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By Rae Alexandra As you may have already seen, there's been a fair amount of criticism leveled at Dave Grohl's new HBO documentary series, Sonic Highways, since it launched five weeks ago. And, in the week since the accompanying Foo Fighters album of the same name was released, even more angry voic ... More >>
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text: EUGENE, Ore. — It's not your usual running attire, but hundreds threw on ugly Christmas sweaters and ran through downtown Eugene Sunday. This 5K walk and run is not only an athletic competition. Participants are judged on who wore the tackiest holiday get-up. It started at Alton Baker Park and ended at 5th Street Public … Continue reading »

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November 28, 2014
September 15, 2005
The Charlottesville Newsplex has been following the journey of a local firefighter who went down to the Gulf coast to lend a hand. He recently returned to Charlottesville, and shared with our stations some of his experiences and amazing pictures from his time there.
"I was instructed to be ready to live primitive for two weeks and I'm not sure you realize what primitive means until you get into a place like that where you have to be there and you have to do your work and there's no driving back from the camping in the mountain," said Battalion Chief Bill Purcell. "You learn to appreciate what we have--being able to turn that faucet on and turn that light switch on and everything is kind of easy."
Purcell spent two weeks in Hancock County, MS which people nicknamed Ground Zero.
"When 31 feet of water came through there, it wiped out everything. There was no infrastructure left, no power, no telephone, nothing," Purcell said.
He took video by the shore and points out the irony in a sign reading: "A Place Apart," and the buildings indeed are torn apart. The residents he said are in pretty good spirits.
"All this destruction around them and they made sure to bring the kids out to play ball and that kind of stuff, rode bicycles. So they were doing their best to bring some normalcy back," said Purcell.
Purcell said there were American flags all over, even one with 48 stars. The Charlottesville Fire Department loaned it's Satellite Uplink Unit to the rescue squads and law enforcement still in Hancock County to provide communication with the outside world.
The truck that they did provide them gives the area phone as well as internet access.
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Ofcom: You like to make CALLS, yeah? Tell us what you want from mobiles
Ofcom has discovered that mobile phones are used for making calls, and that mobile data is generally used to access the internet, so now it wants help deciding what to find out next. The shock revelation that calls and text remain the killer feature of a mobile phone is contained in Ofcom's study of the mobile experience, which …
Data is by far the most important thing to me now (as I imagine it might be for most smartphone users). Most operators give me ridiculous amounts of minutes and texts that I don't ask for and never use and then a tiny amount of data.
I would happily pay less and get less calls/texts or even go back to PAYG so long as I can have a few GB of data. I know that's not the kind of freedom they would allow though. I'm sure I wouldn't be as profitable to them as I am when I have to pay for things I don't use.
A very similar situation to my home phone line that I pay monthly line rental for as well as a calls package - the cheapest one of course - just so I can have broadband. I never use the phone as a phone. In other countries of Europe you can just get broadband on the line and not pay for a phone.
I know there are reasons to not use them, but I find giffgaff.com cheap for what they offer, unlimited data for £12 a month is good, you get 250 mins as well and unlimited texts. They are based on the O2 network and have had some issues, but down time has been in the hours for me in the last 7 months and the offer is a good one.
You can't tether with that offer, if they do a £10 1Gb data 250 mins and unlimited calls that you can tether.
Here in Switzerland I can choose what I want on a contract package (any combination of voice, sms and data) with Orange. So I have 0 calls, 0 texts, 1GB data, and then I can use viber / skype for calls, whatsapp + whatever else for texts. Doesn't always work as desired as VOIP is still not up to proper voice call standard, but it's usually decent enough and they're not extorting money from me for stuff I won^t use anyway
"In other countries of Europe you can just get broadband on the line and not pay for a phone."
Sadly not in all of them. Here in France it proved impossible to get ADSL2+ without also taking landline service. A colleague said that it used to be possible, but they changed the rules after he had got ADSL. This meant that he was, in theory at least, unable to unsubscribe from his ADSL service when he moved - he needed to provide a landline number for the line that carried the ADSL, and he didn't have one! (No, sorry, I don't remember how he resolved it.)
The practical result of this is that I have three phone numbers - one 03 number on the landline, one 09 number for the IP-linked phone on the Livebox, and one 06 number on the mobile. The only one I use is the mobile. Occasionally I get marketing calls on the 09 number, but that doesn't count as me using it. The 03 number doesn't even have a phone connected to it.
" and then a tiny amount of data."
Last year Three mobile stepped up to this crap about data tarrifs, with All-you-can-eat-data! i joined three last year because of this.... now i have a smartphone and my own portable personal broadband hotspot, which they allow... 100% awesome.
have had some issues
They're a bunch of bungling amateurs. Awful. And dirt cheap.
Personally, I'd love to cut off the landline. And to stop paying £15.50/month extortion money for having a landline at all, even if it's never used and is run by a different provider.
What are the odds on Ofcom jumping on THAT little abuse of the customer?
And @j arthur rank - giffgaff seem to attract a great deal of hate, not least from the author of this article (see Reg passim). Personally, I've had no problems with them.
Re: " and then a tiny amount of data."
Until they change the T&Cs without warning... that's why I left them
...you might say that, I wouldn't.
Yes, there have been some problems, but with careful thought it is easy to work round most of them. Had a couple of short outages in 18 months plus almost a day out of service when the flooded data centre occurred.
But I wouldn't recommend them to people that don't understand phones/networks/web/internet fairly well.
> They're a bunch of bungling amateurs. Awful.
They've been absolutely fine for me.
> And dirt cheap.
All I want:
Clear, minimalist, intelligible, stable, common pricing system. Something so easily understood it would allow easy direct comparison between companies. No hidden charges. No scamming: No hidden caps/restrictions/"fair use traps"/wacky "plan" schemes/"overages"/whatever.
That really is all.
Although I generally find the service provided by the various, (err), providers satisfactory, I would like those providers to actually provide a better - than what it seems - 20kbp/s VOIP, (with additional added noise), facility when talking to their support people.
"readers will be shocked to find that only the Scots rated price as more important"
Shocked????? Surely that's the understatement of the millennium!
Re: "readers will be shocked to find that only the Scots rated price as more important"
I'm so shocked that I read the sentence several times and still don't understand...
The price of WHAT is more important than WHAT, if not calls and text?
@DN4 (was: Re: "readers will be shocked to find that only the Scots rated price as more important")
Note to my fellow Yanks ... Apocryphally, the Scots are known to be rather tight with their money. Personally, I find Yorkshiremen to be tighter wi' t'brass than the Scots. I've had more drams bought for me in the Highlands than I've had pints bought for me in the Dales.
Re: @DN4 (was: "readers will be shocked to find that only the Scots rated price as more important")
"Personally, I find Yorkshiremen to be tighter wi' t'brass than the Scots."
And those from Lincon are even tighter. :)
Re: @DN4 (was: "readers will be shocked to find that only the Scots rated price as more important")
As a Yorkshire-born friend of mine says "Scotsman... That's the name given to a generous Yorkshireman!"
"the regulator is required to monitor performance of the network operators "
Shame it doesn't seem to have to do anything about said performance afterwards.
I have a smartphone and a dumb phone I don't make any calls at all from my smartphone. (Battery life is not sufficient for me to know when I want to call someone I will be able to).
If I could have something like a razer max with dual sim I might use a single device until then I won't
I pay for a couple of gigs per month, and generally use about half a gig. I also get 200 minutes and 2000 texts, and never scratch the surface on those. I think I'm probably a mildly profitable customer, and the usage patterns are very similar to a lot of people that I know. Upping the prices of data would just make me use less, or ponce wifi more often, I think.
I'm certainly not paying through the nose to stay out of the stoneage. I love my smartphone, having email and the like in my pocket, but having survived without it before, know it's less important than food, shelter etc..
What I really need
is more data with 100 minutes and 50 texts. I doubt I will do half that many texts though.
What I actually get is decent (if not always as fast as I would like) data, a ridiculous number of minutes (possibly 500) and unlimited texts. The only contracts that don't have this excessive number of minutes and texts offer enough data for 1 or 2 days only and would have caused me to pay through the nose for my smartphone.
When I said what I wanted, they acted as if I had made a joke and offered me even more minutes!
A Wider Range of Needs Than Carriers want to support?
I can see that there are some very different needs on this subject. OK some of you need only data, I have no need for data and doubt that I will ever use mobile data, voice and a few texts does me fine.
