Steve is a 50-something married man who's been around the block. Mia is a 20-something single immersed in the Center City dating scene. They may not agree, but they have plenty of answers. If you'd like an answer to your romantic troubles, e-mail them at S&M@phillynews.com or write: S&M c/o Daily News, Box 7788, Philadelphia, PA 19101.

Q: A few days ago, my husband and I received an invitation to a "tarts and vicars" party. We are very close to the couple who invited us. They attend all of our parties and are very generous to our children. I know we should go, but I have reservations. I'm not sure what to expect. We are all in our mid-to-late 40s, and I haven't worn provocative clothing in a long time. Can you tell me what kind of party this is? I don't want to ask them, because I don't want to appear naive.

China tops India again

This shows how narrow minded some people can be. See Indians have the sensibility to understand different cultures and appreciate movies both West as well as East. Dancing as a way of narration is such an ingenuous style that is entertaining like hell and is a welcome whiff of fresh air from the stereotyped Hollywood or its other Asian clone movie craps. Appealing to western sensibilities is not our objective. The market for Indian movies is increasing at the rate of noughts and sooner or later my dear friend your gonna take ur family out for a bollywood movie. Coming to Mittal ...The French did everything to abuse Indians and Mittal just like the medical professor and the "bubble_pricker" are trying against me..What happened? Who won? Mitall got what he set out for. He took on the the largely French Arcelor and he beat them hand is glove.

Pat McKee: High School Q&A

I know Lafayette Jeff is playing Lawrence North in a big 4A game. What is the complete schedule? (Bryan from Lafayette, Ind.)

Answer: You are correct. The Circle City Classic Challenge of Champions will be Saturday at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Here is the schedule:

Girls: Heritage Christian vs. South Central (Elizabeth), noon; Boys: Howe vs. Fort Wayne Luers, 1:45 p.m.; Boys: Lawrence North vs. Lafayette Jeff, 3:30 p.m.; Boys: North Central vs. Marion, 5:15 p.m.; Boys: Brownsburg vs. Batesville, 7 p.m.; Boys: Warren Central vs. East Chicago Central, 8:45 p.m. .

Knox mayor's aide questions recording of receipts in audit

Isn't it interesting that the picture accompanying this article showing "a sample of receipts related to the Knox County audit," contains receipts from February 2008? The audit was from 2002 - 2007. Is it really necessary to create bogus pictures to go with this article?

World News

It suggests the removal of Net access of those people who persistently download and share copyrighted material. ISPs now have to redefine their position even though the 2002 e-Commerce Regulations defined these firms as ‘mere conduits’ and not responsible for the contents of the traffic flowing across their networks.

Sexy setting for February's Schmooze and Booze

Schmooze and Booze has teamed up with online dating site Stag and Dove for its next networking event on February 7.

A free drink will be offered to guests on arrival and 100 three-month memberships for Stag and Dove will be up for grabs on the night.

The venue for the evening is Amora, the London headquarters of the Academy of Sex and Relationships based in The Trocadero Centre, so attendees should be prepared for some risqué content.

For more details contact Helen Lewis at www.schmoozeandbooze.co.uk.

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Olympics: Five divers seeking to join Bryan in Beijing

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of Malaysian qualifiers for the Olympics is expected to increase drastically when our divers compete in the 16th FINA World Cup in Beijing from Feb 19-25.

Of the divers, five – Yeoh Ken Nee, Rossharisham Roslan, Leong Mun Yee, Elizabeth Jimie and Pandalela Rinong – have been identified as having the potential to do well at the World Cup, which is the last platform to qualify for the Olympics.

So far, seven athletes have qualified for the Olympic Games on merit. They are diver Bryan Nickson Lomas; archers Cheng Chu Sian, Wan Mohd Khalmizam Wan Abdul Aziz and Mohd Marbawi Sulaiman; taekwondo exponents Elaine Teo and Che Chew Chan; and pole vaulter Roslinda Samsu.

Yesterday, the National Sports Council’s (NSC) aquatics manager for elite athletes, Jennifer Yong, said that it was possible for Malaysia to have the biggest number of divers at the Olympics as the top 18 semi-finalists in the individual competition of the World Cup will make the cut.

Jennifer said that 14-year-old Pandalela, the country’s top junior diver, was their best bet for an Olympic berth in the 10m platform.

“She is our best bet to make the grade in the World Cup.

Third seed Peer ousted in Memphis tennis

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 (Xinhua) -- Teenager Olga Govortsova of Belarus toppled third-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel 6-3, 3-6 and 6-4 at the Memphis Championship on Friday to reach her first WTA final.

Govortsova, who clinched two ITF crowns last year in her first full season on the WTA Tour, will meet the winner between American Lindsay Davenport and New Zealand qualifier Marina Erakovic in the final.

Nobody is better in this 'entertainment'

Tonight, the CW announces a spin-off of one of the most-loathed programs of 2007. ''Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious'' (at 9 on CW 11 and 57, TV-PG,D,L), a 10-episode talent contest/elimination to determine the membership of a new girl group.

Robin Antin, the founder of the Dolls, is the judge and taskmaster here. She has the harsh, doomed look of a woman who has dedicated her life to luring preteens into the sleazy demimonde of burlesque entertainment.

As if the whole Pussycat thing weren't hateful enough, ''Girlicious'' sets about pushing buttons right away, all the better to enrage, horrify or shame the parents still in the room. One Girlicious wannabe gushes that she's more into Girliciousness than Boyliciousness, and it takes her mother a while to get used to that notion.

Digger: French route signifies prominent role for sport

Andy Burnham yesterday sent the loudest signal yet that sport will at last have a prominent role in the culture secretary's agenda when he appointed Philip French as special adviser.

French joins the Department for Culture, Media and Sport from the football fan-empowerment group Supporters Direct, having previously been director of policy at the Premier League. French has excellent credentials after transforming SD with six-figure sponsorship funding and brought it to the fore of European football politics in its partnership with Uefa. He had a brief spell at DCMS during Tessa Jowell's tenure there before returning to the Premier League. However, it was Burnham's arrival in Cockspur Street last month that clinched French's return.

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As one of the most popular groups to emerge in the post-grunge alternative rock aftermath, Weezer received equal amounts of criticism and praise for their hook-heavy guitar pop. Drawing from the heavy power pop of arena rockers like Cheap Trick and the angular guitar leads of the Pixies, Weezer leavened their melodies with doses of '70s metal learned from bands like Kiss. But what set the band apart was their geekiness. None of the members of Weezer, especially leader Rivers Cuomo, were conventional rockers -- they were kids that holed up in their garage, playing along with their favorite records when they weren't studying or watching TV. As a result, their music was infused with a quirky sense of humor and an endearing awkwardness that made songs like "Undone (The Sweater Song)," "Buddy Holly," and "Say It Ain't So" into big modern rock hits during 1994 and 1995.

AC teams sweep Blinn

Facing the extra pressure of the looming conference tournament, the Angelina College Lady Roadrunners and Roadrunners found themselves immersed in a couple of real battles Wednesday at Shands Gym.