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Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
The game plans to deliver a third-person team-based shooter set within the Resident Evil universe, taking place between the events of RE2 and RE3. Players will have to team up with a squad to tackle both zombies and bio-organic weapons (B.O.W.'s) in its single player campaign, or join a squad online to participate in the game's cooperative battles.
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gameshark.com review
In the end, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City isn't the next real Resident Evil game (though its improved controls do bode well for that game). Instead, it's a mostly solid third-person, cover-based shooter set in the same universe. Granted, it's a little too Evil in spots for its own good, and not Evil enough in others, and certainly not as good as Left 4 Dead unless you don't play well with others. But overall, it's a fun spin-off.
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destructoid.com review
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City suffers from poor design and sometimes doesn't quite seem to "get" the point of the style it wishes to emulate, but that doesn't stop it from being a genuinely good time that should satisfy anybody looking for a hardcore romp. As a challenging rollercoaster ride through an iconic fictional catastrophe, Raccoon City provides hours of violent fun interspersed with some exasperated cries of aggravation. It should be noted that those looking strictly for survival horror, or even an experience on par with Resident Evil 4, will likely be disappointed with what this entry offers, as this is about as typical a shooter as the series has ever gotten.
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oxmonline.com review
Some diehard Resident Evil fans may be disappointed by Raccoon City for sapping the survival-horror soul out of the series. But the game's satisfying blend of gunplay and teamwork, coupled with its cool references to past Resident Evil games, make revisiting the perilous streets of Raccoon City worth the trip. Even with its failings, Raccoon City keeps the action rolling along; just make sure you bring some buddies to help you slaughter all the undead
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gameinformer.com review
Umbrella may have filled Raccoon City with horrific creatures, but SlantSix has tainted the fabled town in its own way. It's difficult recommending a return to Raccoon when you have to endure buggy AI, clunky gameplay, and terrible glitches like disappearing floors. Yes, on more than one occasion my friends and I had to ditch whole missions because we kept falling into an empty void. Not even online play is enough to of a reason to warrant checking out this botched experiment with the Resident Evil brand.
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venturebeat.com review
Between the disappointment of the squandered potential and the frustration of the poor design and technical deficiencies, I can't recommend buying Operation Raccoon City. However, I would suggest cautiously checking back in a month or two when the game has hopefully undergone some much-needed patchwork, a price drop, and the full Spec Ops content is made available. There's a decent amount of enjoyment to be had, but Slant Six and Capcom didn't take the time to package it properly, nor did they ensure all the important pieces were included.
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xbox360achievements.org review
The story is paper thin at best and none of the characters are overly engaging, so barring the odd sense of nostalgia from visiting a few time-honoured locations, there's not much here for ardent fans. Even the online sections feel unwieldy and amazingly unbalanced, so there is no saving grace. I could say That Resident Evil: ORC is better in co-op, but then so is any game, and there are certainly much better examples of the genre right now that offer a far deeper and more varied experience. This feels like an opportunity wasted, as the Wolfpack is likely to go out with a whimper rather than a roar.
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ign.com review
Given the huge amount of potential the developers of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City had to work with, it's disappointing how little of it was actually realized. On several occasions I was legitimately surprised by the mention of the name William Birkin or the familiar sound of picking up an herb, having long forgotten that this was supposed to be a Resident Evil game. The terrible AI, the lackluster locations and the complete lack of atmosphere or memorable characters destroy what could have been a brilliant offshoot. In the end, Operation Raccoon City is little more than a poor man's SOCOM, and a destitute man's Resident Evil.
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eurogamer.net review
Operation Raccoon City is the latest product of Capcom's experiment in working with western developers. Previous games like Bionic Commando, Dark Void and Dead Rising 2 are a mixed bag at best, but this is the poorest result yet, with a show-stopping franchise in the hands of a studio that's clearly not up to it. The brand on Operation Raccoon City guarantees it many sales - perhaps millions. And for every one of those buyers, the name Resident Evil will lose a little of its lustre.
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joystiq.com review
Ultimately, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is everything I hoped it wouldn't be: a mediocre shooter hoping to be bolstered by the Resident Evil name. It takes what is arguably the series' best setting and wastes it, forcing players to plod through generic underground facilities and the occasional, oddly vacant street from one boring encounter to the next.
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strategyinformer.com review
The intelligent use of horror, intensity, and most importantly, subtleness has gone. While this game is only a diversion until Resident Evil 6 arrives, Capcom have done an amazingly awful job. Resident Evil used to be the trendsetter, the series everyone looked up to, now its identity has been de-constructed in a major way. Let's hope November's numbered release can have a zombie-like effect, injecting the series with a hint of life.
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Fri. Jun 05, 2015 Heartless Bastards share playlist of Pickathon 2015 favorites.
By Pickathon TGIF! The Heartless Bastards just made a weekend playlist for y'all! Check out who they're stoked to see in between their sets this year, and tune in each Friday for new updates on READ MORE
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Thu. Jun 04, 2015 New Reserved Camping Area Option + More Car Camping and RV Spots Now Available!
By Pickathon We have been working on a slightly new layout around the car camping area this year and have been guarded with how many reserved camping and RV spots we could offer ... READ MORE
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Wed. Jun 03, 2015 Right where you want to be.
By Pickathon Much more than just the music (though that lineup is pretty damn rad), Pickathon excels at providing an unforgettable sense of place ... READ MORE
Tue. Jun 02, 2015 Artist Spotlight: Joseph
By Pickathon Guys, Joseph is not a dude. Joseph is the name of this Portland trio of sisters ... READ MORE
Fri. May 29, 2015 Nathan Bowles has some love for the Pickathon 2015 lineup, listen to his inspired playlist.
