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ROCHESTER — Rochester Main Street volunteers, Investment Partners, Downtown Businesses and City Officials gathered at The Governor's Inn on Wednesday, Feb. 6 to celebrate six years of work in revitalization efforts in downtown Rochester and bestow the Annual Downtown Awards. Guests enjoyed refreshments, socializing and entertainment prior to the official program. The evening was sponsored by Frisbie Hospital and featured entertainment by Bill Cormier of "Just By Chance".
After a warm welcome from Board President Heather Tacconi, executive director Michael Provost presented a brief recap of 2012 before the awards ceremony. Downtown Awards were then presented by Chair Tacconi with the assistance of Vice Chair David Meulenbroek in the following categories: Community Partner - Rochester Police Department, Best New Sign - United Insurance/Foss & Came, Keeping Up Appearances - artstream studios & gallery, Golden Hammer Award - Stephen Brown Law Offices, Outstanding Volunteer - Dennis Ottino of First City Promotional Services, and Outstanding Board Member — Jeffrey Bisson.
Business of the Year
As always, the highlight of the evening was the announcement of the 2012 Downtown Business of the Year which went to Jetpack Comics, owned by Ralph DiBernardo. The evening concluded with door prizes and more socializing. Special thanks also go out to Heath Smith of HRS Computer Services who provided technical assistance for the evening.
The 2013 Officers for Rochester Main Street are: Board Chair — Heather Tacconi of Tacconi Law, Vice Chair — David Meulenbroek of Studley's Flower Gardens, Secretary — Jennifer Stimac of the Jenny-Wren Gallery and Treasurer — Jeffrey Bisson of Happy Pappy's Country Store. Rochester Main Street Board Members for 2013 are: Tracy Hayes — Rochester Police Department, Caitlyn Marble of Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, Dennis Ottino of First City Promotional Services, Judy Ouellette of Frisbie Memorial Hospital and Matthew Wyatt of the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts.
Rochester Main Street is always looking for volunteers and assistance in the downtown revitalization efforts. If you are interested in helping out then please contact the Rochester Main Street office at (603) 330-3208 or email email@example.com.


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Interaction Summary
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Gene Ontology Biological Process
Gene Ontology Molecular Function
External Database LinkoutsBioGRID ORCS | VEGA | OMIM | HGNC | Entrez Gene | RefSeq | UniprotKB | Ensembl | HPRD
Homo sapiens
pumilio RNA-binding family member 2
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Gene Ontology Molecular Function
Gene Ontology Cellular Component
External Database LinkoutsBioGRID ORCS | HGNC | OMIM | VEGA | Entrez Gene | RefSeq | UniprotKB | Ensembl | HPRD
Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-MS
An interaction is inferred when a bait protein is affinity captured from cell extracts by either polyclonal antibody or epitope tag and the associated interaction partner is identified by mass spectrometric methods.
A Human Interactome in Three Quantitative Dimensions Organized by Stoichiometries and Abundances.
The organization of a cell emerges from the interactions in protein networks. The interactome is critically dependent on the strengths of interactions and the cellular abundances of the connected proteins, both of which span orders of magnitude. However, these aspects have not yet been analyzed globally. Here, we have generated a library of HeLa cell lines expressing 1,125 GFP-tagged proteins ... [more]
Cell Oct. 22, 2015; 163(3);712-23 [Pubmed: 26496610]
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Additional Notes
- interaction detected by quantitative BAC-GFP interactomics (QUBIC)
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Missing: Ani Ashekian (Updated Dec. 30) Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Missing: Ani Ashekian (Updated Dec. 30) Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Hong Kong View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message SarcasmKillsJoined: 22 Mar 2004Posts: 5Location: Korea Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:09 am Post subject: Missing: Ani Ashekian (Updated Dec. 30) Sorry if this is the wrong area for such a posting, but I'm just trying to help spread the word to help the family out. Quote: Ani Ashekian: A Young Woman Missing in Hong Kong I am writing to you seeking help to find our Daughter, our Sister, our Best Friend. Ani is a bright, adventurous and vibrant young woman who has a passion for travel. Her most recent trip was to Asia - specifically to China, India Vietnam and Cambodia. Before her departure Ani only had enough time to secure a visa to China and decided she would get the other necessary travel visa's while abroad. She left the Toronto International airport on Friday, October 24th and was scheduled to return on the 15th of December. The fact that Ani did not board her flight home on that day was not a surprise to her friends and family for they already knew something was amiss. Initially, Ani had kept in regular contact with her family and friends during the trip. However, November 10th was the last that anyone has heard from Ani. When the calls and emails abruptly stopped people began to worry. Ani's visa statement shows 2 cash advances on the 10th of November, it is unclear whether these withdrawls were made under duress. She has not used her visa card or her bank card since that day. Her passport indicates that she entered Hong Kong on November 9th but that she has not left Hong Kong. Foreign Affairs, a private investigator and the media have been contacted. We are working on setting up a trust fund in her sister's name to help her family pay for the cost of the private investigator. [email protected] [email protected] There is a Facebook group set-up called: MISSING: Ani Ashekian You can also contact her sister (Rosie Kampstra) at 1-519-967-0413... Cheers. Back to top eddy-coolJoined: 06 Jul 2008Posts: 1008 Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:14 am Post subject: How can her passport be in possssion of someone else than the bearer who is supposedly still absent? Back to top SarcasmKillsJoined: 22 Mar 2004Posts: 5Location: Korea Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:23 am Post subject: eddy-cool wrote: How can her passport be in possssion of someone else than the bearer who is supposedly still absent? No one else is in possession of her passport.. I'm not sure which part confused you.. She only got her visa to China while in Canada and planned to get the others while in China.. Perhaps your getting confused in some instances where visa = credit card. Either way, any help or suggestions are