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When I was approached to be a partner in the first ever Beer Marketing Awards, the thing that sold it to me was that there were categories that appeal to brewers of any size.
There's a misconception in some quarters of the beer world that marketing is by definition a bad thing, which is a bit like saying breathing is evil because some people say mean things when they do.
Marketing is essential for any brewery, of any size. And what's exciting just now is that just as beer itself has been revolutionised, so has the way in which it engages people and builds relationships with them.
Gone are the days when an ad by Heineken or Carling in the middle of Coronation Street would be seen by every drinker who wasn't already in the pub. TV ads aren't as good as they were because regulations have been tightened and marketers are more cautious. Some individuals in the craft beer movement have more followers on Twitter than the world's biggest beer brands. The rules of design have been broken. And while budget will always separate big from small, you can get noticed without spending anything at all if your idea is good enough. But does telly still have a role to play? Can sponsorship be something useful rather than simply being an irritant? Of course.
Across all marketing disciplines, there' a lot of crap, but the good stuff shines out from it. By celebrating the good, we hopefully encourage more people to do better marketing. So I couldn't wait to see what our shortlist would look like. And here it is:
Best Branding or Design (Sponsored by Co.Bir)
- Beavertown
- BrewDog
- Daniel Thwaites Brewery for Crafty Dan
- Thornbridge and Waitrose, with BrewUK - 'Homebrew Challenge'
- Ales by Mail - 'Beer Advent Calendar'
- Duvel Moortgat, Vedett Extra Blond - 'Vedett Extra'
Best Use of Sponsorship (Sponsored by Dark Star)
Best Public Relations Campaign
Best Stunt or Event (Sponsored by Charles Wells)
Best Business-to-Business Campaign (Sponsored by Ella Communications)
Best use of Social Media (Sponsored by Poppleston Allen)
Best Print Advertising Campaign (Sponsored by Britain's Beer Alliance)
Best Broadcast Advertising Campaign (Sponsored by Craft Beer Co.)
Best Integrated Campaign (Sponsored by the BII)
- Budweiser - 'FA Cup Open Trials'
- Carling - 'World Cup ITV Coverage'
- Estrella Damm - 'Gastronomy Congress'
Best Public Relations Campaign
- Britain's Beer Alliance - 'There's a Beer For That'
- Greene King Old Speckled Hen - 'Old Speckled Christmas'
- Marston's Pedigree - 'Making Local PR Count'
Best Stunt or Event (Sponsored by Charles Wells)
- Greene King - 'Charity Ball'
- Sol - 'Sol Street Food'
- Wychwood Hobgoblin - 'Hobgoblin Roadshow'
Best Business-to-Business Campaign (Sponsored by Ella Communications)
- Butcombe Bottle Ales - 'Premium Bottled Ale Report'
- Carlsberg - 'Crafted'
- Heineken - 'Our Shout'
- BeerBods - '#BeerBods'
- Brew Dog - '#MashTag'
- Estrella - '#EstrellaLife'
- Trooper by Robinsons and Maiden Brews - 'Trooper Tracker'
- Belhaven Best - 'To a Pint'
- Fuller's London Pride - 'Made of London'
- Old Speckled Hen- 'Seek Out Something Different'
- Britain's Beer Alliance - 'There's A Beer For That'
- Old Speckled Hen - 'Seek Out Something Different'
- Shepherd Neame Spitfire - 'Bottle of Britain'
- Britain's Beer Alliance - 'There's A Beer For That'
- Marston's Pedigree - 'Live a Life of Pedigree'
- Purity Brewing - 'Cycling'
We'll also be giving out an award for 'Outstanding Individual Contribution' (sponsored by Charles Faram) and an overall Grand Prix, chosen from the category winners and sponsored by Boutique Beers by Matthew Clark, our event partner and title sponsor.
It's probably no surprise that the regional brewers dominate many categories, as they have decent budgets but not enough to just blanket everywhere. We're very happy some global brewers have joined in as in marketing they set the pace, and spend most of the money in the category. We didn't get as many entries from smaller brewers as we'd perhaps hoped - this may have something to do with the entry fee, which we couldn't avoid having in our start-up year but may be up for review in future.
When I look at 'Best Integrated Campaign' and see a pan-industry initiative funded by big global brewers, a campaign from one of Britain's largest cask ale brands and another from a small but rapidly growing craft brewer; or 'Best Social Media' being fought out between a regional, a world beer owned by one of the big global brewers, a campaign by a craft beer brand built through social media and a club set up by a craft beer fan, I know we succeeded in what we set out to achieve in these awards. Any brewer of any size can do good - or bad - marketing.
The awards evening is at the Old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane, East London, on Tuesday 14th April. Tickets are available here. We're keeping formalities to a minimum, with not a black tie to be seen, a short awards presentation, a few street food carts, some great beers on tap and a DJ till midnight. Just as the awards seek to celebrate all beer, so the event itself will allow the whole industry to get together to enjoy a drink and a chat.
If you're a journalist who wants to cover the event, please contact me to talk about press tickets. If you're a finalist who hasn't yet booked, you get one place free or a discounted table rate.
It's been a long old awards season this year - which you have to expect if you organise a brand new awards scheme from scratch I suppose. I'm looking forward to this event so much (though I've got an awful lot of work to do writing my awards presentation speech). Afterwards, I'm going to surprise everyone by actually writing about beer, pubs and cider on this blog
But if this focus on the way beer is sold persuades just one brewer to put as much thought into how their beer is presented as to how it tastes, if it stops one company from doing crude, lazy, sexist or embarrassing marketing and encourages them to do something more thoughtful instead, it will all have been worthwhile.


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Street Fair Saturday
The 2nd Annual Pleasure Point Street Fair will take place 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday on Portola Drive between 38th Avenue & 41st Avenue.