By Pickathon Appalachian percussionist/banjo player Nathan Bowles made us a mixtape this week, y'all! We're so excited to welcome this dude to the farm after last year's excellent release (his first with vocals!) on Paradise of Bachelors ... READ MORE
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By Pickathon Get yer boots on and join us next Thursday, June 4 from 6pm-9pm at Danner Union Way on Burnside ... READ MORE
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Wed. May 27, 2015 With 65 days to go, NOW is the time to grab your tickets!
By Pickathon We're now down to the final two months of waiting for the gates of Pendarvis Farm to open wide and let us all in...
As this past weekend marked the 'official' beginning of summertime fun, today we wanted to make sure you're ready for this years Seventeenth Annual Pickathon! READ MORE
As this past weekend marked the 'official' beginning of summertime fun, today we wanted to make sure you're ready for this years Seventeenth Annual Pickathon! READ MORE
Fri. May 22, 2015 JD McPherson shares Pickathon favorites with new playlist.
By Pickathon One of the biggest thrills of Pickathon is the sense of discovery and finding something great that is also completely new to you ... READ MORE
Thu. May 21, 2015 Artist Spotlight: BRONCHO
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Wed. May 20, 2015 Kids at Pickathon: Under 12 = FREE, 13-17 = Discounted!
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By Pickathon It's been a big week here at HQ and i'll say it on behalf of everyone at Pickathon... man are we stoked it's Friday.
This week we sent out a Newslettter, got our artists situated to days, and took our first real swing at the schedule ... READ MORE
This week we sent out a Newslettter, got our artists situated to days, and took our first real swing at the schedule ... READ MORE
Thu. May 14, 2015 Artist Spotlight: JD McPherson
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Wed. May 13, 2015 Look at which artists are playing on what days!
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Greg Cote's NFL playoff picks
Here is who did really, really bad in the first round of the NFL playoffs last week. The self-destructing Cincinnati Bengals, and me. I suppose I could add the gagging Kansas City Chiefs for blowing that big lead, but at least they HAD a big lead. Me? Only the Colts' miracle comeback spared me the ignominy of going 0-4 overall. Likewise, I managed to get only one game right (Chargers with points) against the spread. Unlike the Bengals and Chiefs, at least, my playoffs continue, with hardly any place to go but up.
Overall ... Pct. ... Vs. spread ... Pct. ...
Last week/playoffs ... 1-3 ... .250 ... 1-3 ... .250 ...
Final regular season ... 153-102-1 ... .600 ... 110-132-14 ... .457 ...
COLTS (No. 4 seed, 12-5) at PATRIOTS (No. 2, 12-4)
Line: NE by 7 1/2.
Cote's pick: NE 27-23.
TV: Saturday 8:15 p.m. EST, CBS.
Saturday's prime-time game is the only Divisional Round duel in which the teams did not also meet in the regular season. A few numbers for you here: Tom Brady has QB'd 17 career playoff wins, the most ever. (Joe Montana had 16.) Bill Belichick has coached 18 postseason wins. (Only Tom Landry with 20 and Don Shula with 19 had more.) And New England is 8-0 at home this season and 14-4 overall in the postseason at home. Now you expect a dome team such as Indy to teeth-chatter into Brady's igloo and win? I don't think so, friend. You can extol Andrew Luck's clutchness all you want and marvel over his 28-point comeback over Cincy last week. He's still a babe in deep winter facing a QB who's as historically clutch as anybody presently taking snaps. The point spread feels too big; Colts are 11-6 against the spread and Luck is 14-2 in games decided by seven or fewer. But Pats should ride a daunting venue to victory as long as their to-do list prominently includes blocking Robert Mathis and covering T.Y. Hilton.
CHARGERS (No. 6 seed, 10-7) at BRONCOS (No. 1, 13-3)
Line: DEN by 9 1/2.
Cote's pick: DEN 31-24.
TV: Sunday 4:40 p.m., CBS.
These teams' 109th meeting but first in the playoffs is a rather trendy upset pick, and I get that. Sunday's late game finds Philip Rivers 10-6 all-time against Denver with a 98.8 passer rating, and he beat Peyton Manning 27-20 on Dec. 12. SD has left a winner six of its past eight trips to Mile High. That Bolts coach Mike McCoy spent the previous four years as Broncos offensive coordinator further lends to the notion it's a favorable match-up for Diego. I'd also note that Denver's record-setting offense (606 points) failed to top 30 points in only three games, and two of those were against the Chargers. All of this means the game figures to be closer than the bet line. But NONE of this means the league's MVP, Manning, and his AFC top seeds won't win. Two personnel factors contribute to my thinking. Manning gets receiver Wes Welker back from a concussion, which is like Bill Gates finding money. And RB Ryan Mathews (ankle) is very iffy for Diego, his likely absence a quietly significant blow to the playoffs' surviving Cinderella.
SAINTS (No. 6 seed, 12-5) at SEAHAWKS (No. 1, 13-3)
Line: SEA by 8.
Cote's pick: SEA 24-20.
TV: Saturday 4:35 p.m., Fox.
The playoff weekend kicks off with a match-up that would be a tough call were it in the Superdome, but isn't so tough a call up there in the Great Northwest. N'Awlins was only 3-5 on the road this season, and Seattle has won 15 of its past 16 at home, where that "12th Man" breaks decibel records. Drew Brees' passer rating goes from phenomenal at home (126) to average on the road (84), his offense's point production dropping commensurately, and "the road" gets no tougher than here. Yes, the Saints won away from home last week to open the playoffs, edging Philly, but playing in Seattle is a different animal. Seattle has NFL's finest defense, and that's especially true against the pass. The secondary with Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas is the best around, with a league-leading 28 interceptions and a miserly opponent passer rating of 63.4. It was no fluke this defense dominated Brees in a 34-7 Hawks win on Dec. 2. It will be closer this time — much; I'll take 'dogs-with-points yet again — but I still can't see Brees leaving the sonic din of this place with a smile.