What I do need is a better range of usable handsets, or to be specific at least one usable handset. Why oh Why has the voice dependant calling been removed from hand sets?
I am forced to use an old handset so that I can continue to use one touch, bluetooth hands free calling. The 'wonderful' new hand set can only do things I do not want or need. Of course it has to be taken out of whatever pocket its in before doing anything. Then there is the challenging two handed finger flicking with so called touch - try that when you walk with crutches!
I mostly use mine to listen to music and take pictures. I also read email on it fairly regularly.
Phone calls - not often.
Internet - hardly ever.
T Mobile gripes
Currently arguing with T Mobile about unexplained £1 deductions from PAYG balance. Feasibly apps have been updating themselves spontaneously -- my annoyance is that this incurs a minimum charge that assumes I want to go online for 24hrs.
Of course that rate is daylight robbery -- and I'm not even aware when it happens, so I'm paying £1 for about 3mins online, about 350mb of data.
Currently, have disabled smartphone, put SIM in an ancient Nokia and will boycott T Mobile until an explanation is forthcoming. If it is apps, the alternative is to cough up £40 p.a. for 500mb a month -- which is not bad, but I'd rather not as I don't really need internet on my phone.
Re: T Mobile gripes
Silly question - why haven't you just turned off the mobile data network on the phone, so the apps can't update unless you're on wifi?
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@ Gio Campa
I have 3G turned off and can't find any other setting which might help.
GPS is set to satellite only -- that was the only app I was of aware of that could connect to phone masts without asking permission. The whole thing remains a puzzle unless T Mob are prepared to find out what the data was for.
So far they have refunded £1 but I wouldn't be surprised if this is just accompanied by a letter saying that it was done as a goodwill gesture and with no further info, just like last time.
I think I'll write to the CEO suggesting that they restructure pricing so that accidental or unintended connections of such miniscule duration are not penalised so ferociously.
What I want? Simplicity and honesty.
A nice clear price/contract. No more "unlimited (but only while standing on one leg, excludes use with applications we don't like and use between 9 am and 5pm)": cap it at 10 Mb if they must, but that 10 Mb contract should mean you can actually use that 10 Mb, whether it's for your smartphone downloading a few kilobytes of email every hour or two over a month or streaming a brief burst of HD video to your giant TV from a connected tablet.
Giffgaff's absurd contortions over "unlimited (we can't really afford to do it, but we want to pretend we can by adding other silly limits instead) data" really irritated me, as a long-standing customer. O2 charge them by the megabyte on a wholesale level - so pass that on. Don't claim "unlimited" then have to ham-string it to stop anyone being able to use "too much" - and don't slap arbitrary restrictions on what sort of device those bytes are going into, either.
No more discrimination between tablets, handsets, dongles or personal hotspots: a byte's a byte. No discrimination between applications, either: a VOIP call or video stream might not work well for technical reasons (latency, jitter etc or plain old speed limitations), but they shouldn't be allowed to attempt to restrict that.
Oh, and BAN sim locking (if I buy a handset with a contract to pay £20/month for two years, yes, insist on getting the money - but don't restrict the handset as a ham-fisted way of trying to force me to keep coughing up) and tethering restrictions (Apple/Giffgaff, I'm glaring at you here!)
What I'd rate them on / what I'd like to see
1. No unreasonable underhand charges (35p per minute or part thereof for Answerphone-access [Orange] - 10-12p/min is tolerable, but should really come out of inclusive minutes on predominantly voice-contract; £15 step-charge for going a few MB over a multi-GB monthly data allowance on a data-contract [Vodafone])
2. Option to have text notification of imminent exceeding of data-bundles sent to a phone/device other than the device at the centre of the contract (e.g. to a phone handset rather than the data-dongle)
3. 24hr support for network-related issues
4. Acknowledgement that network faults can and do occur. Three and Orange have no specfic means to report faults or suspected faults, and they do not acknowledge such issues (masts down etc) on their websites.
5. Transparency about what's permitted or incurs additional charges on data packages (e.g. Skype)
6. For data connections, not just raw throughput, but ping-times [Three consistently quicker than Voda in my experience] and propensity to mangle (proxy) data connections [in my experience Voda causes spurious delays and random http 504 errors (4+ years now) and web pages which just intermittently never get returned (including some banking sites)].
7. A commitment from telecos to resolve longstanding issues (see 6) rather than constantly deny them or fob folks off with try updating this, that, or the other, try in a different location, try standing on your head etc etc.
8. Admission from the phone co when there's some fundamental problem, e.g. which is stalling data to dial-up modem speeds (40kbps) for much of the evening for months on end, despite excellent signal strength [Orange].
9. Greater flexibility with contracts - e.g. more shorter-term/flexible options rather than 2-year contracts (which have to be paid in full if you quit early) even when there's no appreciable device-subsidy.
I second the call to get rid of silly tethering restrictions. If you pay a fair price for the data, it really shouldn't matter whether you're tethering or what device you've popped the SIM card in for this hour or that.
When you've got 3-4 data contracts (different networks; redundancy/backup!), 3 data-dongles, 2 'main' voice phones (different networks), an Android tablet (at present, strictly for data: apps/web on-the-go), and a few more live PAYG phones on-hand (you never know), and a few loose SIM-cards sitting on the Rubiks cube next to the monitor ... it does get a bit confusing remembering what you can do with which.
Simplicity of Billing and visibility of minutes/data-allowance used and remaining
They force direct-debit, paper-free billing - but make it very awkward to get to your bill on the website. Every bill (for the past year at least) should listed on a single web-page, downloadable by a straightforward right-click "save as".
It should also be possible to EASILY sign up to a PDF bill by email, sent automatically, monthly.
Voda and/or Orange require you to jump through multiple hoops to download bills, multiple steps forwards and backwards if you want to get several month's-worth in one go, websites that fail miserably if you start trying to simplify things by spawning multiple tabs, proprietary not-quite-PDF browser-plugins that won't save the document easily, email-it-to-me things that don't work, spurious choices of "full" vs "complete" vs "4-page" bill, click-to-proceed buttons which are located beyond the default border of the popup window (needs resizing even to see the button).... ARRRGGGGHHHHHH!
Stop blocking Voip
Tmobile and O2 both do this.
Blocking arbitrary protocols means it isn't Internet and Ofcom needs to force them to stop calling what they provide "internet" if stuff is blocked.
Re: Stop blocking Voip
Wouldn't offering/selling a product but quietly crippling it so that it can't function correctly and thus offer an alternative to another (much more expensive) service which you're offering/selling in tandem with it fall foul of some sort of "trade descriptions", "advertising standards", "fair trading", "industrial regulation" or similar legislation? I'm glad we have no such legislation to "protect" us. That would be horribly Orwellian. Talk about "nanny state". No, what we need is legislation to hoard and monitor all our personal communication, castrate "the press" (such as is left of it) and remove our right to express dissent.
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Reboarding the Normandy: Playing through 'Mass Effect' again (Part 3 of 3)
Warning: This is part three of a three part series. You can check out part one of this series here, and part two of the series here. Due to the nature of this feature, this will contain numerous spoilers for all three titles in the Mass Effect trilogy. Read on at your own risk.
You've read about my distaste for the first Mass Effect. You've watched as I shower praise upon Mass Effect 2. Now, read on to see me examine the assertions that I made about Mass Effect 3 in my review, and see if I finally come to realize that the 5 out of 5 I gave it should really be dropped down to a 2 out of 5 because the last 0.05% of the game doesn't go as some would have liked. Join me as I take the most posthumously beaten horse and punch it until I can't lift my arm anymore. That's right; we're opening up the Mass Effect 3 can o' worms one last time!
Mass Effect 3 (2012)
When I started Mass Effect 3 again, I knew full well what I was getting into. The game, of course, has an infamous controversial ending that I fawned over in my review and the accompanying podcast, but it was necessary for me to experience it again with a new perspective and the knowledge of what the complaints were.
Let's get one of my biggest praises out of the way: the presentation. BioWare truly did a phenomenal job with making the game look, feel, and sound excellent. The mini-cutscenes that come seamlessly throughout gameplay, such as the ones that occur during the opening attack on Earth, do wonders for BioWare's mission to make the story a cinematic one, and there's no denying the immersing nature of the storytelling. Even if you despise the ending, the game's overall narrative is spectacular, and presented in elite fashion.
