Birthday, and then proceeded to go into his well memorized shpeel of the nights special entrée and wine selection, then opened and handed us our menus.

The very first thing he pointed out was the 6 course option, which would have kept us there for 2 hours, for 2 people. I wasn't about to sit there for 2 hours and neither was my wife. So we passed on that and he left us to make our decisions. The next page over was entitled "Act One". The appetizers. A wonderful selection of starter dishes that were all evenly priced. The next page was entitled, you guessed it, "Act Two". The entrée section. I was blown away by it. By the time Armond had come back, we had made our decisions. Shortly after a bite full of of a ceviche style Halibut over marinated red cabbage came out. One for each of us, as a pallet "preparer". It was good. The bread came with your typical whipped butter and a Kalamata olive tepinade that was superb.

My wife started out with the Sweetbreads. It came with a nice sauce, that at the moment slips my mind. Probably because I didn't try it. I had the Rabbit Rillettes. If you have never tried rabbit before, you should. It came with a few pieces of seared rabbit, a cooked/shredded/cooled and formed pate looking rabbit which had a smoky flavor to it, arctic char that was marinated and a green arctic char and Dijon mustard sauce drizzled on the plate. It was excellent. Our entree's consisted of Lamb with a rosemary mashed, which my wife had, and I had the special, which was the Rib-eye with a shittake/couscous and a Anise drizzle. It was really good. There was also some Arctic char with it, which made me wonder if the Chef had a thing for the stuff. But overall the flavor pairing was perfect.

The wine list was even quite extensive, at 10+ pages. I chose a '97 bottle of Pinot to go with the meal, which ended up going remarkably well with the entire meal. We did not have dessert there because by the time we were finished with our meals, we were stuffed. And the salt and pepper were never asked for, because the Chef's confidence in his own food was rightfully so. Overall it was a great experience for the price we paid, and we are definitely going back again soon.

If you need any advice, I'm here for ya. But right now I gotta go. Gotta get up early tomorrow. Just PM me.

Zhar, here's an updated pic of me:



This time without sunglasses.

As a chef, if you were to ask me what food is, I would tell you that food is sex. I'm not saying that it takes the place of or that you should find yourself an Apple pie, I'm saying that food can bring about a pleasure of the senses that nothing else can. Flavor pairing is probably the best way to do this.

An apple by itself can be sweet or sour, depending on the brand or the ripeness of the apple. But pair an apple with some Asiago cheese, and you've stepped into something even better. It's sweet yet "sharp" at the same time. But cooking, or even pairing food items can bring about an erotic experience almost as good as, well, sex.

Cooking as described by the Larousse Gastronomique:

Cooking: The process of heating food so as to render it safe and palatable.

I don't know about you, but I want the meal, no matter what it is or when I eat it, to be enjoyable and memorable. Sure, I want it to be palatable and safe, but the experience and sensation derived from a wonderfully paired dish will make me come back for more.

Further down in the Larousse definition of cooking it says:

As the food changes it may absorbflavours of of other ingredients.....

Close to flavor pairing, but not quite there. It is said that chocolate can release endorphins in the body. Oysters eaten raw can also have an effect on the body in a certain way. Chocolate covered strawberries accompanied with Champagne can be very romantic and pleasing to the senses. As can a grilled pear with balsamic syrup drizzled over it.

But food doesn't have to be as exquisite or even as "erotic", but simple, easy, even quick. Taking time and putting something together as a couple, or mixing bread dough with your hands, together in the same bowl, can be a wonderful experience. A few candles on the table with the lights dimmed and the perfect wine to accompany your dish, can make the night memorable. Even exquisite.

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I really don't see the purpose of this thread.

It's for BoD Members. That is the purpose.

Our last employee party they told us they were only going to have enough money to buy one alcoholic drink per person. They made me in charge of getting the cups.

I grew a fondness to scotch. It took a little bit. 12 year Glenfiddich is what I get. Delwinnie is alright. One of these days, I'll actually buy a 30 year bottle of the Glen.

And I think you've twisted Scripture enough and taken it out of context to fit your needs. Would you also tell people that taking communion is a means of salvation? Jesus did say to do that in remembrance of Him as well. It is also part of the New Covenant that He established. You've also completely danced around Ephesians 2:8-9.

I agree with you here. There is a relationship, but you forgot the most important one. The Spirit. 1 John 5:6 "This is the one who came by water and blood-Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit testifies, because the Spirit is the truth."
1 John 5:11 "And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in the Son." In the Son, not the water.