49ERS (No. 5 seed, 13-4) at PANTHERS (No. 2, 12-4)
Line: SF by 1.
Cote's pick: CAR 21-20.
TV: Sunday 1:05 p.m., Fox.
Sunday's early game finds the lower seed playing on the road and yet (slightly) favored. That is rare. The question is whether that's justified or simply a disrespect of Carolina. I get that perception, for sure. San Fran is the pedigreed franchise with five Super Bowl titles (though none since 1994), while the Panthers still seek their first championship and have much to prove. Yes and the Niners reached the Super Bowl last season — they bring that proven mettle — while this game marks the Cats playoff debut for both QB Cam Newton and coach Ron Rivera. Could I envision the Niners winning big? Yes. But I don't. Carolina beating SF 10-9 on Nov. 10 was no fluke; it was the Cats' fourth consecutive win in this series. "We owe them," 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick said this week. OK. Fine. But a home team seeking to show its fans the club's first playoff win since 2005 has incentive, too. Carolina will win this because it will harass Kaepernick in his pocket and because its run defense is good enough to limit Frank Gore. Upset.


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Tyson Chandler ready to help — on the court and off with recruiting of 'Melo
When Tyson Chandler found out he was headed back to the Dallas Mavericks, "a happy feeling" came over him.
The 7-1 center knows it wasn't meant to be for him to stay with the championship team of 2011. That's why the Mavericks didn't offer him a multiyear contract and let him bolt in free agency to New York.
Now he's back and he said Thursday that he's "super-excited."
"I hope it works out as good as it did last time," Chandler said on a conference call with Dallas area reporters.
"Of course, that was tough for me (leaving in 2011) because in my mind I had pictured myself being there for a long time and being able to go back and have opportunity to defend our title. But it wasn't meant at that time. I accepted it and moved on.
"But I guess it is meant to be now."
The obvious question for Chandler is how much he'll be able to woo Carmelo Anthony in free agency. The two have had a good relationship the last three seasons in New York.
"Absolutely I'm going to do whatever I can to help the team and the organization," Chandler said. "At the end of the day free agency is kind of an individual thing. It comes down to your family and what's best….but I'll tell you one thing, Dallas isn't a bad place. It's not a hard place to sell.
"I'm going to do whatever I can."
Chandler added that if Anthony is serious about winning big, he'll give Dallas a long look.
"The organization, the culture, the winning mentality, knowing what to expect – that's key for a player because that's how you flourish and ultimately as a team that's how you win. Clearly, that's what San Antonio did this year and what we did a couple years back. That culture is here in Dallas. It's self-explanatory."


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Congress May Act On Trade Legislation
James A. Morrissey, Washington Correspondent
Now that health care reform has been enacted into law, Congress may consider some of the trade
issues that have been pending for some time, since some of the same committees that shepherded the
health care legislation through Congress also have jurisdiction over international trade.
There are a number of trade issues in various stages of consideration that are of particular importance to U.S. textile and apparel manufacturers, retailers and other importers.
At the top of the agenda for textile manufacturers is legislation granting duty-free entry into the United States of components that do not compete with domestic manufacturers. Those duty suspensions expired in December, and many U.S. manufacturers, in addition to textile producers, feel the ability to import duty-free components is a key element in a making them competitive. The legislation has widespread support but has been held up for unrelated issues.
There most likely will be legislation granting expanded trade preferences to Haiti. Congress, the Obama administration, textile and apparel manufacturers, and importers all are united in their desire to help that devastated nation get back on its feet. Since apparel manufacturing was the largest single sector in Haiti's economy prior to the earthquake, providing 25,000 jobs and accounting for 80 percent of that nation's export earnings, textile and apparel trade will be at the heart of an expanded trade and aid effort. A major sticking point at this time is just how much yarn and fabric from Asia and other countries outside of the region will be allowed in duty-free apparel imports. U.S. textile lobbyists have been meeting with congressional staffers working on the legislation in an effort to ensure the legislation does not go too far and have a major impact on U.S. job losses.
A bipartisan group of senators is sponsoring the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act, which is designed to crack down on currency manipulation by China and other countries in order to gain an advantage in international trade. The legislation directs the Treasury Department to take "priority action" when it determines that a country is "fundamentally misaligning its currency." The bill is likely to have considerable support in Congress, but it is opposed by the Obama administration, so it's not likely to be enacted. However, its existence does tend to put pressure on the U.S. and Chinese governments to negotiate a solution to the currency problem.
There's a chance that legislation can be enacted to grant U.S. Customs and Border Protection additional resources and authority. The U.S. textile industry is pushing hard on this one, but importers are warning that it should not go so far that it will stifle trade.
The House Trade Working Group, with more than 100 members, is supporting far-reaching legislation calling for a review of all existing trade preference agreements and setting guidelines for any new agreements. Among other things, it would replace the President's fast track negotiating authority with procedures requiring more congressional involvement and oversight. Nothing this far-reaching will be enacted, but parts of the legislation could be included in other measures that might move through Congress, particularly if there is an effort to renew the President's expired fast track authority.
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I read this article on PR Daily where a blogger / journalist at a press conference for the Univiersity of Michigan Athletic Department tweeted out that the players as a whole had been "catfished" as part of their team social media training by social media firm 180communications. I had intended to simply comment on the blog post, but the system wouldn't let me, so instead I am blogging my response.
Brandon said the athletic department catfished several athletes to teach them the dangers of social networking. Very interesting.
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) February 1, 2013
Professionally, I absolutely agree with the practice of 180communications > with all new Sparkle Agency clients who have already established a social media presence, I or my agency team members will find & follow all their social media accounts, and provide them with a comprehensive "audit" of their social media brand and what is readily-available information that can easily be found by recruiters, reporters and law-enforcement officials, not to mention how it shapes the perception of potential clients and employers.