Organized by the Pleasure Point Business Association, which has 90 members, the event will include live music, a skate contest, local vendors selling art and food and a beer garden. Bands include The Shapes, Phoenix Rising, Stock Shop, Coffee Zombie Collective, Gary Gates Band, D'Oh Bros, U-Turn and Snake Skin Boots. Mariposa's Art, a program of the Santa Cruz Arts Council, will offer an art activity for children.
Last year, some 3,000 people attended. This year, part of the proceeds will go to the Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group.
The event is free and open to the public, with a bike valet available. For information, visit pleasurepointstreetfair.com.
Greenhouse growers host open house Saturday
Free flower farm tours will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Participating in 5th Annual Monterey Bay Greenhouse Growers Open House are: California Pajarosa, 133 Hughes Road, Watsonville, Kitayama Brothers, 481 San Andreas Road, Watsonville, and in Aromas, McLellan Botanicals, 2352 San Juan Road, and Four Winds Growers, 238 Carpinteria, plus Succulent Gardens, 2133 Elkhorn Road, Castroville.
There is no specific start point for the tour and no reservations are necessary. For a map, visit www.montereybayfarmtours.org

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By Alan Duffy
Arsenal 0-1 Monaco – Friendly – 3rd August 2014
Arsenal failed to build on their impressive 5-1 win against Benfica on the first day, instead going down 1-0 to Monaco as Valencia ultimately went on to the win the tournament.
Arsene Wenger played a lot of his big guns, with Olivier Giroud, Laurent Koscielny and Mikel Arteta all starting, with Mathieu Debuchy and Alexis Sanchez making their first starts.
However, it was Monaco who would net the only goal of the game, courtesy of a fit-again Falcao who headed home in the first-half. The fact that the Colombian superstar was left unmarked to nod home the goal won't have pleased Wenger or his assistant Steve Bould.
After the break, sub Chuba Akpom should have won a penalty when he was felled by Monaco 'keeper Danijel Subasic, only for referee Martin Atkinson to erroneously award a free-kick outside the box.
Ultimately, while the Gunners failed to win the game and the tournament, the two games at the Emirates will have given the Arsenal squad much-needed game time ahead of next weekend's Community Shield clash with Man City.
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TCC AIDS Fund presenting Mr., Miss Big Thickette Sunday at the Round-Up
The Turtle Creek Chorale AIDS Fund Inc. will host its annual fundraiser at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 22 at Round-Up, 3912 Cedar Springs Road.
The AIDS Fund, a nonprofit now in its 15th year, provides emergency financial assistance to people impacted by the disease who are members of volunteer or professional vocal groups based in Dallas County.
The fundraiser will feature the Miss Big Thickette and Mr. Big Thickette competitions, with winners advancing to Miss Charity America and Mr. Charity America.
"We're looking at five vying for the title of miss, and three vying for the title of mister," said Michael Bradley, CEO and president of the TCC Aids Fund. "It's just basically having a lot of fun and raising money and supporting a good cause."
Tickets are $10 for reserved seats or $5 at the door. For more information, call Bradley at 214-394-9064.
Hope for Peace, Justice, to host candidates during COH services
Hope for Peace and Justice will host a Candidates Day during the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. morning worship services at Cathedral of Hope on Sunday, April 22.
The organization issued invitations to participate in all of the races to be determined in the May 12 elections, and has received confirmation from candidates in the Dallas mayoral and City Council races, as well as the Dallas County School Board election.
"The turnout for our first Candidates Day, held last November, was tremendous," said the Rev. Michael Piazza, president of Hope for Peace and Justice. "One of the reasons that Cathedral of Hope founded [the organization] was to ensure that the voices of progressive people of faith are heard by politicians and our civic leaders. It is appropriate for those who want to lead our city to worship with us and experience the values of our families firsthand."
Trinity Presbyterian planning concert to help replace AIDS agency's wrecked van
Trinity Presbyterian is planning a concert to help replace AIDS Interfaith's wrecked van.
The Turtle Creek Chorale Chamber Chorus, the Women's Chorus of Dallas, the Oak Lawn United Methodist Church Chancel Choir and the Trinity Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir will all perform April 29 in a special concert to raise funds to help replace the AIDS Interfaith Network's wheelchair-accessible van that was damaged recently in an accident.
The concert, titled "Turtles and More at Trinity," will be held at 3 p.m. at the Trinity Presbyterian Church, 901 N. Zang Blvd.
For more information, contact Wayne Davis, director of music for Trinity Presbyterian via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone at 214-683-6834.
MCC of Greater Dallas presenting "Elements Of Nature" exhibit
The Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Dallas will present an exhibit featuring images from Dallas fine art photographer Bob Munro's "Sacred Pause" Collection from Sunday, April 22, through Sunday, May 27.
Starting on Earth Day, Sunday April 22, the church's pastoral leadership will incorporate Munro's images in the Sunday worship services to illustrate how individuals can find the sacred in the ordinary, everyday elements that surround them.
Monroe's exhibit features framed photographs from his trips to Europe, Hawaii, Italy, New Mexico, New Orleans and the Pacific Coast. For this exhibit, he selected images that celebrate sacred places near and far, and the spiritual landscapes that exist around everyone. His photographs contain religious icons and symbols as well as serene landscapes and exotic places in nature.
Application deadline approaching for UNT's scholarship for GLBT students
The application deadline for the University of North Texas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally (GLBTA) Scholarship in Honor of Mary Finley and Dan Emenheiser is April 30. The scholarship is given to a student who is either a new, transfer or continuing undergraduate student at UNT.
The GLBTA scholarship was endowed in December 2004 by UNT staff member Sue Young. It is named in honor of Mary Finley, the assistant director of the UNT University Union and a 20-plus year UNT staff member, and the late Dan Emenheiser, UNT's director of diversity education who died in June 2006.