You also completely danced around these two verses also.

So, If I'm talking to someone on there death bed, know as a death bed conversion, would I then have to tell them "Oh, yeah, you need to get out of bed and be baptized before you die to make sure to get into Heaven." You need to look at the verses before and the verses after something to get the full context of what is being said before you take one verse and twist it.

EDIT: Oh yeah, you danced around this too:

If Jesus, being the Son of God had no sin, was made sin for us on the cross, why was he baptized then? To fulfill all righteousness. There was no sin that needed washed away. If you then say that he had sin, then you have just taken away His sovereignty. Jesus would then cease to be both God and man and the work on the cross is meaningless. Matthew 26:19 Jesus didn't mention baptism being part of the new covenant, but the shedding of His blood is for the forgiveness of sins. Being fully God and man I'm sure He would have mentioned something about baptism.

Well you did say you'd love it if Blizzard dropped it from their palette. I personally think the teal gives a very eerie and ghostly feel to the dungeon, and in order to fit in with the dungeon, Leoric has to have a similar color, and the color suits his ethereal theme.

@Diablo and Bashiok broke a period of silence to give us some useful and interesting information today.

In regards to skills, @Diablo had this to say in response to a question about the available number of active skills per character.
Whether or not this will mean different skills, a different number of skills, or only different rune effects is unknown. Chances are that no skills will be removed, and seeing as this comment is in response to a question about the number of active skills, chances are that not all skills have been revealed or there are skills still in development. As soon as there is any elaboration on the subject we'll be sure to let you know.

Yesterday, when the class pages went up on the Diablo III official site, some people noticed that the Demon Hunter's page seemed to suggest that they were able to use guns. Although skills such as Evasive Fire's crimson rune effect mention the use of bullets, Bashiok cleared up the issue completely and let us know that guns will not appear in Diablo III.
Today, Bashiok cleared up the confusion that resulted, breaking a stretch of silence from the blues other than replies to technical issues.
So fortunately for some (hopefully most) and unfortunately for others, the Diablo III team has reaffirmed its view that guns don't fit in Diablo. Are you disappointed or happy that whole scare is over? Let us know in the thread below.

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there's no greater terrorist than usa

Honestly, I freaking love how the majority of the commentators in here are Europeans. Always the critic eh Europe?

I love how you guys bitch and moan about America and all our wars, yet each and ever war that we have gone into in the last 100 years is caused by some european country. In the end we can actually trace the iraq situation far enough back... beyond us arming saddam to the europeans (*cough* ottoman empire * cough*.

How about how we also explain the weapons sales by Europeans to Saddam and the taliban?

I also don't get how considering the entire last 500 years of Europe you guys DARE to preach to us about imperialism?

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A minor should never be tried as an adult. Why? Because they are not adults. Their cognitive skills do not fully develop until late teens. And even then, it's still not fully developed. But teens especially, simply do not have a full understanding of themselves and the world they live in. A side effect often times, is a lack of understanding consequences and permanence. Especially a 12 year old. That would be wrong if they tried him as an adult.

Gonna call shennanigans on that shiz.

You think a 12 year old doesn't know the difference between right and wrong? Have you ever met a 12 year old? Kids learn to lie, cheat, and steal as soon as they can walk and talk, sometimes before. I have been around kids, and worked with and taught kids for the past decade.

They might not be able to smoke, drink, drive or buy lotto tickets legally, but that's not what defines an adult. I've seen plenty of 12 year old's display better reasoning skills than college age kids as well.

Is there something seriously wrong with a 12 year old that shoots someone to death? Yes. Is one of those things "he didn't know it was wrong" or "he didn't know what he was doing?" Bullshit. Complete and utter bullshit.

This is a Bashiok quote on the matter:


Orig. source: http://blizzforums.com/showthread.php?18838-Blizz-speaks-Bashiok-on-the-loot-system

i like pvp, and i like the coop option. currently everyone in pvp uses mods cuz they suck, and theres not enough time for people to do nice long walks, plus the parties usually become less dynamic and the game less challenging when someone decides they want to xfer items over.

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I haven't thought about runestones since original vid 3 years ago. Someone refresh my memory, you just pick one stone to go in a weapon socket right? It's not like you can combine these or use more than 1 in other items?

No, no, no. Runestones don't get put into items at all. There's a (single) slot for each skill in your skillbook that you can drop runestones in then you get the bonus effect for that one skill.