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People are very sensitive to being looked at, and watched, but they are also trying to generate awareness of themselves and build a brand, so 180communications in this way is doing exactly what they've been hired to do – educate the athletes on the impact of what they share on open, public social media channels.
"We use it as an educational process. It wasn't catfishing. It's being misconstrued. They didn't go to that extent (like Te'o's situation). There was no interaction like a catfish.
"– Michigan spokesman Dave Ablauf,
to the Detroit News
The athletes were not "catfished", unless the person who friend requested / followed their profile didn't use a real profile. And even if they did, it would be a valuable exercise in maintaining privacy and personal safety while growing a professional career online (do you blindly accept friend requests from anyone & everyone?).
What many people misunderstand about social media, Twitter especially is that your activity there IS archived permanently. Even IF you tweet thousands of times a month and your Twitter feed is fast and long, anyone can search Google for the text in your tweet and have it returned with 1 click.
i.e. > copy & paste these words into Google right now & see what it returns: "There's a plane in the Hudson. I'm on the ferry going to pick up the people. Crazy." – Google SERP #1 result is @jkrums original tweet from 2009!
That can be incriminating. A lot of people have also been caught by having images taken and shared of their tweets, so even when they try to delete the tweets, the evidence is still being shared, out of their control.
My rule is don't EVER share anything on social media that isn't OK for public, viral consumption. Most, if not all, of my content will never go viral, but if & when something does, I know I'll be happy about it. At the very worst, I may be mildly embarrassed or mortified but I'll still be benefiting from personal information (NOT private information) gaining viral spread & traction.
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Twitch sighed in defeat, sitting back down.
The large, wooden table had bullet holes, shrapnel chunks, and other injuries due to the apathetic way in which the owners took care of it.
Sarai, ignoring twitches objections and yammering about a "Bad Feeling", continued to brief the teams on the plan.
They had discovered a large factory, of human design, being operated by the TL's.
The recent images that the scout team had brought back revealed that the factory was within a large army base.
Fortunately, all the activity was centered around the factory, giving the assault teams lots of cover from the military equipment.
A large tower loomed on the north side of the complex, which Sarai planned to place Twitch, by force if necessary, in to snipe and report enemy activity.
She completed the briefing and left the floor to twitch, who would assign the loadouts to everyone.
Smiling at him, she took her seat. She hadn't meant to surprise him with this, since they usually formulated plans together with rogue, but she knew he wouldn't like it. So she had called the briefing without consulting him first.
Twitch rolled his eyes, his gasp mask making a loud 'Psshhh' sound as he sighed.
He stood and strode towards the map. Studying it carefully, he turned and sighed. "Team two, I want you packing mortars. Teams three and four, the .30 and .50 cal machine guns. Teams one, six, and nine will be the infiltration force, and teams seven and eight will provide backup with rocket and grenade launchers. I suppose I can snipe, but I'll need to get some ammo first."
He turned and looked towards Sarai. "What time are we leaving?"
"06:00 tomorrow. I'll give you a ride for ammo. Make a list of equipment, too. "
"Roger." He responded, turning and leaving the room.
The jeep's engine roared to life, and sarai pushed the gas.
She glanced over towards Twitch, who was looking in front of him, noticing the blank stare on his face.
"Twitch?" She said, softly, looking back towards the road and slightly adjusting their course.
She looked back towards him, "Twitch?" She said, poking him. He jumped slightly, and looked at her. Terror in his eyes for an instant.
She frowned. "You ok?" She asked, looking back to the road.
"Y-...yeah..." he said, looking down.
'This war is getting to him....poor kid.....' she thought, before diverting her attention back to driving.
Arriving back from their ammo run, twitch evenly divided all the ammo amongst the teams and told them to go wait in the transport trucks.
He walked back inside, grabbed his sniper rifle, and joined the rest of the troops.
The ride there was quiet. It gave everyone time to think- too much time, because by the time the trucks arrived at the drop-off point, they were all scared shitless at what they were about to do.
"Ok," Sarai said over the radio. She had insisted on driving one of the trucks, so they had to bring all of the monitoring and communications equipment with them. "You all need to make your way to the designated positions." She glanced at the monitor, "Enemy activity is low. Move quickly."
Twitch was the first to be on the ground, moving off alone, he made his way towards the tower.
The base was strewn with debris, bodies, wrecked vehicles....
He sighed, slinging his rifle around his shoulder, and gripping the ladder which barely hung on the side of the tower.
An orange rust bled off of the metal and onto his hands, causing a sandpaper effect on his palms.
As he climbed, he breathed a silent prayer that he would make it through this...but didn't expect any miracles.
Once in position, he waited for the go-ahead to start taking out enemy troops. He watched as the other teams got into position, setting up their machine guns and mortars.
"Open Fire." Sarai ordered, which was responded to by many loud explosions from the mortars, automatic fire from the machine guns and assault teams, and a loud CRACK from twitch's sniper rifle.
He grinned. "Head Shot."
"Machine Gun!" Someone yelled, "East corner!"
Twitch scoped in, and fired. Taking out the machine gunner. He fired again, taking out his support crewman.
"MG down." He reported, turning back to the battle.
Sarai grinned, everything was going according to plan. Twitch was being as efficient a killing machine as ever, the teams were covering and moving like a highly-skilled squad, and the coffee was done.
Taking a sip, she glanced at the monitor...
...And dropped her coffee.
"FIGHTERS!" She screamed, jumping from the vehicle's back and getting into the driver's seat.
"FALL BACK!" She yelled, pounding the gas, making the large metal monster roar as it made it's way towards the battle.
Twitch saw them. Flying right towards them.