I never noticed how much darker Mass Effect 3 was than the first two entries until I played them back-to-back-to-back. Sure, I knew the fight was desperate and the enemies fiercer, but this title took the series to the next level. Banshees are absolutely horrifying, and the startled sense a player gets when completely pinned down with low shields as a Banshee makes its way towards you is unrivaled. One thing I did notice, though, was that when Reapers indoctrinate different species, humans really get the short end of the bargain. Turians become Marauders, Asari become Banshees, Batarians become Cannibals, and Brutes are comprised of a Turian/Krogan hybrid. Meanwhile, humans get stuck with being the zombie rip-off known as Husks. We don't get weapons or any sense of self-preservation; instead, we throw ourselves at our enemies all willy-nilly in hopes that one of our allies will kill them before they thrust their heel through our brittle skull. We may now have Spectres, but the Reapers still give us no respect.
Speaking of a divine lack of respect, I got the same genocidal wild hare that hit me in the original Mass Effect when I wiped out the Rachni, and when the time came to implement the cure for the genophage or sabotage it, I decided that I had tolerated the Krogan for long enough. I went all out, though. Not only did I withhold information from Mordin about the sabotage, but when he found out about it, I blew him away with a single shot of my pistol (it was actually kind of sad seeing the little guy bleed out just before the Shroud facility explodes). I thought I had fooled the Krogan, but boy was I wrong! Just as I was leaving the Citadel one day, my old pal Wrex decided he was going to kill me. He had found out the Salarian Dalatrass pleaded for me to sabotage the cure, and he opened fire on me. While I hesitated to kill Wrex on Virmire in Mass Effect, I wasted no time in ending his life on the Citadel. Man, diplomacy is hard!
As I already mentioned, the game was much darker than its predecessors, but there were also some very humorous moments scattered throughout. One such moment came when a Yahg ran out during an early mission, killing Cerberus troops. You hear Shepard remark to be careful because that's the next Shadow Broker; a nice callback to the outstanding "Lair of the Shadow Broker" DLC in Mass Effect 2. Also, when I went down to engineering, I noticed that BioWare had thrown in some self-deprecating humor, making fun of my biggest complaint of the first Mass Effect 1, the Mako. One of the men in engineering remarks that it handled "like a drunk rhino," which brought a real smile to my face. The final humorous moment that comes to mind is finding Tali completely alone and drunk, just smashing Miranda for being genetically modified. In my first run-through, I encountered a wasted Ashley laying on the floor, but since she didn't make it through the first game this time, I guess Tali had to take one for the team. It's little things like that which make Mass Effect 3's story that much better, and its characters that much more real.
In my first playthrough, I didn't get Javik until after I had finished the main story, which led to me only having limited time with the Prothean sqaudmate. Nevertheless, it was still enough time for me to get the impression that he was kind of a jerk. I wanted to give him a second chance, so I not only got him as soon as the game would let me, but I also brought him along on every mission just so we could try this friendship thing again. As I played through, Javik actually did drop some incredibly interesting insights, but he was still pretty rough on the manners. One of my favorite remarks from him came on Thessia when Shepard states that the Prothean beacon is recognizing him as Prothean. Upon hearing Shepard say that, Javik responds: "Or maybe it's the Prothean standing right next to you…?"
I went into this playthough of the Mass Effect series knowing how things end up for Shepard in the end, so this time, I went all in with the girls. Starting out, there were four that I had my eye on: Traynor, Liara, Miranda, and, for the story, Jessica Chobot.
First, I invited Traynor up to my room for a game of "chess." After she beat me, I tried to convince her to "play other kinds of games," but she would have no part of it, stating that she wasn't into men and that I was pretty much barking up the wrong tree. Off to a rough start in my conquests, no?
After telling both Liara and Miranda, who BioWare still loves showing from behind, that they were the only ones for me, I proceeded to betray both of them. I first set my sights on Miranda, my romance from Mass Effect 2. After only a little bit of convincing, Miranda was down for anything once again, and the person monitoring the Citadel security cameras got a nice show.
I then went straight from her to Jessica Chobot, whom I had made passes at in previous interviews. I invited her to my private cabin for an interview, which ended with us participating in extracurricular activities. I then immediately went down to her area of the Normandy and kicked her off my ship. The Normandy has no room for those kind of shenanigans.
I tried to complete my romantic conquest by getting back with my Mass Effect 1 romance, Liara, but she immediately blocked me by using the "f word." That's right, she called me a "friend." Upon hearing that, I moved on and never spoke to her again. Come on, I'm playing as Renegade Shepard here… I don't have time to waste with "friends."
Just like the first Mass Effect, there was a moment where I doubted my mission to complete the trilogy would ever be accomplished. This time, it wasn't thanks to the save functionality being antiquated, but rather a glitch that caused my mission on Gellix to freeze at random times. Finally, after several attempts, I completed the mission and never looked back. There were a few other glitches, such as when a random Turian decided to box me in on the Citadel, only to force me to restart my console, or when multiplayer began spawning invisible turrets in one of my matches, but Mass Effect 3 remains the most polished entry of the trilogy, by far.
There were actually two times in my first playthrough where I wondered if I would ever have the chance to see the story through to the end: the final battle with Kai Leng, and the last sequence where Mass Effect 3 pretty much decides it's going to emulate an old-school arcade game and throw every enemy you ever fought during the game at you back-to-back (alright, maybe it was just every Reaper you fought back-to-back, but still). This time through, the battle with Kai Leng gave me the same amount of trouble, and I began questioning how I would ever defeat him again. Luckily, I adapted to his speed and eventually vanquished him, avenging the death of my buddy Thane. Oddly enough, I didn't have the same trouble with the final battle as I did my first time through. I could probably attribute this to my increased preparation and stockpiling of Medi-Gels, but still, this playthrough left me wondering why I ever had such trouble with it in the first place.
I wanted to get my Galactic Readiness rating up prior to finishing the game, so I made sure to play a large amount of multiplayer before storming the Illusive Man's base. I played until my readiness rating was at 100%, and that equated to so much multiplayer that I began hearing Lou Bega's "Ahhhh!" from "Mambo #5″ whenever my Human Adept character did a heavy melee. It was infuriating.
It was difficult to judge the consequential nature of the ending when I had only completed the game once with one type of character. By using a completely different kind of character in this playthrough, I had hoped to see how different my ending would be. Honestly, after seeing it a second time, I stand by my convictions that it is one of the best endings I can remember. Sure, the final cutscene could've used a bit more influence from individual choices, and yes, I'd love to see more of what happened to my crew and squadmates, but counting the ending as the final battles along with the actual story itself, I would argue it's difficult to complain.
The ending sequences featured some incredibly difficult moments that accurately portrayed the desperate struggle the entire galaxy was facing. It gives players the true feeling of what it's like to be an underdog and, if you're good enough, what it feels like to overcome those impossible odds. As for not enough choices being worked into the ending, it may surprise you to discover that I agree. I will defend BioWare in this regard, however, by stating that so many choices from previous installments showed their consequences throughout the entire game, and as such I find the ending excusable. The constant references to my decisions in the Arrival DLC, or how the Shadow Broker situation in Mass Effect 2 went down never failed to bring a smile to my face, and when you play through Mass Effect 3 a second time, you understand how intricately placed these decision points were, along with how well BioWare implemented them during the game itself. Feel free to disagree with me if you'd like (and I know you will), but that's the beauty of it all: we can have different opinions! By the way, I got the green ending! HELL TO THE YEAH!
So, there you have it. I replayed the entire Mass Effect trilogy for your entertainment. While some of my original assertions were challenged, I found that overall, I was more thoroughly convinced of the reasons for why I love this trilogy. Sure, there are some imperfections here, or a plothole there, or even an entire game with antiquated gameplay, but BioWare truly deserves to be commended for what they accomplished. The series flowed incredibly well, and forged a path that many others are sure to follow. I really hope you enjoyed the journey as much as I did, but if you found this third and final piece to be a monumental letdown, please note that I will not be releasing any DLC to amend it, nor will I be issuing any refunds.