Finley and Emenheiser co-founded the UNT Ally program in 1999 to help create an environment free of discrimination and harassment for the GLBT community at UNT.
Donations to the scholarship, which are tax deductible, can be made to the UNT Foundation by referencing the GLBTA Finley/Emenheiser Scholarship. For additional information about donations call 1-800-868-1153 or visit www.unt.edu/development.
Scholarship applications are available at www.unt.edu/ally.
For more information on the GLBTA scholarship, please contact Minerva Correa, interim director of diversity education at 940-565-2456.
Cathedral of Hope to mark Earth Day by sponsoring Ecology Awareness Fair
The Cathedral of Hope will observe Earth Day on Sunday, April 22 by sponsoring "Creation Celebration," an ecology awareness fair, immediately following the 11 a.m. service.
The Rev. Dr. Jo Hudson, rector and senior pastor, will begin the morning by preaching on "Something About Creation" at both the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. services.
Sponsored by the church's secular Order of St. Francis and St. Clare, the fair will include tables at which people can learn about environmental care, recycling programs and the greening of the church and new chapel.
There also will be a planting station for guests to pot and take home spider plants and begonias from the gardens of order members. The Cathedral of Hope will also introduce cell phone and ink cartridge recycling programs.
All events are free and open to the public. The church is located at 5910 Cedar Springs Road.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition, April 20, 2007.


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A 6-0 win at Stansted left Witham Town needing just seven points from their final six games to lift the Essex Senior League title.
Leaders Town extended their unbeaten league run to 23 games and maintained their record of not losing away from home this season thanks to a hat-trick from John Watson, a brace by Billy Hunt and a goal from Sam Taylor.
See the paper this week for a full round-up of the latest news and views from Spa Road.


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Lincoln Police arrested a man bragging about being a member of the "Bloods" gang.
Thirty-two year-old Ramel Perkins was arrested around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday for felony possession of a firearm and possession of a stolen firearm, among other charges.
The arrest stems from an incident last Wednesday when police said Perkins bragged about gang ties to a security guard at Russ's Market near 17th and Washington.
Police said the security guard told them the suspect lifted his shirt, revealed what he said are gunshot wounds and claimed the Bloods were "shooting up people all over the city."
Early Tuesday morning, officers noticed a man near 17th and Washington that matched the description of Perkins.
When they attempted to contact him, he ran off through the area and got in a vehicle. As police chased him, they noticed the man emptying his pockets. Police quickly stopped the vehicle, and found Perkins had six bullets in his front pocket.
When police retraced the route, they found a cell phone and a loaded Smith & Wesson 357 Magnum Revolver that was reported stolen out of Omaha last summer.
Perkins is a transient and convicted felon from Wisconsin.
Police say the Bloods are in the top five of members and associates in the Lincoln and Omaha areas.


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Most Of The "Hot" Houston Restaurants From Five Years Ago Are Closed
Radical Eats' original location was in Northside Village. After a move to Montrose, the restaurant closed.
Photo by Carla Gomez
Some diners are notoriously fickle when it comes to restaurant choices. They barnstorm the new hot place for a few months and then are off to the next one. Because of this and many other factors, the restaurant business is hard. That's common knowledge. It may, however, be even more challenging to survive than people think.
Looking back at former Houston Press restaurant critic Katharine Shilcutt's list of the ten best new Houston restaurants in 2011 leads to a shocking revelation: after five years, six have already closed. The factors that ensure endurance—a steadfast customer base, stable ownership, reasonable lease costs and loyal employees—likely weren't present in many cases.
Here's a look at the current status of the ten restaurants that were once on the top of the heap.
10. Radical Eats—Closed. Shilcutt praised owner-chef Staci Davis's original vegan Tex-Mex restaurant in Northside Village as "bringing a healthy, relatively inexpensive dining option to a low-income neighborhood." In 2013, Davis took over the Montrose space where Roots Bistro had just closed. The maneuver failed and Davis found herself closing her own restaurant not quite two years later.
These days, Davis has several concurrent projects. She'll soon be doing pop-up dinners and teaching cooking classes, including Thanksgiving- and tamale-themed classes at Etta's Little Kitchen at 4212 Downing in the Third Ward. She also hosts investigative reporting radio show "The Inner Side" on KPFT 90.1 FM every-other Thursday at 10:30 p.m.
Davis says that if she could have foreseen the future, she never would have moved Radical Eats from the original Northside Village location and would have bought it instead. "I listened to the wrong people. I had a broker tell me I could not stay, claiming if I repaired the roof I'd have to re-zone everything. Looking back, I'm not even sure that's true, but at the time people convinced me I had to move."
On a brighter note, Shilcutt also gave a shout-out to the Green Seed Vegan truck, which is still alive and well in a storefront at 4320 Almeda.
Xuco Xicana was called "El XX" for short. Chef Jonathan Jones's "greatest hits" live on at El Big Bad in downtown Houston.
Photo by Ginny Braud
9. Xuco Xicana—Closed. Chef Jonathan Jones's outstanding interior and coastal Mexican fare, which included beautiful ceviche, rib-sticking pozole and a variety of tender, spicy chicken wings, got plenty of acclaim from critics and on social media, but never seemed to charm the denizens of midtown. People seemed disconcerted at the menu changes at the former El Patio location, which was known for traditional Tex-Mex and blue margaritas. The company and Jones parted ways and the subsequent attempt to change the name back to El Patio proved that sometimes you can't go home again. It closed soon after, became Cook & Collins for about two years and is now Stoked Tacos & Tequila, which seems like a much better fit for the area.
The good news is that Jones brought some of his exemplary dishes to the menu of El Big Bad in downtown Houston. Those include the Jalisco "Wangs" and his outstanding ceviche. In the winter, keep an eye out for the pozole during weekend brunch.
El Big Bad isn't as funky as El Gran Malo was but the spirit lives on there.