Not flying at him, but the trucks. Sarai. Rogue.
He hefted his RPG, which he had brought along in case hell broke loose. Which it had.
He took aim at the closest one, and fired. Direct hit.
His eyes widened slightly as the craft began to fall....towards him.
He slowly pulled the gas mask from his face, dropping his weapon.
"Goodbye....Sarai and Rogue.....Live well." He smiled, seeing Sarai look his way.
Sarai was in chaos. Helping to load everyone up, she heard something in her radio. It was twitch...saying goodbye....
Confused, she looked up....Just in time to see twitch's face before his world was engulfed by flame.
She would later remark that Twitch's expression was one of pure joy as he looked down at her.
She had never seen his face. Nobody but rogue had. He had always kept it hidden away from view...
She had always envisioned Twitch to be a strong, hard-working man. Versed in the ways of the world, and how to survive the chaos that was life.
But that day, watching as the large aircraft grew ever closer to her friend...She saw the face of a child. Small, frail... Forced to fight in a war that was not meant for him to fight.
He had given it his all. He always had. From the time that she bit the chunk of flesh from his arm while he cut off her leg, to that day, Twitch had always done whatever it took to ensure hers and rogue's safety....Including sacraficing himself.
Sarai vowed to, from that day on, do whatever it took to bring down the invaders. No matter what the cost.
And she also vowed to make sure that, when this was all over, Twitch got the formal burial he deserved.


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Jan. 10, 2008
Pocatello, Idaho -
When Milan Stanojevic gets hot, so does the Eastern Washington University men's basketball team.
But two hot stretches, including an 18-4 start and a late 8-2 run, weren't enough to give the Eagles a rare Big Sky Conference road win as Idaho State held off the Eagles 58-56 Thursday (Jan. 10) at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.
Eastern missed three shots down the stretch with the game up for grabs and also misfired on four free throws in the final five minutes that could have made a difference. Meanwhile, Idaho State made three free throws in the last 37 seconds to clinch its second league victory in as many tries.
"This one is pretty tough to take especially when you get out to an 18-4 lead," said first-year EWU head coach Kirk Earlywine. "Credit Idaho State -- they made plays to win it and we didn't make the right plays."
Stanojevic had five three-pointers to finish with 19 points, but EWU fell to 7-11 overall and 2-2 in the Big Sky. Idaho State is now 5-10 overall after playing a difficult non-league schedule. While Eastern had entered the game having already played three league foes, Idaho State's only game was a 76-65 win on Jan. 3 at Northern Colorado where defending champion Weber State lost three days later 55-52.
Eastern now plays at Weber State on Saturday (Jan. 12) in a homecoming for Earlywine at the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah. The Wildcats defeated Portland State 73-68 on Thursday to improve to 1-1 in the conference and 6-8 overall.
Stanojevic made 7-of-14 shots from the field to lead three Eagles in double figures. Senior Kellen Williams played all 40 minutes and finished with 11 points and eight rebounds. Adris DeLeon scored 13 points and had four assists before having to leave the game in the final minute with an ankle injury.
Idaho State junior Matt Stucki, who scored 18 points and had eight rebounds in a home win over EWU last year, had 11 points and 10 assists to lead ISU on Thursday. However, Logan Kinghorn, Lucas Steijn and Donnie Carson also combined for 38 points and 16 rebounds after entering the game with a combined average of just over 15 points and less than eight boards per outing.
Despite holding the Bengals to 40 percent shooting from the field, Eastern allowed Idaho State to grab seven offensive rebounds in the second half and 10 in the game. Eastern made only 38 percent of its shots and was just 5-of-10 from the free throw line.
"Those extra possessions are huge," said Earlywine of ISU's offensive rebounds. "Maybe fatigue became a part of it -- when you guard them for 30 seconds and give up an offensive rebound, you then have to guard them for another 30 seconds. That becomes tiring. Those offensive rebounds were a very big part of their second half."
Eastern jumped out to an 18-4 lead as Stanojevic scored eight early points. At that point, Eastern was 7-of-14 from the field and ISU was just 1-of-11. But in the last 10 minutes of the half, Idaho State out-scored Eastern 12-4 and took a 26-22 lead at halftime. The Bengals made 9-of-14 shots in that stretch while EWU made only 2-of-14.
"What allowed them to get back into the game was our stupidity more than anything else," said Earlywine. "I guess this is another hurdle for us. We have not been in a situation too many times this year where we have had to deal with prosperity. We got off to an early lead and then abandoned what we were doing to get the lead. Consequently, they went on a 22-4 run to end the first half."
The second half was close throughout until Weber State surged ahead to take its biggest lead of the night at 51-45 with 4:14 to play. But behind a pair of treys by Stanojevic, Eastern pulled back to a 53-all tie with 2:11 to play.
Idaho State then followed with a 5-1 run, including a basket by Steijn and three free throws by Carson. Eastern had a chance to tie, but Stanojevic missed an off-balance three-pointer with 24 seconds to play.
"He shot the ball well tonight but he forced that one," said Earlywine. "He felt like we needed a three but we didn't. The big part of it was we didn't execute our out-of-bounds play the way we were supposed to. That's what happens when you don't execute and do what you are coached to do. You end up losing games like this."
Not having DeLeon on the floor at that particular juncture of the game made a difference.
"He did a really good job tonight of utilizing ball screens," Earlywine said. "When he came out of the game, the mistake we made came on the ensuing out-of-bounds play. We didn't execute coming off the ball screen, and Adris had been doing that and causing them a lot of problems. That very well could have made a difference, but those things happen."