Unfortunately, the playthrough of these three games wasn't all fun and games. I wanted to take a moment to remember those we lost along the way:
Ashley Williams, Rachni Queen, The Entire Original Council, Saren Arterius, The Original Normandy, The Shadow Broker, Tali's Dad, Maelon Heplorn, The Entire Collector Population, 300,000 Batarians, Eve (the Female Krogan), Mordin Solus, Donnel Udina, Future Generations of Krogan, Kai Leng, EA's Better Business Bureau Rating, Wrex, The Reapers, The Illusive Man, 10 AA Batteries
They will be missed.
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It didn't bother you that the dramatic and literary climaxes were split? When I played the ending, I was getting impatient with (what turned out to be) the final battle, as I wanted to get past it to the battles that were clearly(?!) coming afterword on the Citadel and to the climactic ending sequence! As it was, I got … Marauder Shields and a conversation with TIM. Riiiight.
It didn't bother you when Star Child calmly informed you that "the created will always rebel against their creators … without us to stop it, synthetics would destroy all organics" while RIGHT OUTSIDE YOU COULD SEE Geth and Quarians fighting together in the peace you just forged between them? After learning that the *Geth* had been more preservative of organic life than the Quarians had been? Or did you get a different Rannoch experience since you were playing Renegade?
It didn't bother you that, with the green ending, you were essentially finishing Saren's work from ME1, shoving Synthesis down the throat of every sentient being in the galaxy, will they or nil they, on the word of an AI you just met 15 minutes ago, who somehow pulled the image of a child you had been having nightmares about from your mind?
If not, then you are a much less critical game player than I. I expect my game stories to have a satisfying dramatic ending, to make sense, and to follow the Dramatic Arc if that's the kind of story that they set out to tell (which BioWare did). Shepard may live or Shepard may die, but let him/her go out with a bang, not a whimper, and certainly not with a "Huh?"
Yeah- I sort of agree with FamilyManFirst. Whenever I hear someone argue that this ending was really satisfying, I can't help but think "but how?!".
I don't need to rewrite his opinion. Happy they're putting out an extended cut. Disappointed it won't change what seems to me like a rushed and/or lazy conclusion.
I will say, however, that I otherwise loved the game. I still show friends Leaving Earth- one of the most amazing game opening scenes ever.
While I loved all three games of this series, after playing them all back to back, I found the third instalment to be the laziest. While it had some great epic scene it lack other areas. I always thought the conversations with Kasumi and Zaheed were lazy because of the one sidedness. They continued that into the third game with several of the characters there (Kaiden and Ashley being the worse to do this with). The other thing is what I call creep missions (Where you creep around listening to everyones conversations then run out and get what they are looking for) There was a ton of them in Mass effect three. Quite a few of these could have actually been mini missions instead of hide and go seek missions. Out of all three games Mass Effect 3 took the least amount of time to complete.
I considered the whole Mass Effect three game as the ending. In Mass Effect two you ran around and collected a squad, then you ran around and made them all happy and loyal. In Mass Effect three you run around and say good bye. However I found the actually ending of the game lazy. I really didn't mind the choice getting there and the last ten minutes was tedious and boring. I called it the long walk. Honestly I expected (the first time through) some interesting time with Harbinger since he did leave the attack to come to Earth. I was think yes, finally a final confrontation with the nemsis that Bioware took a whole game to build. I got a beam of light and then sent to a hallway where I had to walk/limp through slowly (I killed time shooting the keepers) A silly conversation with Tim and I still cant get him to shoot himself no matter what I try. I loved the scene with Anderson where he tells me he's proud of me then dies, but then after that it simply just a choice. I really wanted that show down with Harbinger, or any reaper for that fact.
I was a bit dissapointed with the ending.
I did like the game but in hindsight it was lacking in many ways. It was definately the laziest of the three games. I had also hope that you one would have the decision of happy or depressing ending (I wanted little blue babys with Liara). I won't ever go so far as to say I will never play again (Hell I've done five play throughs) and I will keep buying Bioware games cause there are no others like them. I really do not think the extended cut is going to make anyone happy but we will see.
well said family man….i definitly thought i was gonna have a real battle once i got up the beam to the citadel…..extremely let down
Brian, I'm sorry I wasted time on your article. You know, a Forbes writer did the same thing you did in going through all three games. Maybe I am biased, but while his articles were a bit more gratuitous, they felt more thoughtful.
Obviously there would be progression in fluidity of gameplay and graphics overtime. Going backwards is bound to expose the wonkiness of the first game's combat mechanics. Even the second game is awkward in comparison to the third. So where is the insight?
And then…. You know, I could go on to state all the things your article lacked, but I have other stuff to do. I am not going to put more effort into critiquing your three-part series than you did.
Let me sum up by saying that you still thought the end was awesome. Great. After all that you say "Honestly, after seeing it a second time, I stand by my convictions that it is one of the best endings I can remember." Really? One of the best you can remember? Wow. That's a bold statement.
Whenever somebody starts with "honestly" it usually means they are about to feed you a bunch of crap. So because you are lying, have incredibly bad taste, have short memory, are mentally lazy, or some other reason I don't have the time to contemplate, you wrote a bad article that added nothing to the conversation.
Basically, you phoned it in. And you bored me.
Thanks for reading!!
Maybe Renegade players don't feel the burn from the ending as much? Since Renegades probably destroyed either the Quarians or Geth and might actually agree with the StarKid about organics/synthetics. But most people play as paragon, and paragon Shep believes everyone can get along, and he PROVES that they can. The StarKid is wrong, but Shep has no chance to say so.
Besides, that ending is not original in the slightest. It's Matrix Revolutions with a hint of Deus Ex. They couldn't even bother to come up with something new? And they call this such an artistic and wonderful ending? Please. They're not fooling any of us.
(Submitting again, because the site gave me no indication if my comment had been accepted or not. Apologies if you have this twice).
the green ending? the one where you arbitrarily rewrite the genetic code of everybody in the galaxy into a……I don't even know what. you end up with glowing circuitry on your body, joker's hat and the trees have it – are they half AI too? only a small portion of the mass relays have been discovered by the time the game ends. so we can assume anyone on an undiscovered planet but near to a relay has had their mind, body, soul rewritten without the faintest idea what took place. how does the space magic differentiate between what its changing. can it tell the difference between a robot and a statue of a robot? are satellites silently screaming in space? is my toaster now singing? did the geth grow bits of flesh? what happens to reproduction? how is EDI even getting off the ship when we're told the ship houses her mind while the body is just a shell (applicable to all endings). Finally, the question of why melding everybody into this "new" species will somehow prevent them from going off to make more synthetics in the future is never even considered.
blue ending….we spend the whole game telling TIM you can't control reapers, then you go and do exactly that right after shooting him. uh. this is shepard, who can't even stop morinth from killing him with her mind meld. and you're dead, but you control them. somehow. the only way this remotely makes sense is if you don't think about it.
red ending….which is the only logical choice, except the writers know this so you're arbitrarily told this will kill the geth and EDI, to make the choice more "difficult". except EDI shows up in
destroy endings, so…yeah.
whatever you did, you blew up the relays and doomed all the species to float around the earth and kill each other. wrex can't lead the krogan, the turians and quarians will die out, earth will be torn to shreds in the ensuing battle. why was the normandy even flying away? how did the team mates on the ground end up on the normandy?
why did the reapers put the citadel next to earth, when they knew shepard was coming to kill them all? how did they even take it (offscreen, at that!) when the only way they could have killed everyone inside was with their ground troops? the citadel is filled with turians, krogan and asari. good luck with that.
why didn't they switch off the beam? turn it off, job done and shepard can't win. shepard can't even turn the crucible on by himself, and the only reason he gets to the starchild – ugh – is because the starchild RAISES the elevator himself. then in the last ten minutes of the game, a new character appears out of nowhere and something like 14 lines of dialogue – that you can't even debate – turn the very nature of the reapers into a nonsense ("We are each a nation, independent" – no just kidding, we obey this clearly insane AI to save organics from synthetics by killing them), and shepard – the most argumentative hero of gaming in how many years?…can't even point to the geth and organics fighting side by side.
let's not get into the kai leng plot armour, the fact that shepard is plagued by cutscene incompetence (let's stand around while thane dies), or that the deadliest killer in the galaxy decides to go close quarters with a guy swinging a sword when he has a *gun*), or that half the missions are do-overs of earlier games (help miranda with her sister – again! kill or free the rachni – again! a final battle on the citadel….again. we don't even get to talk to harbinger because it seems they didn't want to confuse or scare off "newcomers" to the game. who strips out as many references as possible to earlier pieces of a trilogy to appeal to newcomers?
all of that, before we realise we spent most of the game fighting cerberus instead of the reapers themselves. 1 was a great game but a buggy mess. 2 was a polished, dynamic, wonderfully tense piece of entertainment. 3 needed another 6 to 12 months to ship without the plot holes, bugs and contradictions. the fact the writers were seemingly trying to come up with an ending as late as november confirms it, because as interesting as the third game is to play in spite of the screwups throughout the title those last ten minutes tank everything into the ground.