Photo courtesy of El Big Bad
8. El Gran Malo—Closed. There's some synchronicity with number nine above. El Gran Malo was the predecessor to El Big Bad. People loved the funky interior and patio at 2307 Ella. The stories conflict on why, exactly, El Gran Malo closed in February 2014. It was as popular as as ever. What is known for sure is that Roost owner Kevin Naderi was the property landlord and, for whatever reason, El Gran Malo closed and the owners moved their operation downtown and became El Big Bad, which exists to this day. It soon hired chef Jonathan Jones (from Xuco Xicana, as noted above). Naderi opened the ill-fated Lillo & Ella in the space, which only survived about a year and four months. The building recently became home to casual eatery The Barking Pig.
Not only is the original Mala Sichuan still around, but a second location was opened in Montrose last year.
Photo by Phaedra Cook
7. Mala Sichuan, 9448 Bellaire—Open. Not only is Mala Sichuan in the International District still thriving, it spun off a second location in Montrose last year. Diners still flock to the original for Sichuan peppercorn-laden favorites like red oil dumplings, spicy crispy chicken and dan dan noodles. Be sure and ask about the wine list. The selection by Justin Vann of Public Services Wine & Whiskey complements the food beautifully.
London-style gastropub Queen Vic is one of only four of our ten best new restaurants that opened in 2011 and are still around.
Photo by The Queen Vic Pub & Kitchen
6. The Queen Vic Pub & Kitchen, 2712 Richmond—Open. The Queen Vic is still a great (if underrated) spot for beer and British-style Indian pub fare. Owners Rick and Shiva Patel went on to open a second location of his original Portugese eatery, Oporto, in Midtown. The newer one is named Oporto Fooding House and Wine and was the Houston Press pick for Best New Restaurant in 2015.
TQLA on Washington Avenue joined the ranks of the shuttered in November 2014.
Photo by Troy Fields
5. TQLA—Closed. Chef Tommy Birdwell's food at TQLA never got the respect it deserved, probably thanks in part to the fact that at the time Washington Avenue was a raucous party scene on the weekends. It was dangerous to even drive in the area for fear of hitting some drunk person who had wandered into the street. A restaurant named Commonwealth tried to make it in the same spot once TQLA closed but didn't survive long. Reader George G. Davis says Commonwealth's eviction notice is still taped to the door.Next Page
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By: Sal Cangeloso
Anyone who has been following the tech news lately knows that Microsoft has been taking a beating. In addition to the standard anti-Microsoft sentiments which we have come to expect from the blogosphere and the open source community, lately there has been a lot more Microsoft bashing than normal. There has been good reason for this though; recent problems have brought the company to a low point.
Aside from a botched release of the Xbox 360 and a general lack of innovation to their core lineup (like Office 2007), Microsoft has been hurting largely because of its setbacks with Vista. Originally expected to be one of the most forward-looking and innovative operating systems ever, Vista has been scaled back so much that will not be much more than an update to and repackaging of Windows XP. The fact that Vista's development has seen a number of delays is compounded by the fact that a successor to XP has been a long time coming (XP was released in October 2001). For some time the release was slated for the 2006 holiday season, but now it looks like consumers may not see it until the middle of 2007. This is not only disappointing for consumers, but it is a major blow to hardware vendors who were looking forward to Vista because, for most people, taking full advantage of its graphical abilities will require a new computer system.
I sincerely doubt that as big a deal would be made of the delays if people had more faith in the final product. As it stands now, Vista has had many of its exciting features stripped from it, for example WinFS. Also, it has a number of technologies which are poorly implemented, like DirectX10, or just plain late, like its "SuperFetch" pre-fetching. Worst of all, security and quality control issues are still looming.
It should be apparent by now that the outlook for Vista is not looking very good. Of course one day it will arrive and it will almost certainly be better than XP, but in the meantime, there are a lot of people who are left sitting on their hands.
In an article some time ago, I wrote how the release of Vista may actually be a good thing for the desktop Linux community. My reasoning at the time was that the rigorous hardware demands of Vista and its price could drive people to Linux. This seems to be doubly true now that Vista's intended feature set has become less impressive, it has been delayed, and there will be six pricing SKUs.
So what do the problems of Vista have to do with desktop Linux? In short, a lot.
Right now, with Vista and Microsoft garnering very low approval ratings, desktop Linux providers need to be more aggressive about their marketing and get their message to concerned consumers. This should not be thought of as kicking Microsoft when it's down, but the fact remains that lots of people, even dedicated MS fans, are disappointed with Windows and the company in general. It is an ideal time to present people with a viable option.
We all know that Vista is a going to be a commercial success and that sooner or later people are going to move to it in droves, but the old computers they are currently running XP on could be Linux computers, at least for those people who do not want to pay for the upgrade. Also, the people who are fed up with Microsoft could certainly be happy using Ubuntu or even something closer to home, like Linspire.
The question, of course, is how? How do consumers take that first step? How do they find out about alternative operating systems? There is no single response that can sufficiently answer this question, but consumer awareness should be considered the most important goal. This way people will be able to understand that Vista is not the only path and that efficiency and savings often go hand-in-hand with open source software.
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While major vendor support would be a great first step, it seems like the desktop Linux community has a long way to go before that happens. For the meantime, there are a few quality offerings though, ones which should be able to get some attention from casual computer users. For example, the Essential Koobox is an entry-level computer (AMD Sempron 2800+ processor, 256MB RAM, 40GB hard drive, 7200 RPM, CDRW, onboard network, video and sound) for just $299. Throw in a 17″ LCD and you are up to just $528. This computer may not be Vista-ready, but it can Linspire. This may not be everyone's favorite Linux distribution, but is certainly one which will be appropriate for a new user or one with basic demands. For those who know a bit more about computers, Koobox has higher end models and Dell offers their "N" line.
