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An underground fire in the real Vancouver has shut down the Virtual one.

Source: CBC -  www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/07/14/bc-underground-fire-downtown-vancouver.html

fire under a downtown Vancouver street has cut off power in a five-block radius and forced the partial evacuation of some buildings on Monday.

Keeping some space and time for yourself when in love isn't just essential to your well-being. It might save your relationship.

Just Can't Get Enough

What's the first thing to go when you're busy, tired and stressed? If you said sex, you're not alone. An estimated 24 million American women say they don't have time, are too exhausted or just aren't in the mood for sex, and more than a third of Redbook readers say that being too tired is their No. 1 excuse for not having sex. So we put it off for later -- but later can easily become never. In case you haven't noticed, abstinence doesn't make the loins grow hotter, it just begets more abstinence.

We all know that while relationships can be incredibly fulfilling, they aren't always easy. They're hard work and require oodles of love, patience and, well, sometimes the ability to know when to keep your mouth shut! We wanted to know the things that men are dying to tell us gals, but don't! Here, they reveal the things that drive 'em nuts! Listen up, ladies! (And don't forget to take a look at the female perspective in She said, he said.)

Some things men don't tell women

Since the hit series Sex and the City popularized the term frenemy, there's been a word for the friend who isn't a friend: one who pretends to be an ally, but turns out to be an enemy. Sadly many of will encounter this situation over the course of our friendships.

Four short men who have survived ridicule and prejudice share their success secrets

Turn on any daytime talk show and you'll likely find a story involving the deceit of another partner. Television embellishes for the sake of ratings, but in real life every relationship comes with its ups and downs. Finding a way to forgive is a necessary part of the healing process and it doesn't mean you have to condone or agree with the behaviour, says Toronto psychotherapist Dorothy Ratusny.

From disappointing to unspeakable, these five scenarios will help you decide how to respond to your partner's unpleasant actions.

1. He or she embarrassed you

Bouncing back from a break-up is a great thing, but bounce back too quickly and there's the danger of falling into the dreaded rebound relationship.

These rarely work out, precisely because we use them as a kind of bandage to get us through the emotional pain of the break up. When the pain is gone, so is the need for the bandage and we toss it away. Don't be the bandage. Arm yourself with the necessary knowledge to spot and avoid the rebound.

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

The heart is a powerful thing. It wants what it wants, so the saying goes, and you can't make it feel a certain way, no matter how hard you try.
That's why getting over a break-up can seem like the hardest thing in the world to do.

While it might be expected that a girl who dates two boys, masturbates in K-Cars and gives underwater blowjobs would be a champion of one night stands, I admit to rather limited experience in this realm. I chalk this up to an urban legend, an urban legend that was unfortunately true and unfortunately about me.