Earlywine is very familiar with Weber State as he spent seven seasons as an assistant under Joe Cravens at Weber State from 1999-2006. He helped the Wildcats to a 116-88 record overall and 58-44 Big Sky Conference mark. Included was a 26-6 record overall and perfect 14-0 Big Sky mark in 2002-03 when Weber State advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
Last year, Eastern won against Weber State at home but lost to the Wildcats on the road. However, Eastern has had some recent success in Ogden, as EWU's only three victories in 25 all-time meetings in Ogden have all come since 2000. The Eagles have won 12 of the last 25 meetings versus Weber State after losing nine-straight from 1992-1996.
"It's going to be more mental work than physical," Earlwine said of his team's preparation on Friday for the Wildcats. "The only thing I know to do is go back to work. We won't just do that tomorrow (Friday) but we'll start tonight (Thursday)."
Entering Thursday's PSU game, Arturus Valeika was the lone Wildcat scoring in double figures at 10.5 points per game, but he failed to score in the loss to Northern Colorado. He is third in the Big Sky in rebounding at 8.4 per game, including nine boards versus the Bears. Eight other Wildcats average between 4.6 and 8.4 points per game.
Weber State was picked by the coaches to repeat as league champions while the media had the Wildcats finishing second behind struggling Montana, which has lost six of its last seven games.


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Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences (MEES) is an inter-institutional graduate program of the University System of Maryland whose mission is to educate students to become the scientific leaders and problem-solvers of the future. Using an interdisciplinary approach, we train students to engage in scientific discovery, integration, and application to generate new knowledge and to solve environmental problems.
The MEES Program is an inter-institutional, statewide graduate program within the University System of Maryland (USM). The program is composed of faculty from several of the USM's degree-granting universities and research institutions as well as experts from government, non-government agencies and other non-academic units. Thus, the MEES program affords students an unparalleled opportunity to combine the expertise of the best environmental scientists in the region to guide their program of study. Although the title of the program emphasizes its strengths in marine and estuarine sciences, the program itself spans the environmental sciences as a whole, irrespective of habitat. While the interests of students in the program are diverse, they generally center on some aspect of the interaction between biological, physical and/or chemical systems in the environment. Student research ranges from studies of molecular mechanisms to fisheries ecology, chemical pollutants, or economic assessments of environmental impacts. Since its faculty members come from so many sources, MEES provides a unique and valuable graduate education across the broad range of the environmental sciences.
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Come join Wizards of the Coast for our next Pro Tour stop in Kobe This information will help you to prepare now to attend in February. Pro Tour-Kobe will be held February 27th - 29th, 2004.
Kobe International Exhibition Hall
6-9-1 Minatojima-nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0046, Japan TEL:078-302-5200 FAX:078-302-6485 E-mail:email@example.com URL:www.kcva.or.jp
NOTE: The following hotels are not endorsed by or affiliated with Wizards of the Coast. The hotels on this list are taken from guidebooks and provided here for your convenience only.
The following hotels are within walking distance of the tournament site.
Port Pia Hotel
6-10-1 Minatojima-nakamachi Chuuou-ku, Kobe-shi Phone: 078-302-1111 Fax: 078-302-6877 Single rooms from ¥9,000
Hotel Goful
6-1 Minatojima-nakamachi Chuuou-ku, Kobe-shi Phone: 078-303-5555 Fax: 078-303-5560 Single rooms from ¥ 9,000
Hotel Pearl City Kobe
7-5-1 Minatojima-nakamachi Chuuou-ku, Kobe-shi Phone: 078-303-0100 Fax: 078-303-0211 Single rooms from ¥ 11,000
The following hotels are a short train ride from the tournament site.
Kobe Washington Hotel Plaza
2-11-5 Shimo-yamate-doori Chuuou-ku, Kobe-shi Phone: 078-331-6111 Fax: 078-331-6651 Single rooms from ¥7,900
Kobe Sannomiya Terminal Hotel
8-1-2 Kumoi-doori Chuuou-ku, Kobe-shi Phone: 078-291-0001 Fax: 078-291-0020 Single rooms from ¥8,700
Kobe Toukyuu Inn
6-1-5 Kumoi-doori Chuuou-ku, Kobe-shi Phone: 078-291-0109 Fax: 078-221-2917 Single rooms from ¥9,700
Sun Side Hotel
4-1-3 Kumoi-doori Chuuou-ku, Kobe-shi Phone: 078-232-3331 Fax: 078-232-3189 Single rooms from ¥6,400
Player registration will occur at the tournament site 4:00–8:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 26th, 2002.
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8:00 AM All top 8 players check in at feature match area. 9:00 AM Single-elimination matches begin.
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Make 2 copies of your passport identification page. This will facilitate replacement if your passport is lost or stolen. Leave one copy at home with friends or relatives. Carry the other with you in a separate place from your passport.
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Money can be changed at major banks, exchange booths at airports and major hotels. The exchange of money is a regulated business, thus the rates are almost identical everywhere. Major banks that handle foreign currencies are located in the downtown area of Kobe. Banks are open from 9:00 to 15:00 on weekdays. They are closed on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays.