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Conservative Christian Lobbyist Likens Food Stamps to Feeding Animals
David Fowler — president of the Family Action Council of Tennessee, one of those embarrassing public relations firms for Jesus that the big guy probably doesn't know he hired — has finally figured out the meaning of Mark 10:21-22.
The verse reads, "You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me," but the deeper meaning says, "Don't do any of that shit, because if you give the poor any help, they're gonna expect it all the damn time."
So sayeth Fowler…
His solution, posted on his personal Facebookpage, is to follow the advice of the National Park Service: "Do not feed the animals."
"Their stated reason for the policy is because the animals will grow dependent on handouts and will not learn to take care of themselves," Fowler wrote in the post. "This ends today's lesson."
All this stuff must be in the missing Gnostic gospels, the supplementary materials that explains why Jesus chased the money-changers from the temple. (Because there was more room for them in the halls of Congress, duh.)
This also represents progress for many of Tennessee's reactionaries. Yes, they're linking the recipients of SNAP benefits to wild animals and calling for the law of the jungle to apply to human social life, but at least they finally have some nice things to say about Darwinism.
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From the Pork Barrel: The Amazing Lingua-Man
* Barack Obama would be the lamest superhero ever. He doesn't even want the ability to speak with fish. He essentially wants the ability to speak with cabdrivers.
* Alright, people! In this new modern age of reason, we can't afford let just anybody vote simply because they're U.S. citizens. Those freewheelin' liberal days of the Jim Crow laws are over!
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* Download our free iPhone and iPad app Indecision Election Companion and jump up into the the Peanut Gallery — our liveblog/instant reaction arena — to watch and respond with us as ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos keeps it light with a special discussion on the impended bankruptcy of the United States.
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For each of the following views, identify whether the belief is held by the Tennessee Democratic Party's candidate for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Bob Corker, or by the tin-foiled gentleman on your local neighborhood street-corner yelling about black helicopters…
1. Opposition to the "NAFTA Superhighway," a project intended to create a new North American Union, whose currency will be the Amero.
2. Opposition to "AN ORWELLIAN SUPER STATE" that will lead to the imprisonment of dissenting Americans in a "a bone-crushing prison camp similar to the one Alexander Solzhenitsyn was sent to or one of FEMA's prison camps"
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Oh my God! Did you hear about the assassination attempt on Barack Obama?!
Well, not an actual assassination attempt. A make-believe one planned by the President himself.
Also, not an actual make-believe assassination attempt planned by the President. A rumor about one that somebody supposedly heard tell of somehow and then posted about on some blog somewhere.
A Republican member of the Tennessee state legislature emailed constituents Tuesday morning with a rumor circulating in conservative circles that President Barack Obama is planning to stage a fake assassination attempt in an effort to stop the 2012 election from happening.
Stop right there! Stop reading, and consider something. These are adult people who are spreading this rumor. I only mention because because you might be inclined, midway through that last paragraph to forget that, and think that we're talking about 10-year-old children. But, no, they are in fact adults.
And at least one of them is an elected official…
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Suspicious that his live-in girlfriend was planning an affair, a Tennessee man confronted the woman after spotting a photo of an unknown guy on her Facebook page, according to a police report.
As it turned out, the woman was looking at a picture of Mitt Romney. Her boyfriend was apparently not satisfied with the explanation, though, which I can relate to because I'm not satisfied that anyone doesn't know what Mitt Romney looks like at this point. After a tussle for the laptop, the police were called, and the man was charged with domestic abuse. Maybe they'll teach him about Mitt Romney in jail.
While there's never an excuse for domestic violence, you can't blame women for wanting to vote Romney. Those silver sideburns and carefully dyed coif, that come-hither blank stare, the skin tanned by more vacation hours than most of us will see in a lifetime… No doubt about it, Mitt Romney is a handsome man. He might be bad for women, but he'll look good doing it.
Some women like the bad boy. The kind of hot-blooded man who gets jealous of another city's Olympics preparedness and then takes it out on the Palestinians. Some people say he's no good, but they just don't know the real him. When it's just you and him, he's almost like an actual human being. Who cares if he's the #2 cause of domestic violence among men who have no idea what's been going on in politics for the past twenty years?
At least he has nothing to do with the #1 cause, which is probably mandated healthcare from that Obama.
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F 6: Interior, Department of the (1954-1955). Indian Affairs, Bureau of. General Requests.
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F 7: Interior, Department of the (1954). Indian Affairs, Bureau of. American Indian Institute (Oklahoma University).
Letter asking support for slow withdrawal of Government support for American Indians.
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Topics: re: Postage rate increases, land allotments, and names on tribal rolls.
F 9: Interior, Department of the (1954). Indian Affairs, Bureau of: Chickasaw. Governor.
a. Correspondence: re: Governor of the Chickasaw Nation.
b. Resolution: Choctaw and Chickasaw Confederation - Section of Governor (September 6, 1954).
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Topics include: land rental restrictions, heirship claims; and sale of lands.
F 11: Interior, Department of the (1954). Indian Affairs, Bureau of: Choctaw Tribe.
Topics include: conveyance of lands for Texoma in 1941, claims of Mississippi Choctaws, Attorney's contract in claims case, Principal Chief, per capita payments, leasing of Tribal Lands.
F 12: Interior, Department of the (1954). Indian Affairs, Bureau of: Choctaw. Individual requests and cases.
Topics include: land restriction changes, and complete removal of restrictions.
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Topics relate to Principal Chief, and per capita payments.
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Status Change of Jones Academy.
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Correspondence and statements on the hospitals and medical care programs.
F 18: Interior, Department of the (1954). Indian Affairs, Bureau of: Health Programs: Claremore Indian Hospital.
a. Correspondence: re: closing of Claremore Indian Hospital.
b. Resolution: Inter-Tribal Council Supports the Claremore Indian Hospital's Continuance. (January 13, 1954).
c. Resolution: Creek Tribal Council Supports the Claremore Indian Hospital's Continuance. (January 28, 1954).
F 19: Interior, Department of the (1954). Indian Affairs, Bureau of. Health Programs: Indian Hospital Jurisdiction.
a. Correspondence: re: transfer of authority of medical service from Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Public Health Service.
b. Resolution, Oklahoma Congressional Delegation. Support for Indian Health Care.
F 20: Interior, Department of the (1954). Indian Affairs, Bureau of.
Topics re: deal with closure of Kiowa Hospital in Lawton.
F 21: Interior, Department of the (1954). Indian Affairs, Bureau of. Health Programs: Talihina Hospital Programs.
Topics include: Resident Pastor for the Hospital, admission to Talihina Hospital and why it was dented for a Constituent, and proposed closing of Talihina Indian Hospital.
F 22: Interior, Department of the (1954). Indian Affairs, Bureau of. Health Programs: Talihina Hospital: Employment Applications.
Topics are all requests for employment at Talihina Hospital.
F 23: Interior, Department of the (1954). Indian Affairs, Bureau of.
Indian Affairs Manual, Vol. I, Chapter 4: "Delegations of Authority."
F 24: Interior, Department of the (1954). Indian Affairs, Bureau of: Muskogee Office.
Topics Cover disbursement of Choctaw/Chickasaw funds, Personnel, voting question.
F 25: Interior, Department of the (1954). Indian Affairs, Bureau of: Oklahoma Area Office Consolidation.
Topics include: request for a delay by the Secretary of the Interior in making 4 decision, consolidation of Muskogee and Anadarko Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
F 26: Interior, Department of the (1954). Indian Affairs, Bureau of: Mineral Rights.
Topics: re: removal of supervision of Osage oil rights.
F 27: Interior, Department of the (1954). Indian Affairs, Bureau of: Reorganization Plans for the Bureau.
a. Correspondence: re: reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
b. Release: Department of Interior: "Survey Team Recommends Indian Bureau Changes." (January 19, 1954).
c. Survey Report: Department of the Interior: "Survey Report on the Bureau of Indian Affairs." (January 6, 1954).