While desktop systems are important, the real effort should be made in the notebook segment. Here computers tend to age much more quickly and less gracefully, so the advantages of Linux can really be apparent. Wal-Mart and Linspire made a few headlines by offering an inexpensive laptop but this was just a first step. A campaign to get the laptop's people own now from XP to Linux would be a smart move, for example. If a company can produce and inexpensive laptop and get the word about it out, the consumers will follow.
The next twelve months or so are very important ones for the desktop Linux community. Thie time period will not make-or-break the cause but if handled well there could be major rewards. The growth of Firefox made it abundantly clear that a well planned, user supported marketing campaign can do wonders for free software. The Linux community should follow this example and take advantage of what is currently happening in the OS market. Consumers will be appreciative of a reprieve from the daily tortures of spyware, Internet Explorer, and Windows licensing fees.


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The continuing high unemployment rate is very sad. It will have many longtime repercussions, especially for older people who may never find a good job again. It marginalizes and discourages families for years to come. Many people are picking up any low-paying odd job they can to get through this hard time. But, even if these jobs pay into Social Security, benefits will be greatly reduced from what they would have been for people who will rely on them so heavily after retirement (think more food stamps and food banks needed).
Thirty-five years ago I was in a great struggle to provide for my family and got little, and more often no support, from my former husband. Luckily, at that time, the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program was available for people like me and gave us a chance to better our lives. The CETA program assisted disadvantaged, unemployed and underemployed people. I applied to nursing school, even though I was completely broke, knowing I had backup if I was accepted. I received a scholarship but would have been unable to take advantage of it without CETA. I would have had no money for transportation or other necessities without it.
Many other people were in the same boat at the time, just like now. This program enabled many of us to become tax-paying citizens with no further need for other government programs. This was wonderful!
It gave us a much needed sense of security. Life was still somewhat of a struggle, but I had a chance to spend a little time with my kids while they were growing up and gave them some pride in family. If women had made as much money as men, on average, families like us would have had a few of the comforts of life, but we were able to get the bare necessities, and I'm forever grateful for the wonderful CETA program. My children are also very grateful.
This is yet another example of our government putting off so many things, such as helping people today, and letting things snowball for the future. It shows how little so many wealthy politicians understand or care about such things as the needs of the struggling poor and future escalating problems that they personally won?t have to deal with. They'll be in lucrative lobbyist land by then.
You can be sure that my grandchildren also know about how much the CETA program meant to our family, and they take a great interest in politics as a result.
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Johannesburg – Orlando Pirates coach Augusto Palacios believes it is too soon to panic for the Soweto side after the triple Premier Soccer League (PSL) champions suffered a 3-0 drubbing by traditional rivals Moroka Swallows at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday night.
Palacios declared that there was no serious cause for concern in the Bucs' camp in spite of the semi-final elimination from the MTN8 tournament and the deflating defeat against Swallows.
"The club had similar hiccups in the previous two seasons," Palacios said.
"We still went on to capture three PSL titles each time around.
"We are presently in a similar position with an influx of new players and blending the new players into the existing squad and finding the right balance takes time and does not happen overnight."
Palacios admitted Pirates' finishing against Swallows was poor and believes this was responsible for the crushing defeat against their Soweto rivals.
"We had more clear-cut opportunities than our opponents, with only the Swallows goalkeeper to beat from close-range on five occasions," he said.
"But it was one of those games when nothing would go right in front of goal."
Palacios, however, said he was not pointing a finger at his players for the ineffective finishing.
"As a former player myself I know there are days when you seem jinxed and nothing is going right," he said.
"Pirates have the talent to do much better and it is all a matter of settling on the right blend and regaining the confidence that will come with it."
The Buccaneers failure to score in any of their last four matches – in which two have ended in goalless draws and the other two in 3-0 defeats – has left Pirates' supporters questioning the leadership of the defending champions.
Swallows, in contrast, are flying high and in increasing in confidence after beating their traditional rivals early in the campaign and qualifying for the MTN8 Final against SuperSport United.
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Tax system and reforms in Europe: Spain
This paper aims at discussing the main features of Spain's tax system, its recent reforms and those underway. The current state of the main taxes, their future reforms are studied starting from 1975, when Spain shifted to democracy. Direct taxes, indirect taxes and social security contributions are compared with the European average, trying to focus on the major changes from 1975 to 1999. The structure of the main taxes is surveyed, showing the recent reforms and the differences with the previous system. The analysis goes on observing the evolution of the tax burden from 1975 to 1997, looking at progressivity of the tax system, at the redistributive implications. Moreover, in this paper we analyse the process of fiscal decentralisation and the tax wedge in corporate and labour taxation. Finally, after a brief overview of the macroeconomic and budget framework, the paper assesses the fiscal reforms that have taken place during 1990s. The aim of these reforms was a more neutrality of the tax system and a reduction of disincentives to labour force participation, in tandem with an offset increase in VAT rates. Actually, the main tax reforms guidelines are a further reducing of the tax burden on labour, a promotion of tax neutrality across saving instruments and corporate tax regimes, and an improvement of decentralisation.
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BARGAIN hunters turned out as early as 5am to cash in on the start of the Boxing Day sales.
Shopping centres and department stores across Scotland were mobbed as retailers slashed prices in a bid to make up for slow trading during the year.
Thousands of shoppers flocked to stores, some of which opened at 6am yesterday, in a rush to grab cut-price goods.
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The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) – which has called on the Government to freeze business rates – called 2012 one of the most challenging years for sales.
However, there was little sign of that as people queued outside Braehead shopping centre near Glasgow an hour before stores opened at 6am.
General manager Peter Beagley said: "The Boxing Day tradition of hitting the shops to grab a bargain or two is very much alive and well.
"The early birds were up and out to catch the best deals and shoppers were queuing up at 5am waiting for stores to open.