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: to stop or prevent (someone) from doing, having, or being a part of something
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transitive verb
: to deprive of the required qualities, properties, or conditions : make unfit
: to deprive of a power, right, or privilege
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That was just one (the Washington Post's) of an interesting range of headlines about the latest Pew Internet & American Life study about US 12-to-17-year-olds online. The Post's reporter blogged about how "teens continue to lead the pack in creating content on the Web." The San Jose Mercury News reported that "More teens move their social lives online." The Associated Press and USATODAY took the boy-bites-dog angle - that good, ol'-fashioned (land-line) phones and face-to-face conversation are still valued by US teens communicating with friends. Internet News zoomed in on the "super-communicators" part: "Representing 28% of teenagers, super-communicators are those kids who use every technology to communicate that is available to them, including landlines and cell phones, social-networking sites, text messaging, instant messaging and, as a last resort, email." The study was picked up internationally, of course, including in Mumbai, India, at the TechShout blog. Here are some key findings:
"Publishing" as conversing: 41% of teens who are on social networks said that they routinely use those sites to send messages to their friends. When teens blog, post videos, etc., they're "looking to start a conversation as much as they are trying to promote their own creative output," Internet News reports. Privacy - 66% of teens with social-networking profiles limit access to their pages; 77% of those who post photos "restrict access at least some of the time." Pew's study released earlier this week found that adults are less concerned about privacy protection than teens. 64% of online teens in general "engage in at least one type of content creation," up from 57% in 2004. "Girls dominate most elements of content creation," according to Pew/Internet. Blogs, girls; videos, boys - 28% of online teens have created a blog (up from 19% in 2004), and almost all of the new ones are girls'; while 19% of online teen boys had posted video, compared to 10% of girls. 27% manage their own Web site. 39% post photos, videos, and other artistic content; 54% of girls and 40% of boys have posted photos.
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Market Square puts on its Yuletide flair
Oh, if only every day for Brianna Schultz, 2, could be like Tuesday.
It started with hours of watching Cartoon Network at home, then moved to Market Square where she had a chance meeting with Santa Claus.
"Tell him what you want for Christmas, Bree," her mother, Brenda Schultz called out, trying steady her iPhone for a postcard-perfect shot.
Only St. Nick wasn't the only attraction there.
Pittsburgh's Market Square usually is the place where business folk and other Downtown wheeler-dealers go to nosh on lunch and maybe unwind, if the weather's OK.
But this week, and for several weeks to come, it'll be where Yinzer culture meets Euro Yuletide.
Peoples Natural Gas has transformed Market Square into a European-style village reminiscent of a 16th-century German Christkindlmarkt.
Santa was there, along with his elves, a guitar band, scores of Christmas vendors who offered old-world collectibles and gift items from Germany, Russia, Poland and other parts of Europe. No Christmas scene would be complete without a tree; the one here stands 33 feet and is made of silver globes.
"Things are supposed to be pretty and festive during Christmas. This is what the Christmas spirit is all about," said Schultz, 32, of Mt. Lebanon.
The market started Nov. 24. Officials for Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership say they were inspired by the original Christkindlmarkt, created in 1545 in Nuremberg, Germany, and the popular Christkindlmarket in Chicago.
Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership hopes the strategy can lure more shoppers — and the downright curious — to the Downtown area.
Maria Athanas does, too.
She runs Little Bavaria, a booth that sells Helmut's Strudel pastries, the popular Austrian-made pretzels and baked goods. Her apple and apricot strudels generally have sold well, though hot apple cider and bratwursts also have been catching some people's attention, as daytime temperatures earlier in the week hovered near freezing.
Janice Levitsky wasn't too far away, rolling a cup of warm cider in her hands.
"It's great to see Market Square come alive like this," said Levitsky, 42, of Castle Shannon.
Ida D'Errico, a spokeswoman for Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, says the Christmas market is here to stay; the plan is to continue it every year during the holiday season.
One by one people stopped by the glittery booth run by Nancy Krautz, a student from Cottbus, Germany. Many left with bagfuls of hand-painted tree ornaments made by Mario Hausdoerferm, a renowned glass-blower from Haselbach, Germany. Many featured evocative Christmas scenes of quaint cottages, tiny reindeer and peaceful snow-covered forestlands.
Also making their way to Market Square will be glass Christmas pickles, a quirky Yuletide tradition that was dreamed up in America but has been associated with Germany.
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BMW achieves an unusual trifecta with the 2013 M6.
The car is more powerful, more fuel-efficient and more drivable than the previous generation of BMW's super coupe.
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It's a welcome change. Recent models from BMW's M-line performance brand struggled to combine power and comfort.
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The new M6 avoids that pitfall.
Prices for the new M6 coupe start at $106,100. All M6s come with a 560-horsepower twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 and a fast and smooth seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.
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The M6 coupe competes with other powerful luxury coupes such as the 420-horsepower Audi RS5, 556-horsepower Cadillac CTS-V, 560-horsepower Jaguar XKR-S and 536-horsepower Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG.
The M6's price falls in the middle of that group. It's well above the RS5 and CTS-V, but thousands less than the Jag and Mercedes.
The M6's EPA fuel economy rating of 14 mpg in the city, 20 on the highway and 16 combined is also in the middle of the pack. Its performance ranks high, with a 0-60 mph time of 4.1 seconds and an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph.
The 2013 M6's 4.4-liter V-8 produces considerably more horsepower and torque than the 5.0-liter V-10 in the preceding M6 — 560 horsepower and 500 pound-feet of torque vs. 500 horsepower and 383 pound-feet. The 2013 M6 is longer, wider and heavier than the old model, but also quicker to 60 mph and has a higher EPA fuel economy rating.
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Durban - Staff, pupils and the Westville Senior Primary School community are shocked and heartbroken after the death of their school principal of almost 16 years.
Eugene de Bruyn's body was found on the school premises by the school caretaker before school opened on Monday morning.
It is believed he hanged himself.
Colleagues and pupils described De Bruyn, 52, as "wonderful" and a "great teacher and principal".
He was said to have been suffering emotionally since the death of his wife about six years ago.
De Bruyn leaves his two children, one at high school and another studying in Pretoria, and his parents who live in a retirement home.
Trevor Hall, the principal of Westville Boys' High School, who had worked with De Bruyn for many years, said his wife had suffered "very badly" from cancer and De Bruyn had not recovered from the trauma of her death.
"I knew he was quite torn up about it," Hall said. "It is a huge shock to us. He was such a wonderful man and a great teacher and principal."
Parents of pupils at the school were told of the principal's death via e-mail and SMS. However, the school did not divulge details of how he died.