obviously greatly needed and appreciated. Back to top kev7161Joined: 06 Feb 2004Posts: 5880Location: Suzhou, China Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 3:09 am Post subject: Well, there's your passport visa then there is a Visa credit card (sometimes spelled in all caps - - VISA). The way "visa" is used in the story both times is all lower-case so it can be confusing. Back to top lost_gypsyJoined: 09 Apr 2004Posts: 274 Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:58 pm Post subject: fear for the worst Sad story, I hate to even think it, never mind saying it, but with so much human trafficing going on in Hong Kong PLUS it's surrounded by water...good god! Constantly in touch then POOF! Sounds like she won't be heard from again, especially when there is evidence of not one but TWO cash withdraws from her credit card and then no more word. I hope I am wrong, but it's not likely... say a prayer for her. Back to top RevenantMod TeamJoined: 28 Jul 2005Posts: 1108 Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 12:17 am Post subject: I've stickied this for now so that it doesn't scroll off. Back to top WritermanMod TeamJoined: 28 Jan 2003Posts: 2214 Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:19 am Post subject: Moved to HK forum. And updated: Quote: HONG KONG UPDATES: *** 12-29-08 - Monday - Hong Kong: Wenddell will be meeting with the Hong Kong Police Department and detectives today. We will see what new details they can provide. *** The group will be meeting in Central and LKF at noon today to pass out more flyers. Anyone who is able to attend should contact Preston for exact meeting location. All levels of action and volunteering are needed. Even if you can't join in person at one of these search events, we can still use your help with research, phone calls and printing flyers etc. If you are ANYWHERE in Hong Kong. Please take a moment and download the poster and post it at your home, work, or anywhere else you know people will see it. Thank you. Three versions of the poster can be downloaded from this link: http://www.kinzie.com/ani.htm Please contact the following for more information Preston Powell - 9534-9531 - [email protected] Description of Ani Ashekian: Age: 30 Height: 5'4" - 163 cm Weight: 120 pounds - 55 kg. Athletic build Hair: Brown - Long - May be curly or straight Eyes: Brown She was traveling with a black and blue backpack. Last seen in a white T-shirt. ** If anyone can please translate the posters into Hundi, please email [email protected]. Back to top Dave_1Joined: 11 Feb 2007Posts: 88 Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 3:56 pm Post subject: I am wondering a little why her relatives have waited until now to raise the alarm...surely they'd have been seriously worried by no contact within 2-3 weeks if they were close? The idea that she has been kidnapped sounds far fetched. HK is the safest city I've been in-lived there 10 years and it is so safe. This person has either fallen somewhere and can't be seen e.g. Lantau or hill walks...or she does not want contacted. They waited from Nov 10th to Dec 27th? That is 2 months...??? 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Chuck Cheeze needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 27 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
Sampson's Landscaping
We're developing a site for a local landscaping designer and contractor. They help residents turn their boring yards into extravagant gardens, patios, living spaces and play areas. They also do the dirty work like maintenance, drainage and retaining walls. They do really nice work and have fantastic personalities... really professional on all levels.
Some sites the client likes:
The audience is relatively affluent residents of San Francisco and Marin County California. These people would typically be in their 30's, 40's and 50's and own property, have a couple of nice cars and investments.
We have a typekit account so I'd love to see the use of some interesting fonts on the site that can be included via font embedding. See typekit.com for examples of fonts we can use.
Be sure to use the attached logo and incorporate it into the site look.
Elements the design should include:
- global header
- logo
- global nav
-- Expertise
-- Quality
-- Our Work
-- Testimonials
-- About Us
-- Contact Us
- Search box and button
- global footer
- footer nav
-- Home
-- Expertise
-- Quality
-- Our Work
-- Testimonials
-- About Us
-- Contact Us
- Phone number
- "License #123456789"
- Link to Copyright Statement
- Link to Privacy Policy
- c2010 Sampson's Landscaping, Inc.
- Large intro text, something like "We'll bring your landscape dreams to life".
- A paragraph of smaller supporting text to further introduce the company.
- a big lifestyle image - this will rotate - full width or close to it
-- Layered over the image is some verbiage "Brick Patio Design and Installation" and smaller, below that "San Francisco, Ca"
- A box for "Recent Work" with 2-3 listings below that including a thumbnail, name and 1 sentence with a link to See More
- A testimonial with the speaker's initials and city "San Jose, Ca"
- A promo box that leads to a form where they can request a quote. Something that stands out as a call to action.


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"Killzone 4 has an opportunity, not just to wow PlayStation fans who are beginning to hunger for the next generation of hardware but to drive a stake into the ground and declare itself the standard for true next gen shooters."
I'd rather see Killzone 4 on the PS4 so it can have more power to make it an awesome game.
I'd rather see Killzone 4 on the PS3 so GG can work with a system that they already have plenty of experience with.
We had three Uncharted games and three Resistance games this gen. No reason why we can't have a third Killzone game for the PS3.
GG's new IP will likely be on the PS4 though.
Naw dude. PS4. We don't need KZ4 on ps3. PS3 can stand without it. Beside imagine the possibilities kz4 can have on ps4. If they can pull off that CG video type of game but better and in-game that will sell ps4 day one.
Killzone 2, the first Killzone on PS3, was released in 2009 while Uncharted 1 and Resistance 1 are from 2006/2007 which is the first full year of the PS3. Thats a big difference
With Guerrilla Games also making Killzone Mercenary on PS Vita there is no need for another Killzone on PS3. Killzone 4 should be developed and prepped to be *the* shooter to play when you buy a PS4 with it launching early in the PS4's life cycle
I'd prefer they work on PS4 and make it a launch title. With the amount studios Sony has got that haven't released a game for a while, they could have an immense amount of launch exclusives for PS4. I really hope that is the case.
maybe more map packs, i don't know about a whole new game when all they ship is 10 maps per game.