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There were similar scenes at Union Square in Aberdeen which has had some of its busiest shopping days this month, with 1.2 million people through the centre before Christmas.
General manager Ryan Manson said: "The centre has been exceptionally busy since doors opened this morning and we saw queues outside stores including Next, Zara, Hollister and New Look. Shoppers are out in large numbers suggesting the in-store discounts and sales are generating lots of interest."
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Cranberry Swirl Loaf Recipe
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 package (1/4 ounce) quick-rise yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 to 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/3 cup butter, cubed
- 1 cup chopped fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, optional
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons cold butter, divided
- 1. In a large bowl, mix sugar, yeast, salt and 1 cup flour. In a small saucepan, heat water, milk and butter to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
- 2. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
- 3. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine cranberries, brown sugar and water. Cook over medium heat until cranberries are soft, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in butter, lemon juice and, if desired, walnuts. Cool.
- 4. Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; roll into a 20x10-in. rectangle. Spread filling to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan, arranging in a slight zigzag fashion to fit.
- 5. For topping, in a small bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in 1 tablespoon butter until crumbly. Melt remaining butter; brush over dough. Sprinkle with crumb mixture. Cover with a towel; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 40 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°.
- 6. Bake 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Carefully remove from pan to a wire rack to cool. Yield: 1 loaf (16 slices).
Recipe Note
Confectioners' Sugar Icing (optional): Mix 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 tablespoon milk. Drizzle over cooled bread. Cranberry-Caramel Icing (optional): Combine 1-1/2 cups cranberry juice and a cinnamon stick in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook until liquid is reduced to 1/2 cup. Reduce heat; remove cinnamon stick. Whisk in 1 cup Kraft caramel bits, 1/2 cup at a time, until melted. Remove from heat and stir in 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream; cool. Drizzle over cooled bread.
Nutritional Facts
1 slice (calculated without icing): 210 calories, 9g fat (4g saturated fat), 17mg cholesterol, 140mg sodium, 30g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.
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"I cheated and used the 'Hearty Six-Grain Mix from King Arthur Flour' and leftover roasted cranberry sauce to which I added chopped walnuts. I kept it savory by choice so skipped the glaze and topping. Inspirationally delicious! Will enjoy it with stew! Will make this again."
"I made this to take to work the other day. The loaf of bread was very heavy and I was worried it wasn't going to be good but when my coworker cut into it to try it, she absolutely loved it so I had to have a piece right away and she was right. It was so delicious. I really loved the crumb coating and glaze and it went so well with the tartness of the cranberries and the texture of the bread was very good too. I also loved it with the walnuts. The whole loaf was gone by the end of the day. I will definitely make this again. Thank you for sharing!"
"I was just browsing through some old magazines tonight and came across this one. This recipe is fantastic. The bread is so tender and the filling is a little tangy, perfect with the crumb topping."
"This loaf is amazing. I devoted a whole blog post to it so you guys can see the steps in pictures http://www.healthylivingrevelations.com/2014/03/08/cranberry-swirl-loaf-recipe/"
"I haven't made this yet, because I'm not sure which way I should zigzag the dough in the pan. can someone please help me. I have the cranberries ready to go!! It sounds like a 5 star."
"I'm new to yeast baking and although there are a lot of steps, I was able to easily follow this recipe and the results were excellent! I plan to serve this yummy coffeecake for the holidays as the red filling from the cranberries makes it very festive looking and it tastes delicious. I sliced and froze in ziploc bags. To serve I thawed at room temperature and reheated at very low setting on microwave for 10 seconds or so and it has that just baked flavor."
"This had anice flavor, and soft bread. Think next time I will leave out the nuts - they detract from this - at least in my opinion"
"I made this for the first time when it was first featured in Taste of Home at Christmas time several years ago and it has become a Christmas tradition in my kitchen to make multiple loaves and give them as gifts (one year, I prepared 8 in one day!) It's not the simplest bread to make, but the delicious taste is well worth the effort! This year, I am going to make it the standard way, as well as trying it in "cinnamon roll" form. I'm anxious to see how it turns out."
"Very Good!! Tastes like a danish, my kids and co-workers loved it :)"
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"My family and I LOVED this recipe. I was telling my friend about it on the phone and she was making it before we ever got off the phone- now it one of her family favorites also. My mother used to make something similar with cinnamon, but lost the recipe- I was so happy to have found this one."
"The bread seemed too much for a 9 x 5 x 3 pan. It was not done after 45 minutes. The next time I will split it up into two smaller loafs or one big loaf and one small. loaf. I used canned cranberries instead of fresh and that worked out great."
"I made this bread and it was beautiful! I don't eat eggs, so it was wonderful to find such a nice bread recipe with no egg in it. I'm making it again tonight but using walnut povitica filling so that I can make a traditional Croatian Christmas bread. But I'm going to keep making it with cranberry swirls, too. :)"
"LOVE this!!! I will make it again."
"It was a huge hit! I will be making it again."
"I double the amount of streusel topping but this is absolutely my favorite bread recipe and my family LOVES it!"
"Excellent and attractive! I made this when we had guests for Christmas. Everyone loved it. I left out the walnuts just because we prefer breads without nuts."
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"I Love LOVE LOVE this bread. Since it was in the magazine I have made probably 30 loaves. It is one of my families All Times Favorits. The only thing I do different is I use almonds instead of the walnuts."


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HONG KONG — Samsung Electronics unveiled its newest Galaxy Nexus smart phone Wednesday, the first to use the latest version of Google's Android operating system.
The new phone is seen as the Samsung-Google partnership's answer to Apple's iPhone 4S, which in less than a week on the market has sold more than 4 million units.
At a glitzy unveiling in Hong Kong, Google executive Andy Rubin said Android's latest "Ice Cream Sandwich" operating system demonstrates innovation "that works on phones and tablets and everything in between."