Tim Tyrrell, chairman of the school's governing body, said the pupils were informed that De Bruyn had died, but were not told how.
"We do not believe it was appropriate for them to know the how; this is a very sensitive matter… Everybody is reeling. This came as a very unexpected shock. Everything is raw and hurting a lot."
Staff members were also struggling to come to terms with De Bruyn's death, some coping better than others.
Although he would not say whether the trauma of De Bruyn's wife's death led to his suicide, Tyrrell confirmed that she had died a few years ago and it had "hit him hard".
Psychologists had been made available to staff, pupils and parents, who might require assistance, Tyrrell added.
A parent of one of the pupils said she was "heartbroken and shocked" to hear of De Bruyn's death.
"He was a man of honour who led our school with clarity and conviction, and his passing leaves a hole in our community.
"It is a tragic next instalment for a family who have already suffered too much, and my prayers are with his children."
One parent said it was believed that De Bruyn left home at 1.30am and drove to the school.
She said a note had been left for his girlfriend before he had left home.
SAPS spokesman Thulani Zwane said police had opened an inquest docket and a post-mortem would be conducted, although De Bruyn's death was believed to have been by hanging.
Muzi Mahlambi, a spokesman for the Department of Education, said it would also send a psychological team to the school to debrief the staff and pupils.
Education MEC Neliswa Peggy Nkonyeni sent her condolences to the family, colleagues and pupils.
"We fervently pray that God gives them strength during this difficult period," she said.
Mahlambi said teaching had not been affected by the tragedy, and the school was "100 percent operational".
Counselling was also recommended for the staff member who found De Bruyn's body, he said.
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|Oesophageal atresia in the South West of England.
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|PMID: 1121014 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|A retrospective anatomical and family study was made of 345 patients with oesophageal atresia who were born in the South West of England between 1942 and 1973. There were 186 males and 159 females. Twenty-one cases were stillborn. Eighty-five percent of the patients had a combination of oesophageal atresia with a tracheo-oesophageal fistula to the distal oesophageal segment, and 9 percent had atresia without a fistula. Fifty-five per cent of the patients had other congenital malformations and these tended to be multiple rather than single. Thirty-six per cent of singletons had unequivocal fetal growth retardation, and there is some evidence that nearly all cases have poor fetal growth. There appeared to be a maternal age effect, with an excess of mothers under 20 and over 35, and there was an unexplained excess of fathers employed in the Armed Forces. Ten per cent of the cases were illegitimate. There were 21 twins which is nearly three times the expected number; there were two pairs of twins concordant for oesophageal atresia, one being monozygotic and the other dizygotic. In one case there were two sibs with oesophageal atresia. Five out of 365 sibs had anencephaly. The blood group distributions of the patients and their mothers did not significantly differ from the expected distribution. Oesophageal atresia is aetiologically heterogenous. In this series there were at least five, and probably 10 cases of trisomy 18 and four cases of trisomy 21. Five mothers had overt diabetes, and there is some suggestion from other work that maternal diabetes or its treatment may be aetiologically important. Oesophageal atresia was part of a possibly recessively inherited malformation syndrome in two cases. A sibship with a case of rectal atresia, a case of Hirschprung's disease and a case of oesophageal atresia may represent the action of another recessive gene. It seems likely that oesophageal atresia is a rather non-specific consequence of several teratological processes.
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This is one of the first recipes I came up with myself. It's a great salad for picnics or potlucks. I never come home with an empty bowl! —Brynn Steckman, Westerville, Ohio
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- 1 cup thinly sliced red onion
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
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- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
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QLD surf lifesavers are imploring beachgoers to stay safe, take responsibility for their actions and swim between the red and yellow flags this Australia Day.
With early weather forecasts predicting a wet day, Gold Coast lifesaving services coordinator Stuart Hogben said it was particularly important for swimmers to put safety first.
"At this stage, the forecasts are suggesting plenty of rain for the public holiday which could potentially create some unpredictable conditions for beachgoers across the state," Mr Hogben said.
"It's important that swimmers exercise caution and we obviously discourage anyone from entering the surf unless there is an active patrol on duty, which will be signified by the red and yellow flags," he said.
Mr Hogben also urged beachgoers to take responsibility for their actions, warning of the dangers associated with swimming while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
"Australians love to celebrate a public holiday and there'll obviously be people looking to have a few drinks in the process but, at the end of the day, we don't want people trying to bring the party to the beach and mixing alcohol with a swim," he said.
"People often think they're invincible after a few drinks but it doesn't take much to find yourself in trouble. Alcohol can greatly impair your judgement and slows your reflexes – a potentially deadly combination when it comes to the surf.
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A Roma Holocaust center is planned to be opened [1] in the southern Hungarian city of Pecs by the end of 2014. The documentation center is the joint effort of the local municipality of Pecs and the Hungarian Roma minority, and will also collaborate with the Pecs University in teaching students about this often forgotten part of European 20th century history.
The Roma Holocaust, also known as Porajmos [2] in Romani, was an attempt by Nazi Germany to exterminate the Romani people in Europe. Approximately between 1933 and 1945, Roma citizens from many European countries were persecuted, imprisoned, stripped of their nationality, often transported to other Nazi-occupied or Nazi-collaborator countries, where many were killed. The numbers have mostly been downplayed by Nazi collaborators, but the estimated number of Roma killed during that period in Europe is between 220 thousand and 1.5 million.
West Germany recognized the Roma Holocaust in 1982, but formal recognition and marking of this Holocaust have generally proven to be difficult due to lack of recorded collective memory and documentation of the Porajmos among the Roma, a consequence both of their oral traditions and illiteracy, heightened by widespread poverty and discrimination in this day and age, all of which makes the opening of this center in Pecs paramount in commemorating this tragic portion of Romani and European history.
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