I agree, that's been my biggest issue with Killzone. Its a great game, but they never release enough content for it, and they drop support 3-6 months after the game releases. If it weren't for those things, I think that the Killzone series would be a bigger hit.
If you read the article it's about Killzone 4 on PS4 not PS3, not sure what you guys are arguing about. I imagine most of Sony's studio's would be working on PS4 games now, so anything big from Guerilla games would obviously be for next generations hardware.
KZ4 won't be on PS3. It'll be a launch title. E3 reveal along with PS4 is most probable.
There is a reason...
Killzone 2 was released in 2009
followed by
Killzone 3 in 2011
Uncharted 1 was released way earlier in 2007
2 in 2009
and 3 in 20011
So even if we had a Killzone 4 the real question
would be why dont we also have another Uncharted since they both take 2 years to produce.
I agree, KZ4 on the PS4 would be better.
It will definitely be on PS4. Sony knows it needs to have a great launch lineup, and the first and second waves of games have to be great. They will probably announce the console with heavy hitters like Uncharted 4 and Killzone 4 for launch window. Maybe inFamous 3 and another known franchise.
Lets take the time to talk about a imaginary game in a imaginary console. Movez on.
KZ4 needs to be a PS4 launch title. THe consistent #s on this series makes it the premier 1st party FPS on the system. Resistance sold more over all but the numbers dropped with each iteration whereas there is still interest in this series right now more than Resistance. KZ still has potential. Resistance can rebound but they need to stick with one main character or sort out the story for the game ALONG with the game design like the first game. I know R3 is probably good but R2 disappointed in the story whereas KZ series is a visual tour de force that I like to play and just needs a strong story midst very good enenmy designs, AI, weapons and such. protagonists need to be refined but we love to hate Rico and I don't mind him but use UC as a template and Dragon age origins in having convos during traversal which was done sporatically in KZ2 but not enough to make you have those these characters are cool or make me care about the characters.
Investors rarely allow a big budget AAA with such a high profile as KZ to a launch title. They want the install base to be large enough that it sells a crazy high number the first week to be able to say "OMG GUYS!! LOOK HOW MANY UNITS WE SOLD!! TIME FOR OUR STOCK PRICES TO GO UP AGAIN!!"
It is not just about seeing killzone4 it is also about hoping we dont see a repeat off killzone3. Im sure im not the only killzone gamer who tought killzone3 was a let down compared to killzone2. Killzone3 was like arcade gaming compared to killonze2. I dont even get me started about the downgrades in multiplayer options compared to killzone2.
I thought KZ3 was great. Definitely preferred the single player a lot more but multiplayer was better on KZ2.
I agree. Kz3 was bitch made. Completely dumbed down and without an identity of its own. Gunplay is so limp in kz3 and the game lacks those random moments that can happen by accident that makes kz2 such a thrill to play through. They needs to dump the cod and Michael bay influences and make it gritty and grounded again and bring back the depth of gameplay that's missing in kz3. Fro. A gameplay stand point at least kz2 is a much more superior game. All the on rails and scripted bits felt forced in part 3 and were very uninspired.
I agree with everyone above me. KZ3 was good, but KZ2 was better.
Any true diehard KZ fan would agree. The only ones who would disagree are the converted COD players.
KZ2 took skill & teamwork to win in MP. KZ3 lacked both.
Yeah because power decides how good a game is. Killzone just sucks, it always has. It's a franchise that never lived up to its hype that why people still get excited for it, they're expecting it to finally live up to it, but it never will.
Congratulations, you've earned a disagree and bubble down from everyone.
The killzone series are a great set of games that have bought me many hours of fun.
KZ2 multiplayer was one of the best FPS MPs I've played.
Killzone 2 was a wonderful game. It had its own unique feeling to it, and that's what made it stand out and become a favorite among many people.
Killzone 3 is where it got "CODified".
You know, I think that's what the author was trying to say: to show us a trailer which will be representative of the quality of Killzone 4 running on the PS4. Could be mistaken, but...
KZ4 needs to be a launch title on PS4 and it needs to wow people.
I first time I saw Halo I said I NEED to have an Xbox, and I went right out and got one. Thats what Killzone needs to do.
And bring back secondary fire please. I can only assume it unbalanced the multiplayer or something and they ditched it, but I dont give a rats about that. Some of KZ1's weapons were the best ever.
The biggest problem i've always had with Killzone games is that they've never ever been as good as they could have been , they always scrape the bare minimum of what makes a great shooter.
Bathyj if Killzone 4 wants to "wow" people this is all they have to do, go back to what made Killzone 2 great and just add and refine everything
*Longer campaign, just because every FPS scrapes a shameful 4 hour campaign doesnt, mean the premium PS3 shooter should, at least 8 hours please.
*Better campaign, really they've had 3 games yet we know almost nothing about this universe, who are the real Helghan's ,what were the Helghan's doing before the war, sitting down jerking off, staring at the clouds fantasising over there great leader ?
wheres the women and children, families ? schools, farmers, intellects, doctors, workers, how do they live, what music do they listen to, movies, musicians , whats there religion ? an entire universe 4 games and all we've seen are soldiers and generals, explore the morality of war, better characters, come one GG you have a unique concept make use of it.
*More online maps
*Better online community support
*I honestly feel that Killzone should play more like Battlefield
*Vehicles , i'm tiered of ground wars, its just boring
*Forge mode/ level editor or even level creator
*better customisation
*online co-op
*fire fight/ survival mode thats highly customisable
*spec ops/ challenge modes
*better variety/ balanced guns.. almost everyone uses the ISA rifle and theres a reason for that
*Better user interface KZ3 had a horrible interface
*Once again BETTER ONLINE COMMUNITY SUPPORT
* Better class balancing
All GG has to do is add all the above to Killzone 2's solid gameplay and blueprints and you've got what could very well be a classic FPS.