Rubin said features like Android Beam and Face Unlock showcased Ice Cream Sandwich's capabilities.
Android Beam allows transfer of data between two smart phones by holding them together, while Face Unlock uses facial recognition technology to activate smart phones, rather than conventional passwords.
Executives of South Korea's Samsung said the Galaxy Nexus will go on sale in November in the U.S., Europe and Asia, including China and Japan. They did not reveal the new smart phone's price or its sales volume targets.
Samsung and Taiwan's HTC Corp. are the biggest users of the Android platform, which is engaged in a furious competition with Apple's own operating system for market share in the rapidly expanding smart phone sector.


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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arriving to Yerevan, meeting in "Zvartnots" International airport. Transfer to the hotel. Support in check-in. Dinner. For visitors arriving in the morning - walking through Yerevan at nighttime. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 2: Khor Virap. Breakfast at the hotel. Trip to Khor Virap where can enjoy the spectacular view of the sacred Ararat Mountain - an immortal symbol of Armenia. According to ecclesiastic tradition Grigor Lusavorich (Gregory the Illuminator) - the founder of Christianity in Armenia - was imprisoned in the deep pit by the order of tsar Trdat III for 13 years. Gregory the Illuminator was exposed in spreading "alien religion". Today you can visit the pit. Don't miss the chance. Excursion to Noravank - a monastery of XII century situated among amazing sheer rocks on the bench of a twisty gorge. After that you'll enjoy your dinner in a grotto with a spirit of mystery and antiquity. On your way back You will visit Areni church of XIV century. The village of Areni is famous also for its excellent wine, which you are welcome to taste. Return to Yerevan. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 3: Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to Ejmiatsin and Zvartnots - centuries-old monuments, members of UNESCO World Heritage. Visiting the churches of 3 Virgins: church of Saint Hripsimeh (618), domical basilica of Saint Gayaneh (630, reconstructed in 1652) with its 3-arched vestibule (1983) and church of Shoghakat (1694). The Cathedral of Ejmiatsin is an official residence of Armenian Catholicos. Visiting Zvartnots - a Temple of Vigil Forces of XI century. Return to Yerevan. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 4: Breakfast at the hotel. Trip up to the top of Mount Aragats. The volcano Aragats is the main concentration of Armenia's water reserves. Just stop for a while next to the famous and so marvelous Lake Kari. The Lake Kari is located on 3190 meters-high so be ready to the changed in climate. Excursion to the monastic complex of Tegher. Round-up excursion through the whole territory of the monastery. Return to Yerevan. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 5: Breakfast at the hotel. Trip to the "Armenian Pearl" - Lake Sevan. Here you will taste famous Sevanian white-fish and ishkhan. Visiting the Sevan peninsula and so popular Hayravank monastery. Transfer to famous resort Dilijan. Round-up excursion through the Nature Reserve of Dilijan. Excursion to Haghartsin monastery, which became a great cultural and spiritual center of the region in XII century. Return to Yerevan. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 6: Breakfast at the hotel. Visiting Vernissage - an open-air fair of Armenian souvenirs where you will find something memorable. Having rest. Visiting Opera/Ballet in the evening for the additional fee. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 7: Haghpat. Breakfast at the hotel. Trip to Haghpat - a monastery of Lori region. You will see the major churches of its complex, vestibule, book depository, the bell-tower and refectory. Right after Haghpat excursion you will visit Odzun monastic complex rich in various monuments of different centuries. Excursion to the marvellous monastery of Sanahin. The exact date when the monastery was set up is not identified. Having visited the whole complex you will have a chance to see a house-museum of Anastas and Artem Mikoyan brothers situated next to the monastery. Return to Yerevan. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 8: Oshakan. Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to the Museum-Institute of ancient manuscripts Matenadaran. Road continues to Oshakan. The tomb of M. Mashtots, the creator of Armenian, Georgian and Caucasian alphabets is also here. The village is considered an open-air museum. Saint Mashtots churches, the monument to the perished in the battle of Oshakan, the monument to the Armenian alphabet are all here. To the north of Ashtarak the cupola of Moughni monastery complex will grasp your attention (dated from XVII century). Excursion to Saghmosavank – a monastery which is famous for its unique library and architectural phenomenon. Return to Yerevan. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 9: Monastery of Talin. Breakfast at the hotel. Trip to Talin to the monastery of Talin and many noble medieval monuments such as churches or khachkars. Don't mix its name with the capital of Estonia, where the spelling and the stress differ. Excursion to the monastery complex of Arutch. The first church was built here in 666. Further comes Mastara - a settlement within 10 km north from Talin, which stands out by its Surb Hovhannes (Saint John) temple, built in the last quarter of the 6th century by Grigor Vanakan. Return to Yerevan. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 10: Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to Garni and Geghard - 2 monuments that are included in UNESCO Heritage list. Trip to the spring-memorial to the Greatest Armenian poet Eghishe Charents. Here we stop to admire the picturesque view of Ararat valley and proud Ararat Mountain. Return to Yerevan. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 11: Breakfast at the hotel. Having rest. Our employees will advice you how to spend your free time more fruitfully. Banquet with live music in the evening. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 12: Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport 3 hours before flight. Support in airport check-in.
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The Montana House of Representatives recently voted to pass on to the Senate House Bill 198, which would give persons the right to use eminent domain to condemn private land once a corporation is granted a certificate under the Major Facilities Siting Act. If the Senate allows this bill to become Montana law, they set a dangerous precedent for the private property rights of all Montanans.
HB 198 would give the right of condemnation, without need for good-faith negotiations, to persons who will use the land they condemn to make a profit. The taking of property for a person's profit differs fundamentally from a governmental taking of property for the public's use. Why should Montana landowners have to subsidize these profits for other entities? The profits earned by these persons, who could be from another state or even country, will be exported from the state as surely as the energy that flows through their structures crossing Montana's landscape.