F 28: Interior, Department of the (1954). Land Management, Bureau of: Requests for information.
Topics: re: requests for specific maps, sections of land, and information on delayed decision regarding public land usage.
F 29: Interior, Department of the (1954). Mines, Bureau of: Requests for Information and Service.
Topics: re: tools for finding precious metals, and information on mineral assaying.
F 30: Interior, Department of the (1954). National Park Service.
Topics: re: private encroachment on public lands, and Iwo-Jima Statue.
F 31: Interior, Department of the (1954). National Park Service: Platt National Park.
a. Booklet: Department of the Interior: "Platt National Park Oklahoma."
b. Report: Department of the Interior: "State Parks, Areas, Acreage, and Accommodations." (December 31, 1950).
c. Report: Department of the Interior: "List of Agencies Administering State Parks and Related Recreation Areas." (August 1953).
d. Report: Department of Interior: "State Park Statistics, 1953." (July 1954).
F 32: Interior, Department of the (1954). Reclamation, Bureau of: Oklahoma Irrigation Projects.
Topics: re: irrigation projects along the Red River and other areas in Oklahoma.
F 33: Interior, Department of the (1954). Southwestern Power Administration: Relations with Rural Electric Cooperatives.
Correspondents include: Robert S. Kerr and Mike Monroney.
F 33b: Justice, Department of (1954). General
F 34: Justice, Department of (1953-1954). Parole, Board of: Individual Cases.
Topics: re: request for assistance in obtaining a parole.
F 35: Justice, Department of (1954). Prisons, Bureau of: Employment.
Topics: re: reinstatement of Former Federal Employee.
F 36: Justice, Department of (1954). Immigration and Naturalization Service: Program and Offices.
a. Correspondence: re: changes in immigration and naturalization service area office, deportation of illegal aliens.
b. Copy of the Rules of Procedure For A Judiciary Subcommittee.
F 37: Justice, Department of (1954). Immigration and Naturalization Service: Constituent requests and cases.
Topics: re: change of schools by foreign student and the legalities of said change; question on citizenship and naturalization; problems and quotas for obtaining U. S. visas. Correspondents include: Consulate General in Frankfurt West Germany.
F 38: Labor, Department of (1954). General Programs and Personnel.
a. Correspondence: re: relationship between labor, management and government, labor departmental inquiries; visiting delegation of Greek Industrialists; closing of filed offices of Apprenticeship Bureau; and trading fund agreements. Correspondents include: Secretary of Labor.
b. Newsletter: Tulsa Labor News: "Trading Fund Agreement and Annual Budget." (November 1954).
F 39: Labor, Department of (1954). General: requests.
Correspondence: re: assistance requested in expediting approval of a building project; information of pay scale to be used at Tinker Air Force Base's new construction project.
F 40: Labor, Department of (1954). Unemployment.
Correspondence: re: Group IV (rating) Labor Surplus Areas in Eastern Oklahoma; possibilities for obtaining federal aid to relieve economic problems in the state.
F 41: Library of Congress (1954). Operation of Reference Service; Data for Members of Congress, New Librarian.
a. Correspondence: re: expenditures for Library of Congress; surplus books, and submittal of poems by Members of Congress.
b. Report: Library of Congress: "Long Range Agricultural Policy." (March 15, 1954).
c. Hearing: Committee on Rules and Administration, United States Senate: "Nominations of Lawrence Quincy Mumford to be Librarian of Congress." 83rd Congress, 2nd Session (July 26, 1954).
F 42: Library of Congress (1954). General requests for information.
Correspondence/Requests: re: federal land grants; number of Federal district courts functioning; official photographs of Washington notables; list of Governors and Lt. Governors of South Carolina; scholarships offered by various universities; places to sell old magazines; communist organizations, Franklin Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson; industry subsidies, blood banks; mahogany plywood; Acadians removed from Nova Scotia; land ownership question; protective tariffs, new conference room in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Supreme Court; parliamentary procedure; old books and their monetary value; candidates running for National Office; recent tax legislation; Declaration of Independence; number of retired Americans; proposed statehood for Alaska and Hawaii; employment of government firemen; grand juries; The Members of Congress; flags of Massachusetts and the American Virgin Islands, and Florida; diplomatic relations with Communist China; Members of the President Cabinet; and lands formerly belonging to Indians.
F 43: National Guard (1954). Forty-Fifth Division Resolutions in Favor of Universal Military Training and Opposing Recognition of Red-China.
F 44: National Security Council (1954). Central Intelligence Agency: Employment Request.
F 45: Navy, Department of the (1954). General.
a. Correspondence: re: cover markets for non-glare fluorescent light bulbs; notice of enclosed publications.
b. Newsletter: Department of the Navy: "The Navy Conservationist." (July 1954 and August 1954).
c. List of selected and principal and alternate candidates for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps.
F 46: Navy, Department of the (1954). General: Requests.
Correspondence: re: employment; legal assistance.
F 47: Navy, Department of the (1954). Naval Intelligence. Guantanamo By Naval Base, Cuba.
Correspondence: re: accusations of communist activities at Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba.
F 48: Navy, Department of the (1954). Naval Ammunition Depot, McAlester: Truck Traffic.
Correspondence: re: dangerous practices employed by truck drivers going in and out of the Naval Ammunition Depot, McAlester.
F 49: Navy, Department of the (1954). Naval Ammunition Depot, McAlester: Individual requests, cases, and personnel policies.
Correspondence: re: disciplinary measures for employee absences, reductions in force, requests for employment, employment retention rights, questions on overtime, working on Sundays; contract problems with the Naval Ammunition Depot, fire truck acquisition; and building condemned by the Navy.
F 50: Post Office, Department (1954).
Correspondence: re: establishment of a postal terminal at Tulsa or Oklahoma City.
F 51: President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped (1954). General.
Correspondence: re: Parade and exhibition relating to handicapped's progress.
F 52: Railroad Retirement Board (1954).
Correspondence: re: removal of certain positions from Civil Service Register.
F 53: Railroad Retirement Board (1954). Individual cases/requests.
Correspondence: re: clarification of retirement program; earnings limit while on retirement; change of beneficiary; request for 12 years of retirement credit.
F 53b: Selective Service System (1954).
a. List of employees.
F 54: Small Business Administration (1954). General.
a. Correspondence: re: establishment of a procurement center.
b. Booklet: "U. S. Government Purchasing Directory" (March 1954).
c. Release: List of loan recipients.
d. Release: "Public Statement of Loan Policy and Explanation of Loan Procedures." (December 1953).
e. Application forms.
f. Statement: "Text Substitution" (February 17, 1954).
g. Pamphlet: "Management Aids for Small Business." (August 1954).
h. Pamphlet: University of Oklahoma: "Executives Conference on Management of Small Business." (October 27-28, 1954).
i. Pamphlet: "Public Statement of Loan Policy: Explanation of Loan Procedures."
j. Pamphlet: "The Bank - S.B.A. Participation Plan." (April 1954).
F 55: Small Business Administration (1954). Individual requests and cases.
Correspondence: re: loans; employment positions.
F 56: State, Department of (1954). General.
Correspondence: re: registration of correspondence sent by diplomatic pouch.
F 57: State, Department of (1954).
Correspondence: re: Church of Christ Missionaries in Italy.
F 58: State, Department of (1954). Miscellaneous Requests.
Correspondence: re: deals with death of U.S. citizen in India and charges for shipping his remains home; birth of relative in Germany; question of currency exchange; redemption of German Mark Bonds; adoption of foreign born relative; and employment with the State Department.
F 59: State, Department of (1954). Passport requests.
Correspondence: re: passport materials.
F 60: State, Department of (1954). Visas.
Correspondence: re: requests for visas.
F 61: Tennessee Valley Authority (1954). Requests.
Correspondence: re: Purchase of Oklahoma coal for the Tennessee Valley Authority.
F 61b: Treasury, Department of (1954). Bureau of Narcotics.
Employee list request.
F 62: Treasury, Department of the (1954). Comptroller, Office of the: Individual requests.
Correspondence: re: lost insurance policy and savings account of a constituent.
F 63: Treasury, Department of the (1954). Customs, Bureau of: Individual requests.
Correspondence: re: clarification of tariff laws with respect to duty rendered on clothing shipped from Korea to the United States; deportation of illegal cattle back to Mexico.