As much as I enjoyed KZ2 and 3, I can definitely wait for another. I've had it with shooters.
I don't think you read past the title...
The author agrees with you, he is just stating that he wants to see the gampelay now.
How about actually reading the article or at least skimming through it before commenting?
Your not going to see much of a change next gen. Direct x 11 will be a staple and more titles will use 1080p internally. That is about all one can expect. were not going to see such a big jump as we did from ps2-ps3 or xbox-360 etc. If you want to play next gen now hop on origin and play the aplha for the crytek 3 engine fps.
i also want KZ4 for the PS4 its time to move on ¡¡¡ we wanna enjoy true massive battles.
More than agame killzone is a franchise Sony uses to show ts new tech. I believe it's in development and will launch on ps4 along with uncharted 4. Now if Sony can actually pony up killzone 4 and uncharted 4 at launch and right around the GT6 oh well that's great for us lol.
But IMO killzone 4 will launch on ps3 and ps4 just like a lot of other games. Expect oth ps3 and xbox360 to get support for a while even after next gen launch
I know exactly what the article writer means. Killzone thrives upon being immersive, from every animation you see to the feel of the shooting and brutal melee. Coupled with the topnotch visuals and universe of Killzone, it just pulls you in. I cant wait to see what Killzone 4 running on the next PlayStatio's hardware achieves with how amazing the entries on PS3 are
Yes yes. The melee was done so well in KZ3, but I do hope they go back a bit to the KZ2 roots on some aspects. In terms of a shooter, I was so incredibly impressed by the system GG built. Some of my fondest FPS memories are in KZ2. I did also really dig the online missions things (what are they called again?) operative something... anyway.
And by God, I hope the story / acting / dialogue goes through a massive overhaul. I find it to be so incredibly weak in comparison to the rest of the top notch production. I found myself actually wanting to skip the cutscenes despite how cool some of them were from a visual standpoint. The acting and dialogue did absolutely nothing to bring me into the "world".
I have high hopes for KZ4 thought, and I do believe it should be developed for the PS4 as a launch title. It would be incredible.
Yeah, the acting and writing we probably my biggest turn-offs for the Killzone series. Nothing like poorly delivered dialogue to ruin the experience for you.
I do think they went a step in the right direction by using Malcolm McDowell and Simon Templeman in KZ3.
There were some moments, namely when Malcolm McDowell was doing his thing, where it actually seemed all right. But there was a noticeable disconnect with the acting and writing. I just felt there was absolutely no substance. At times there were interesting philosophical things going on, but it was almost as though each actor were speaking separate from each other.
Imagine how good killzone 4 would look on the PS4
i love how ppl troll each other. anyways its all about art style, halo is more about bright and colorful sci fi while killzone has that super dark sci fi look to it. i think KZs graphics looks amazing, but thats about it. the universe i dont think its as interesting as Halo. (opinion people so chill)
killzone 4 would look awesome if it does 4k visuals on ps4. GG can take all the time they need in order to make kz4 a masterpiece.
"4k visuals on ps4"
Don't hold your breath. Sony's not going to make another $600+ console.
Hows to say they won't Sony have been know to use the PS brand to push next gen hardware, 4k could be the next leap.
The reason PS3 cost so much was because of the built-in blu-ray drive. If you consider that, they could probably launch with these specs for $400-$500:
(Don't forget, that's still 12 months away, if they launched now, it would probably be around $700, in one year it's feasible they could launch for $400-$500)
agreed. the blu-ray drive was one of the most expensive components when making the ps3 in 2006/2007.
now blu-ray drives are a fraction of the cost.
Who the hell can pay 20 gran for 4K tv?
If Killzone 4 is going to be a PS4 game then they better have it ready as a launch title. It was ridiculous how long we had to wait for KZ2, although it was worth it in the end.
No sir .. I say they should take their time (4 years max) we don't want another kz3
I hope killzone 4 isn't anything to do with helghast.
Needs to be a completely different game.
I actually hope KZ4 has focuses Helghast's side of the story against the ISA.
No Helghast would be disastrous.
I would love to play as the Helghast, but only if done right. They are so creepy and evil looking, and I wouldn't want to become so familiar with them that they lose some of the mystery around them.
Either way, more Killzone is always a good thing. They can't really improve graphically that much over KZ2/KZ3, as those games are the best looking games this gen (at least in top 5), so PS4 would be more ideal.
I'd like to have Killzone 4, 60 FPS, 1080P launch title. I could settle for 30FPS, as long as they keep the heavy feel of KZ2 (I loved the heavy feel, I know it got criticised for it though...)
what the hell are you smokin'?
Helghast = Killzone!
i hope GG will make killzone 4 on ps4. the should take that opportunity and flesh out the universe. it's a scifi story, that brings allot of opportunity on the gameplay perspective aswell, to make the game stand out. bringing out a sequel with just better graphics and bigger set pieces wouldn't be engouh. Make something unique, make it more scifi like star wars.
I just hope they make KZ4 more like KZ2. That was a great, unique shooter. KZ3 was influenced too heavily by COD.
Killzone 2/3 are still two of the best looking games this generation, PC included. The art style helped quite a bit, as well. ;)
I love these games. I don't understand why everyone complained about KZ3's campaign. It actually made you LIKE Sev, for a change. It was epic. It was brutal. It was beautiful. KZ2 was good, but KZ3 was a masterpiece.
KZ3 was not a Masterpiece. KZ2 was. KZ3 sucked story wise. and the multiplayer kinda sucked, way too influenced by COD. But I did love the Multiplayer Missions, those were awesome.
Visuals wise, KZ3 owned.
I think KZ4 will take the Cake. Hopefully we will be able to play co-op online and offline on the main story. that would be awesome.