A delicate balance exists between private property rights and the need for public taking of such property through eminent domain. Eminent domain should be a last resort, used by a governmental agency or a person only when negotiations with the owner of the desired property have broken down. When the landowner has no ability to negotiate the taking of their property, for a profit-making venture by a non-governmental entity, it is inevitable that the market value of that property, for the purpose it is being taken, will not be realized. The "market value" that the takers of the property will assess will be based on current agricultural land uses, not the industrial use for which the land is taken, and won't consider the added liability and loss of control of the property to which the landowner is subjected after condemnation.
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 2012 Set List – Broomfield, Colo.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers kicked of their massive 2012 world tour last night (April 18) with the first of two shows in Broomfield, Colo., a suburb of Denver. The band burned through a 24-song set that included many of their most loved hits, as well of covers of songs by the Yardbirds and Petty's own Traveling Wilburys.
Fans got an idea of which direction the show would head in with the very first song, 'Listen to Her Heart' from the 1978 'You're Gonna Get It!' album. From there Petty went into three of his biggest hits, 'You Wreck Me,' 'I Won't Back Down' and 'Here Comes My Girl.'
Setlist.fm posted the entire 24 song itinerary (which is available below the video from the show) but it's not clear if those songs will be the prescription for all 27 shows listed on his official website. The encore included three songs, 'Mary Jane's Last Dance', 'Mystic Eyes' by the Van Morrison-fronted '60s group Them, and 'American Girl.' Four songs from the set list come from 'Mojo,' the band's most recent studio album.
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 2012 Set List – Broomfield, Colo.
'Listen to Her Heart'
'You Wreck Me'
'I Won't Back Down'
'Here Comes My Girl'
'Handle With Care' (Traveling Wilburys cover)
'Lovers Touch'
'I'm a Man' (Yardbirds cover)
'Something Big'
'Have Love Will Travel'
'Free Fallin"
'It's Good to Be King'
'To Find a Friend'
'Something Good Comin'
'Yer So Bad'
'Learning to Fly'
'I Should Have Known It'
'Good Enough'
'Don't Come Around Here No More'
'Running Down a Dream'
'Mary Jane's Last Dance'
'Mystic Eyes'
'American Girl'


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LXer: Using NVIDIA's VDPAU On Mobile Platforms
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We know that NVIDIA's Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix (VDPAU) works very well for exposing PureVideo capabilities on Linux. We have benchmarked VDPAU and found it to perform very well in that under Linux it's possible to play HD videos with a $20 CPU and $30 GPU thanks to this video acceleration method. VDPAU is the best video acceleration / decoding API on Linux and is widely adopted by various multimedia applications, which is all in contrast to AMD's XvBA and their troubled implementation. But how does VDPAU work on mobile devices? With the ASUS Eee PC 1201N that is built on NVIDIA's ION platform we ran a new set of VDPAU video playback tests.
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I know this issue has been dicussed many times before.. I ran out of Mil Serp. ammo two years ago, for my M1 Garand, I have been using American Eagle 150 gr. 30-06 Springfield. I'm not shooting as much, and not interested in buying bulk. I need some advice on what is safe these days, and best on line ammo dealer .. :confused:


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IDPA. Time vs. Accuracy
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the moments in a stage when you are not shooting actually waste most of the time. Learn a smooth draw and reload then work on making it faster. Move quickly but under control between positions. Don't waste time getting to the shooting.
As one Master class shooter says, it is not how fast you shoot, it is how fast you do the other stuff while you are not shooting. You can save seconds on target acqusition and transition and moves instead of tenths on the splits.
Yep - the OP asked about accuract/speed, but we'd be remiss if we didn't also point out that efficiency in movement is very important. Move fast, shoot slow is much more efficient than the opposite.
New shooters who shoot too fast for their ability outnumber those who shoot too slow by a factor of ten. I have personally doubled someone's ability in their first match by simply pointing out that those GMs in the squad really were seeing their sights for each of those shots and it was permissible for the new guy to slow down a little and focus on quality.
Watching other shooters or youtube vids can be a good learning experience if you watch how they move & when they shoot. It can take you down the wrong road entirely, however, if all you take in is their trigger speed.
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I'm a big Red Faction fan, I loved Guerilla and the GeoMod feature in this game, so I decided to give Armageddon a try. I've also liked the Saint's Row games that were developed by Volition. That being said, I knew what I was getting into beforehand that this wasn't an open world game like Guerilla and was a more contained 3rd person action game. There are positives and negatives about this design choice. The positive is that they can tell a much more focused and compelling story, which I believe that they did with this game. The drawback is that the game definitely feels like it's on rails compared to previous game.
The game puts you in the role of Darius Mason, distant relative of the protagonist from Red Faction Guerilla. Early in the game, humans on Mars are forced underground due to the destruction of the Terra Former that Mason and the Red Faction failed to prevent. Darius is then hired for a mining mission that goes terribly wrong and unleashes an alien force similar to the bugs in the movie Starship Troopers. The rest of the game is spent attempting to destroy this force and restore the Terra Former. From a gameplay standpoint, this game plays much like it's predecessor when Mason is on foot. The big addition is the ability to use the Nano Forge to fix parts of buildings that have been destroyed. Mason uses it to fix generators, bridges, walkways, etc. There are also sequences where you get to use mechs, tanks and even an airship that were pretty cool.
On the negative side, a significant amount of the missions and scenarios felt the same go to this area, destroy all the bugs in the area and move on. Couple that with the fact that there were only a few different types of enemies makes for some repetitive gameplay that got a little tedious towards the end. The Path to War DLC additions were fun, especially the Shard Gun.
Overall, I think this was a solid, slightly above average game (8.25) that refined some things from Red Faction Guerilla and told a more focused story. Personally, I preferred the open world with the sidequests that gave the game a nice change of pace when needed.