F 64: Treasury, Department of the (1954). Internal Revenue Service: General.
Correspondence: re: requests for publications of new tax laws.
F 65: Treasury, Department of the (1954). Internal Revenue Service: Individual requests and cases.
Correspondence: re: information request on "offer in compromise"; tax refunds.
F 66: Treasury, Department of the (1954). Internal Revenue Service: Internal Revenue Code.
Correspondence: re: purported discrepancies in the Internal Revenue Code (includes copy of lawsuit and judgement as an example).
F 67: Treasury, Department of the (1954). Internal Revenue Service: Personnel.
Correspondence: re: one tax collector whose job is threatened by cutbacks and on collector whose been accused of discrimination against blacks and poor people.
F 68: United Nations (1954). General.
Correspondence: re: requests for data on the United Nations; questionnaire answers; copy of the United Nations Charter.
F 68b: United States Civil Service (1954). Various correspondence.
F 69: Veterans Administration (1954). Home Loans.
Correspondence: re: consolidation of Veterans Administration Loan Department with the Federal Housing Administration Loan Department; direct veteran loans; more loan program and insurance matters.
F 70: Veterans Administration (1954). Personnel
Correspondence: re: notice of appointment of a new manager of the regional office of the Veterans Administration.
F 71: Veterans Administration (1954). Policy Questions.
Correspondence: re: death claims by survivors of veterans; black G.I. benefits; and optometrists in the Veterans Administration.
F 72: Veterans Administration (1954). Veterans of Foreign Wars Program.
Correspondence: re: major objectives of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
F 73: Agriculture, Department of (1955). General: Programs and Policies.
a. Correspondence: re: problems facing the small farmer; costs of equipment used on farms; invitations to programs and seminars related to farming and forestry; selection of pilot counties for government programs; criticism of legislators in actions; and appointment of an official to the seed research and marketing advisory committee.
b. Booklet: Landbouw - Economist Institvut, Netherlands: "Work and Research Methods of the Agricultural Economics Research Institute in the Netherlands." (April 1951).
c. Article: Robert M. Harris: "A Solution For the Farm and Agricultural Problem."
d. Policy, United States Tariff Commission: "Section 22 of the Agricultural Act, as amended, and Section 8 (a) of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1951." (October 1953).
F 74: Agriculture, Department of (1955). General: Requests and Other General Correspondence.
Correspondence: re: government contracts for acquisition of surplus butter; drought stricken states; agricultural census; varieties of roses; apricot nectar from California; and registration of insecticide with the United States Department of Agriculture; repackaging of government owned butter.
F 75: Agriculture, Department of (1955). Agricultural Marketing Service: Animal Products.
a. Correspondence: re: production and promotion of pork.
b. Regulations: Department of Agriculture: "Regulations Under the Packers and Stockyards Act as Amended." (February 6, 1945).
c. Booklet: Department of Agriculture: "Animals and Animal Products." (July 22, 1954).
d. Act of Congress: "Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921," (approved August 15, 1921).
F 76: Agriculture, Department of (1955). Agricultural Marketing Service: Commodity Surpluses and Distribution.
Correspondence: re: distribution of flour and corn meal to schools; distribution of surplus commodities; marketing surplus peaches and surplus butter.
F 77: Agriculture, Department of (1955). Agricultural Research Service.
Correspondence: re: brucellosis control in cattle; allocation of federal funds for control of bangs disease; and vesicular exanthema eradication.
F 78: Agriculture, Department of (1955). Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office.
Correspondence: re: reduction in value of basic crops in 1955; assistance in seeding alfalfa crops, consolidation of county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Offices; summary of Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Offices for Oklahoma County; increase in cotton and peanut allotments; federal support for drought stricken areas; and assistance in clearance of land.
F 79: Agriculture, Department of (1955). Castor Bean Programs.
Correspondence: re: castor bean production program; price supports for castor beans; Agriculture Yearbooks.
F 80: Agriculture, Department of (1955). Commodity Stabilization Service.
Correspondence: re: eligibility requirements for new cotton and peanut farms; rice storage; rice for cotton exchange with Italy; insurance premiums; loan information on certain commodities.
F 81: Agriculture, Department of (1955). Cotton Programs.
Correspondence: re: cotton storage space; increase in peanut and cotton allotments; overall condition of the American Cotton Industry.
F 82: Agriculture, Department of (1955). Extension Programs.
F 83: Agriculture, Department of (1955). Farmers Home Administration: Reorganization plans and projects.
Correspondence: re: complaints about the organization and operation of the Farmers Home Administration in New Mexico; rejection of housing projects; and reorganization of field personnel in the Farmers Home Administration.
F 84: Agriculture, Department of (1955). Farmers Home Administration: Constituent Loan Applications.
Correspondence: re: loan applications for various purposes.
F 85: Agriculture, Department of (1955). Farmers Home Administration: Individual Problems.
Correspondence: re: Impoundment of retirement benefits; transfer and decrease in grade of federal employee; re-employment rights of federal employees; transfer of positions.
F 86: Agriculture, Department of (1955). Federal Land Bank: Soil Bank Programs.
a. Correspondence: re: surplus of cattle; soil bank program.
b. Handbook: Farm Credit Administration: "The Farm Credit District of Wichita." (December 1953).
F 87: Agriculture, Department of (1955). Federal Land Bank: Requests.
Correspondence: re: transactions of stock in the Federal Land Bank; appraisal of mineral rights on land.
F 88: Agriculture, Department of (1955). Forest Service: Requests for data and general.
Correspondence: re: employment question; timber sale; forest conservation exhibit; growth of walnuts; and report copy showing use of drought relief funds on the Ouachita National Forest.
F 89: Agriculture, Department of (1955). Forest Service: McCurtain County Land Utilization Project.
Correspondence: re: alleged illegalities in auctioning of lumber; maintaining McCurtain County Land Utilization Project under the Department of the Forest Service; sale of federal lands to private individuals.
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Carl Albert Collection Box List
Carl Albert Collection Description


text: On May 5, 2011, about 1730 mountain daylight time an Air Tractor AT-402A airplane, N5192F, impacted terrain after descending from cruise flight near Arriba, Colorado. The commercial pilot received serious injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 agricultural flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was not operating on a flight plan. The airplane departed a private airfield about 1630.A witness observed the airplane at a low altitude heading in a southeasterly direction. Shortly after that, the airplane impacted the ground at a high rate of speed. The witness also noted that the airplane was not performing aerial application at the time.The first responders were able to assist the pilot from the airplane. The pilot was hospitalized and could not remember the details of the flight.A Federal Aviation Administration Inspector responded to the accident site, which was a wide open flat field used for farm crops and no trees or obstacles in the vicinity. The airplane had extensive damage to the airframe and no postcrash fire. All components of the airplane were accounted for at the accident site. The wreckage was recovered and a follow-up exam conducted at a salvage yard. Examination of the wreckage at the salvage yard revealed control continuity and no pre-impact abnormalities with the airframe. A visual examination of the propeller revealed that all three blades had similar bends and marks. One propeller blade had about 6-inches of the blade tip torn off. Two blades were curled towards the non-cambered side with polishing of the blades. The third blade had multiple bends. The signatures and marks on the three-bladed propeller are consistent with engine power at the time of the accident.A SOTLOC global positioning system (GPS) data card was removed from the airplane and forwarded to the NTSB Vehicle Recorders Laboratory for data extraction. Review of the SATLOC data for the accident date started near Arriba, Colorado, at 1536:40 mountain standard time [the time has not been corrected for daylight savings]. The data tracked the airplane in a northwest direction, before the airplane appeared to work an area with multiple back-n-forth tracks. An individual track was then identified as the airplane headed in an easterly direction. The data revealed the airplane was at an altitude of about 5,300 (mean sea level) and an airspeed of 140 knots. The altitude remained about the same until approximately one minute before the data ends at 1626:27. About 1625:00, the airplane started a descent from 5,300 feet and ended at an altitude of about 5,033 feet. According to Google Earth, the elevation of the ground in the general vicinity of the accident site was about 5,080 feet. In the last two minutes of data, the airplane increased its speed from about 140 knots to 158 knots, when the data ends.