"KZ3 was not a Masterpiece. KZ2 was. KZ3 sucked story wise."
So your saying KZ2 was good storywise? LOL
KZ3 had brutal melee, more gameplay and level variety than KZ2, less cussing from Rico, better pacing, better choreographed cutscenes etc. And the inclusion of Move/Sharpshooter added an extra level of immersion.
It was also good multiplayerwise, even though the controls were dumbed down a little
KZ2 was way better. Rico wasn't turned into a pansy. KZ3's story was pretty boring and didn't really develop anything. One of many examples: Rico kills visari and nothing happens with that. He doesn't even get a moment where he redeems himself with the ISA. Much prefered him in KZ1 and KZ2. He has strong reasons for his abrasive behaviour towards the Helghast, but we atleast see that he cares about his friends and at least with them, he's likeable(Because he's a bomb of fury you want on your side). In KZ3 he was just there. The character, Jamma, doesn't make any sense and just one glance at her and you can see she doesn't belong in the game at all she's so out of place. Yeah you had something interesting going on with the power struggle for Helghan but it was so poorly done. Much prefer the simple, compact story of KZ2. Kind of similar to Dredd 2012 - Compact and absolutely badass. Minimal scripting and no flabby on-rails sequences that add nothing but provide false variety. If anything KZ2 is a purer game for that. It's dynamic AI, art, animation and physics; the way they tie so well together to create one of the most intense shooters of this generation is a thing of beauty.
KZ3 had poor implementations of variety with a terrible stealth level- Hide in waist-high bushes and be completely linear and no freedom.
On rails turret sections, particularly the snow level where you can go through that whole bit on elite difficulty and not get killed if you don't touch the controls.
The only thing I've come to accept about KZ3 is it's controls. Art is terrible and goes against established logic of what the planet helghan is like and how it's ecology affects people.
Gameplay is so dumbed down in terms of gunplay - Less recoil and less ballistics variables. Environment textures and particle effects dumbed down due to 3D. More linear level design - Here's a sniping bit, take a sniper rifle.
-Dumbed down MP classes so people can just worry about KDR than actual team work.
That's why KZ3 sucks. Everything is dumbed down seemingly for the appearance of variety. It actually takes freedom away from the player in both the design of it's MP and SP. In KZ2, you actually had more freedom in how you play, like how you defend visari square for instance, you could climb up back and use the sniper rifle, go up front and use the turrets or you can get up close with your weapon of choice. That's what destroys KZ3- they took away choice and options for the mere APPEARANCE of variety and they dumbed down the mechanics too. Brutal melee gets boring quickly and in MP its even more poorly implemented. BF3 did that right by only allowing that from behind.
The only one's who like KZ3's MP are the casual players into arcadey fair like COD and people who sucked at KZ2 MP because they were too stupid to learn how to use the tools given to each class properly.
Don't get me started on KZ3's homo-erotic, Michael Baysian hollywood feel that's just gutless compared to gritty horrifyingly agonising yet awesome verhoeven-esque action and atmosphere of KZ2.
Don't even get me started on why they took out server lists. Honestly when I heard it, I lost faith in humanity.
I was playing KZ3 since the the closed beta and the game was just a mess and it sill is.
Yup...KZ3, from start to finish, was bitch made.
I hope KZ4 is more like KZ2 in terms of choice. No more scripted and on rails sequences and ultra linear stealth levels. It's been done to death already. GIVE PLAYERS REAL VARIETY THROUGH CHOICE. Keep things dynamic.
the KZ2 & and KZ3 stories are awful. The KZ universe is interesting, and they've taken a lot of time to build these worlds from a visual perspective. There's a lot of potential there, but my God, the stories and the dialogue and acting are a b s o l u t e l y awful. The issue was the overly Americanized culture of the ISA, IMO. The characters' motivations were so damn shallow. And the dialogue has always been incredibly one dimensional. The gameplay itself is unbelievably brilliant at times, and I found myself blown away plenty of times in the campaign, only to then reach a cutscene and wonder why the hell i'm continuing through it.
I do think KZ3 did improve on KZ2 in a lot of ways, but I think there were some serious downgrades when it comes to the multiplayer side of things.
Right, i'm not bashing. The game is brilliant. I just hope they hire a proper writer for the damn story.
@ bobtheimpaler
Thank you ( can't believe people are disagreeing )
Kz3 just showed how kz2 was a masterpiece
they'll maybe show something at VGAs this year
Hopefully they have a Starhawk type months long beta where people that played the last 2 can give feedback and actually have that feedback result in changes.
KZ3 had a good enough story mode (seemed that they just tried to find excuses to go to different locations for the critics that bashed the city setting for nearly all of Kz2) but the MP was poorly balanced. Too many glaring flaws and missing elements for people to cosign the work that was done to create it.
More Space Flight Mission and Spaceship Level !
The last part of killzone 3 was the best of the game i loved the space level and flying that spaceship just Awesome, particularly the sound effects of that spaceship.
Your wanting it "right now" has nothing to do with Halo 4's upcoming release, right? Yeah, didn't think so. :)
To disagreers:
I want to see it as a PS4 launch title with godly graphics, never seen before animations and ultra resolution textures, not as a dated looking late console title which is rushed out with no proper story to be told. Just because MS released Halo doesn't mean that Sony should immediately squeeze the b*lls of Guerilla to release another KZ game, let them experiment with dev-kits, run their tests, do whatever it's necessary to create a mind blowing PS4 title. It's not COD for God's sake, two KZ titles a generation is more than enough.
KZ4 and UC4 both launch titles for PS4 :D
I just got the Trilogy. So I hope KZ4 will be for the PS4, so I can finish the 1st 3 before it comes out ^^


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"Kissing the Joy as it Flies"
John Main OSB, THE HEART OF CREATION: Meditation: A Way of Setting God Free in the World (London: Canterbury, 2007) pp. 74-75.
Meditation is concerned with detachment. And as in our Western religious vocabulary there is no word more misunderstood than detachment, meditation can often present unnecessary problems or complications for people. It seems to us, generally, that detachment means a frosty sort of platonic indifference and it was this that put most of us off the idea when we came across the word [and the]largely negative or repressive view of [it].
Yet I feel that detachment is the most important lesson that meditation has to teach us today as men and women of the West. . . . Detachment is not dissociation from yourself or an evasion of your problems or responsibilities. It is not a denial of friendship or affection, of even of passion. Detachment is, in essence, detachment from self-preoccupation, from that often unconscious mind-set that puts myself at the center of creation.
Detachment is equally concerned with a commitment to friendship, to enduring brotherhood and sisterhood, to a self-transcending and outreaching love. Detachment makes love possible because love is only possible if we are detached from self-preoccupation, if we have moved out of self-isolation, if we are freed from self-indulgence. The disengagement that detachment involves is from using other people for one's own ends. But above all, and this is the important lesson we have to learn in meditation, detachment is liberation from the anxiety we have about my own survival as a self.
Life teaches us all that loving is in essence losing oneself in the larger reality of the other, of others, and of God. Detachment from self-centeredness liberates us for love so that we are no longer dominated by the animal quest for survival. Detachment requires fully human trust: trust of the other, both in other people and in God. It requires the willingness to let go, to give us control, and to be. [. . . .]
Christian discipleship is lived detachment and loving other-centeredness. And discipleship begins with a call that awakens out of the coma of self-preoccupation. We are called, we are chosen. Meditation is our response to that call from the deepest center of our awakened consciousness.
Meditate for Thirty Minutes.... Remember: Sit down. Sit still and upright. Close your eyes lightly. Sit relaxed but alert. Silently, interiorly, begin to say a single word. We recommend the prayer-phrase "Maranatha." Recite it as four syllables of equal length. Listen to it as you say it, gently, but continuously. Do not think or imagine anything—spiritual or otherwise. Thoughts and images will likely come, but let them pass. Just keep returning your attention—with humility and simplicity—to saying your word in faith, from the beginning to the end of your meditation.
After Meditation...
"Cup and Ocean," THE SOUL OF RUMI, tr. By Coleman Barks (New York: HarperCollins, 2002), p. 155.
These forms we seem to be are cups floating in an ocean
of living consciousness.
They fill and sink without leaving an arc of bubbles or
any good-bye spray. What we
are is that ocean, too near to see, though we swim in it
and drink it in. Don't
be a cup with a dry rim, or someone who rides all night
and never knows the horse
beneath his thighs, the surging that carries him along.
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A train route closed following a landslip looks set to reopen in around six weeks.
Engineers are likely to be on site for several months fixing the slip.
A spokesman for Network Rail said the area which is moving is around 120m by 120m.
He added: "Approximately 100,000 tonnes of material is believed to be moving.
"We are still carrying out investigations into the cause of the slip.
"The work we are doing now is to allow the railway to re-open safely."
The line from Sheffield towards London is blocked and these trains are diverted.
Trains heading north are running past the site at approx 90mph.
The hillside above the railway line through Unstone became unstable during the recent wet weather.
Full details of changes:
East Midlands Trains services between Sheffield and St Pancras will operate via Beighton with extended journey times of around 20 minutes
Other East Midlands Trains services between Sheffield and Derby will start and terminate at Derby
Northern Rail services between Leeds and Nottingham will start and terminate at Sheffield. Replacement buses will run between Sheffield and Chesterfield, calling at Dronfield
East Midlands Trains will run between Sheffield and Nottingham via an alternative route (Beighton), calling additionally at Langley Mill and at Alfreton as timetabled
CrossCountry services will divert via Beighton with extended journey times
Freight traffic carrying cement aggregates and limestone from the peak district to the midlands, glia and the south west is also being diverted.


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Of ships sailing the Seas, each with its special flag or ship-signal;
Of unnamed heroes in the ships- Of waves spreading and spreading, far
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GSA Unveils New Approach to Government Office Supplies Purchasing
Agency issues RFP for 3rd generation office supply purchasing initiative
WASHINGTON, DC -- The General Services Administration (GSA) today posted a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the third generation of a Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) aimed at reducing costs for federal office supply purchases. Office Supply Third Generation or OS3 is the agency's latest effort to cut costs and increase efficiencies by buying everyday supplies like pens, paper, and printing items from a list of vendors with negotiated low prices. This initiative builds upon the success of OS2, which generated more than $350 million in savings and achieved a small business utilization rate of 76 percent. OS3 is expected to provide government savings of $65 million annually on administrative costs plus an additional $90 million in annual savings captured through lower prices.
To increase transparency, gather feedback, and help Industry prepare for the final solicitation, GSA is collaborating with interested office supplies vendors through its OS3 Interact Community. Through video tutorials, a draft RFP comment period and an Industry Engagement Event with more than 400 registrants, GSA provided the vendor community an opportunity to participate in shaping the solicitation and requirements outlined the final OS3 RFP.
FAS Commissioner Tom Sharpe Weighs in:
"With increasingly constrained resources and budgets, GSA's mission of saving the government time and money has never been more important. The success of GSA's FSSI programs requires ongoing collaboration and dialog with our partners across government and industry in order deliver millions in savings for taxpayers."
Collaboration with Industry Shapes Final RFP:
Based on comments, suggested changes, and information shared by industry and by various associations, GSA made some adjustments to the final RFP:
- GSA is increasing the number of awardees for certain sections and will add two small business awards to the existing three Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOB) awards.
- To align with commercial practice, GSA will reduce some of the data-reporting requirements.
- GSA is removing the price reduction requirement. Industry comments indicated it would increase costs leading to increased prices.