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Wednesday, 18 September 2013 08:28
Cub Scout Pack 3 Open House
Wednesday, September 18
Men's Club Meeting
Thursday, September 19
Friday, September 20
North Hempstead Day
Munsey Park Cub Scout Pack 3 is holding an Open House recruitment meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Manhasset. Pack 3 serves boys attending Munsey Park Elementary School, grades 1 - 5. Boys and parents are welcome at this informational meeting to learn more about scouting and all of the exciting activities planned for the upcoming year. For more information and to see photos of past events, please visit Pack 3's website: http://sites.google.com/site/manhassetpack3cubscouts
The Men's Club of The Congregational Church of Manhasset will host special guest speaker Grorge Maragos. For more information contact Frank Dotyler at 516-627-9191.
The Annual North Hempstead Day commences at 10am at Mary Jane Davies Park in Manhasset. Students from throughout the town join together for this special day to experience the Town of North Hempstead's history during a live performance by our elected officials. Learn more about town's rich history including the reenactment of North Hempstead's split from the Town of Hempstead.
Come watch must lessons and group classes at the MILI located at 90 Plandome Rd. Reservations are necessary, please call 627-7052 to reserve your space.
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults is hosting its 17th annual walk-a-thon. This year a run component has been added to our event! Registration and start point for Helen's Run/Walk is at the Sands Point Park & Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point, N.Y. Check in and registration is 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., start- 9 a.m. Registration fee is $25; the day of event is $35. Event is limited to 400 participants; early. Register online at www.active.com or for further information please visit www.hknc.org or call 516-944-8900, ext. 1310. Race timing by FINISH LINE Road Race Technicians of Port Washington. There will be age group awards. Each registration includes one t-shirt and refreshments. *Individuals of all ages and disabilities are welcome to participate.
The schools of St. Mary will be holding an Open House for prospective parents of children entering elementary, junior and high school. For more information on the elementary or junior high school call 516-627-0184 or www.stmary11030.org ; the high school call 516-627-2711 or visit www.stmary.ws/highschool.
The Town of North Hempstead's Annual Kids Safety Day from 4pm to 6pm at Mary Jane Davies Park in Manhasset. This event offers unique safety tips for children and their families. This year's activities and events include: public safety zones from the fire department and police department, child car seat safety checks, North Hempstead Child Safety I.D. kits and safety information on bike helmets, pets and the internet.
The BOE will hold its regular bi-weekly meeting at 8 p.m. in Manhasset High School.
Pumpkins will be available for sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in front of Manhasset Secondary School front field. Pumpkins, gourds and corn stalks will be sold at prices starting at $5. All proceeds will be donated to the charitable choice of the Manhasset elementary schools' student councils and to the high school's best buddies program.
The reunion will be held at the Port Washington Yacht Club on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 6:30-11:30 p.m. Register for the event online at the St. Mary's Alumni Association website www.stmarys.ws/alumni.
The 16th Annual Craft And Fine Art Festival at the Nassau County Museum Of Art, Roslyn Harbor. Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Manhasset Rotary hosts a one ring circus at Memorial field across from the commuter parking lot at the Manhasset train station. Children under 12 are free. Pre-sale tickets $10. Available at Citibank 66 Bayview Ave., Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate 154 Plandome Rd., Coldwell Banker 600 Plandome Rd., At&T Ranger Wireless 376 Plandome Rd., Daniel Gale-Sotheby International 364 Plandome Rd., Nancy Morris State Farm Insurance 22 Bayview Ave.
The Men's Club of The Congregational Church of Manhasset will host special guest speaker Tom Suozzi, candidate for Nassau County Executive. For more information contact Frank Dotyler at 516-627-9191.
The Congregational Church will offer a concert featuring the music of Stephen Sondheim and George and Ira Gershwin, milestones in the world of American musical theater, will be performed by the Chancel Choir and soloists of The Congregational Church of Manhasset at 3 p.m. The concert is under the direction of Craig Tocher, with piano accompaniment by Judith Feuss and Craig Tocher. Requested donation: $15. Light refreshments served. The church is located at 1845 Northern Boulevard, Manhasset. For more information call 516-627-4911.
The Munsey Park Garden Club invites the community to a program and clinic on 'Successfully Growing African Violets' at 1 p.m., at Manhasset Public Library. Bring in your ailing violets for diagnosis and a care plan from speakers Jeanne Maier and Muriel Fasullo of the Long Island African Violet Society. The Munsey Park Garden Club welcomes new members from Manhasset and surrounding communities. Visit www.munseyparkgardenclub.org or call 516-365-7167 for more information.
The Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations meets at 8 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month, September through June, in Town Hall in the law library.
The Village of Munsey Park Board of Trustees meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m., Village Hall, 1777 Northern Blvd., Munsey Park.
North Hills Board of Trustees meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 8 p.m. at the Village Hall, One Shelter Rock Rd., North Hills.
Plandome Board of Trustees meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 8 p.m. at the Plandome Village Hall, 65 South Dr., Plandome.
Plandome Manor Board of Trustees usually meets at 8 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month at the Village Hall, 55 Manhasset Ave., Manhasset.
The Board of Commissioners of the Manhasset-Lakeville Water and Fire District has a fall/winter/spring schedule of public official meetings. The board will meet every Tuesday and Thursday at 5 p.m. every month beginning September 10 to discuss the weekly business of the district. All meetings will be conducted in the boardroom at the district office, 170 East Shore Rd., Great Neck, unless other publicly notified. Regular office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The board is available daily to respond to concerns, questions, and issues of district residents pertaining to water or fire district matters. Special arrangement or appointments can be made through Barbara Pisani at 516-466-4416, ext. 704.
The Plandome Heights Board of Trustees usually meets at 8 p.m. on the first Monday of the month at the Plandome Heights Village Hall, 37 Orchard St. Contact the village office at 627-1136 to confirm the schedule. Any individual requiring special assistance to attend should notify the village clerk at least 48 hours in advance.
The Flower Hill Village Board meets on the first Monday of every month at 8 p.m. at the Village Hall, One Bonnie Heights Rd., Flower Hill.
The Manhasset Park District Board of Commissioners meets on Mondays at 6:15 p.m., the second and fourth Monday of the month at the Manhasset Park DistrictOffice at 62 Manhasset Ave., Manhasset, unless otherwise publicly notified. These meetings are open to the public.
Friday, 17 January 2014 00:00
Negotiations are currently underway between the Village of Farmingdale and members of the local CSEA labor union. After a closed door executive session meeting, on Jan. 6, village trustees met with members of the labor counsel to iron out terms of a new contract proposal, which they said will hopefully meet the fancy of union leaders.
"We have sent our proposals out there," said Farmingdale Mayor Ralph Ekstrand, "we are just waiting for the CSEA membership to approve it."
Thursday, 12 December 2013 00:00
A new Child Care Centerfor children ages eight weeks through Pre-K—opened at Farmingdale State College this week, which will be open to the community and the college campus.
"The College owes a great deal of thanks to everyone involved in this project," said Farmingdale State College President Hubert Keen. "This center provides a safe and nurturing environment for the children of our students, faculty and staff.
Especially for our students, the availability of quality child care can determine whether or not they are able to complete their education."
Thursday, 28 November 2013 00:00
On Saturday, November 9, the MHS Girls Swim Team competed in the Nassau County Team Championships. After a strong preliminary performance on Friday, the girls had their sights set on swimming even faster on Saturday at the finals. On Friday, Manhasset qualified 14 individual swims in the top 10 and all three relays. The team also had an additional 7 swims in the consolation finals (places 11-20). On Saturday, the top 20 individuals and relays compete in each event, all finishers scoring points towards their team total.
In the championship's opening event, the 200 yd. medley relay team from Manhasset set the tone for what turned out to be a historic day in Manhasset Girls Swimming. The relay team of Grace Kenlon, Allegra Sodi, Megan Smith and Meredith Johnson finished third and set a new school record time of 1:51.96, also qualifying for the New York State Championships.
Thursday, 28 November 2013 00:00
The Indians' regular season came to a close recently, but not before the boys locked up several more post-season honors to complete a highly successful campaign that brought an undefeated season as well as Division and Conference Championships. Manhasset headed into the post-season with high aspirations and battled it out with rival Wantagh High School for two weekends in a row—at both the Class Country Championships and the State Qualification race—coming up just short on both occasions, but achieving many milestones along the way.
Champions for Charity
Thursday, December 5
Mens' Club Luncheon
Thursday, December 5
Holiday Tree Lighting
Friday, December 6
1959: The Year The Music Stopped Playing
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