Building on the successes of OS2, OS3 will include the following new and additional benefits:
- This procurement will be a full-and-open solicitation, open to all office supply businesses, including any businesses that do not have a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract.
- Additional purchasing channel options for agencies with the inclusion of a requisition channel and eventually the 4th Party Logistics (vendor direct-delivery requisition/fulfillment) channel
- Increased opportunities for small businesses with open season on-ramping and an increase in the number of awards reserved for small business
- Lower prices through increased competition and a dynamic pricing model, which reduces price variances
How OS3 Works:
GSA's FSSI programs help federal agencies buy smarter and save money for taxpayers by leveraging the large quantity the government purchases to negotiate lower prices from suppliers. The OS3 program does this by working with agencies to figure out how much they are spending on common supplies and then working with office supplies vendors to agree on bulk prices that reflect how much the government is buying each year.
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Researchers investigating a long-ignored Peruvian archaeological site say they have determined that it is the oldest city in the Americas, with a complex, highly structured society that flourished at the same time that the pyramids were being built in Egypt.
The finding is forcing a re-evaluation of ideas about the rise of the earliest civilizations in the New World, particularly how and when ancient peoples moved from the coasts, with reliable ocean food sources, to inland settlements with less stable supplies of food.
The vast site, called Caral, is one of about a dozen large sites in the Supe Valley, just inland from the Pacific coast in central Peru, 120 miles north of Lima. New radiocarbon dating shows that Caral flourished for five centuries, starting about 2600 B.C., with public architecture (including six stone platform mounds up to 60 feet high), ceremonial plazas and irrigation -- all signs of a society with strong, centralized leadership.
''Now we've got to deal with these sites as being the earliest things going on in South America -- by hundreds of years,'' said one of the researchers, Dr. Jonathan Haas, MacArthur curator of anthropology at the Field Museum in Chicago.
Dr. Shelia Pozorski, a professor at the University of Texas-Pan American who with her husband, Tom, has studied other Andean sites for 30 years, said the finding helped overturn what has been known as the maritime hypothesis. This is the idea that complex Andean societies, precursors of the Incas, evolved from the coast, where reliance on fishing required some level of social organization, to inland sites, developing fully only when ceramics appeared around 1800 to 1500 B.C.Continue reading the main story
''It makes it more of a quantum leap, rather than a moderately rapid crawl,'' Dr. Pozorski said. ''Rather than having coastal precursors to inland complexity, the two areas are developing at the same time.''
Another expert in Andean anthropology, Dr. Richard L. Burger, director of the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale, described the new work as ''the nail in the coffin of the maritime hypothesis.''
Dr. Haas said that before the rise of Caral civilization in the region amounted to a few small coastal villages, with perhaps a hundred people or so in each, and other smaller bands of hunter-gatherers. By 2700 B.C., he said, several larger villages began to appear.
''But then all of a sudden you've got Caral, and probably at least one of its neighbors,'' Dr. Haas said. ''It's bigger by an order of magnitude than anything before.'' While it is not yet possible to estimate the population of Caral -- much more archaeological work remains to be done -- Dr. Haas said that the number was in the thousands, not hundreds.
Dr. Haas studied Caral with his wife, Dr. Winifred Creamer, a professor of anthropology at Northern Illinois University, and Dr. Ruth Shady of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Peru. Their paper dating and describing the site is being published today in the journal Science.
Caral was first discovered by archaeologists about 1905, and has been explored only intermittently. The site's central area covers more than 150 acres and is dominated by the platform mounds, the largest of which is 450 by 500 feet at the base, and two sunken circular plazas, one of them 150 feet in diameter. There are also remains of several types of residential structures.
Anthropologists have largely ignored Caral, considering it puzzling, Dr. Haas said.
Pottery has never been found at the site, and its absence would ordinarily suggest that the civilization existed before 1800 B.C. But Dr. Haas said that for many experts the sheer size of the place -- and the level of societal complexity that it implies -- meant that it had to be newer. The consensus, he said, was that ''something that big cannot be that early.'' So the lack of ceramics, by this way of thinking, was only an anomaly.
But Dr. Haas and his colleagues felt that the lack of ceramics meant, in fact, that Caral was a pre-ceramic site. ''All three of us had a fundamental belief that these sites were really early,'' he said.
The belief was confirmed through the radiocarbon dating of plant fibers found at the site, including reeds that had been woven into loose sacks, known as shicra bags.
Those bags played an essential role in the mound-building process. Caral's workers filled them with rocks at a hillside quarry, carried them on their shoulders more than a mile to the construction site and left them, bag and all, inside the mounds' retaining walls.
Since the largest mound has a volume of more than 250,000 square yards, construction required many bags, and many highly organized workers.
''This site just consumed labor,'' Dr. Haas said, and obviously had a lot to consume. Caral and nearby sites represented a flourishing, well-developed society, with enough food, other resources and organization to build these great mounds. ''There's a surplus at these sites,'' Dr. Haas said, ''and it's not going into storage of foodstuffs. It's going into construction.''
The people of Caral practiced agriculture, and given the arid conditions, the site's size and its location some 30 feet above the flood plain of the Supe River, they had to have used irrigation. A present-day irrigation canal nearby was almost certainly the site of an ancient one, Dr. Haas said.
The inhabitants grew cotton and vegetables, including squash and beans. But archaeological work shows that they relied largely on fish and shellfish as their main source of protein, brought from the coast about 15 miles away. The remains of clams, sardines and anchovies were found at the site.
Dr. Burger said the fact that much of the food came from the coast only reinforced the limitations of the maritime hypothesis.
''There was an interdependence between shoreline sites rich in protein and agricultural sites rich in carbohydrates,'' Dr. Burger said. The Caral work, he added, shows that rather than a theory that has society developing in one area, development ''has to be thought of in terms of a much larger, more diverse set of adaptations.''
An article on Friday about a Peruvian archaeological site that is said to be the oldest city in the Americas referred incorrectly to the volume of stone in a large mound at the site. It is 250,000 cubic yards, not square yards.


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Reviews: 2012 Chicago International Film Festival
You could only see the big-name flicks at the 48th Chicago International Film Festival (Oct. 11-25, primarily at AMC River East), such as "Cloud Atlas," screening Oct. 17 before it officially opens in Chicago Oct. 26, or "Flight," closing the fest Oct. 25 before arriving in theaters Nov. 2. That would be too easy, though, and means depriving yourself of the great, lesser-known films appearing this year. Read on for capsule reviews of what I can and cannot recommend (with more reviews to come).-- Matt Pais, RedEye movie criticWant more? Discuss this article and others on RedEye's Facebook page.
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(CNN) -- Greenpeace activists who have interfered with the launch of a Chevron oil drilling ship in the North Sea say that they have enough fuel and supplies to last several weeks.
Activists on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza attached a bright yellow "survival pod" to the giant ship's anchor on Wednesday, effectively keeping it from going to sea.
The drill ship Stena Carron, operated under contract by oil giant Chevron, is now holding off the Shetland Islands in the North Sea.
Two members of the crew shimmied up the chains, spending Tuesday night hanging above the waves in a small tent. They then secured the survival pod, which is now occupied by two new activists.
Inside the ball, there's enough food, fuel and water and even a small toilet to sustain the occupants for up to a month, Greenpeace says.
Ben Stewart, leader of the operation, told CNN via satellite phone from the scene that a storm is approaching, but the crew and the activists are safe.
The bright yellow "survival pod" attached to the giant ship's anchor effectively keeps it from going to sea. The 2-meter diameter pod is hanging from the chain, preventing it from being raised high enough for the 748-foot (228-meter) ship to safely embark.
Stewart says that they will stay as long as possible, adding "every day they are held back is a day that we can avoid the chance of another Gulf of Mexico-style environmental disaster in the North Sea."
The group hopes to pressure Chevron and European Union environmental ministers gathering this week in Norway to support a deepwater drilling moratorium in the North Sea.
Chevron says it has been in contact with the activists and stressed the need for safety.
"We fully acknowledge and respect the right of Greenpeace or anyone else to express their views by peaceful and lawful action." Chevron said in a press release. "However, we are deeply concerned about activities that put people at risk."
Greenpeace says it has assured the captain of the Stena Carron it will not interfere with the second anchor so the ship will not float into danger.
It's the second such boarding action by the Greenpeace team in recent weeks. They boarded an oil drilling rig operated by British company Cairn Energy in Arctic waters off Greenland in August.


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As fast as thou shalt wane, so fast thou growest
In one of thine, from that which thou departest;
And that fresh blood which youngly thou bestowest
Thou mayst call thine when thou from youth convertest.
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Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day.
•Byron Leftwich goes down, meaning the Steelers have to start the season with either Charlie Batch or Dennis Dixon behind center. You see, NFL players? When Roger Goodell wants to extend the season to 18 games, he's only doing it so you don't have more meaningless preseason games in which to get injured. It's for your own good.
•It's not truly football season until a Dave Wannstedt team shits the bed. Pitt gave up on Heisman hopeful Dion Lewis after the first quarter, and fell to tough-but-unranked Utah in overtime.
•Are we projecting qualities onto Kevin Durant that aren't actually there? It's Tommy Craggs on Slate: think maybe there'll be some contrarian thinking?
•Here's Andrea Bargnani, trying his damndest not to pop a boner during a GQ photoshoot:
•Time Warner and Disney reached a deal, keeping ESPN on the air and giving millions more access to ESPN3. Good, because I'm sure everyone is as excited to watch today's Temple vs. Villanova game as I am.
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Sims approves new water billing, tax software
Holds off on assessor software decision
SIMS TWP. — The Sims Township board approved the purchase of new software for its water billing and tax rolls and payments April 16, but decided to hold off on purchasing new assessing software until a new assessor is hired.
The utility software, along with 1-2 days of training and unlimited phone support, was approved unanimously at the cost of $1,560. The tax software was an additional $16,520 and was approved in a 3-1 vote. Trustee Rod Francis was absent.
The software was purchased through BS&A Software, and according to Supervisor Robert Quackenbush, the programs will be able to communicate with each other and save township staff time.
"All of the programs talk to each other," he said. "We can use these on our current network. Our network would allow integrated features, like when a tax payment is received through the optical scanner, it will identify which bank account it should go to, which operator is signed in, when to send disbursements. It will do the identifying for us."
Quackenbush said the optical scanner was part of the software package. The utility billing software should also let the township set up an online payment system for residents, he said.
The idea of getting new software came up initially during the board's March 19 meeting, but the board balked at the original proposal's $40,000 price tag.
Treasurer Grace Pichan argued that, as Sims Township counts more parcels of land than almost anywhere else in the county, the existing software is insufficient.
"The current system is cumbersome and of out date," Pichan said. "The rest of the county doesn't count as many parcels as we do, for our number of parcels is greater than the others."
"It costs less to run 800 tax bills than 2,400, so I want to make it more efficient," she added.
Since Sims Township is seeking a assessor, the board decided to table purchasing new assessing software until the members know who will be taking up the role. Trustee Janis Howard said if the person they hire already has their own assessing software or is uninterested in a new program, it would be a waste of money.
The township also has the option to set up an off-site file server for $2,000, which would allow it to back up all its files outside of the building. In case of a catastrophe, Quackenbush said they would not risk losing everything.
The township board did not act on the server proposal, but Quackenbush said it was worth looking into for the longer term, and he would inquire to make sure the township could upgrade its network later and still have the software work fine. In January the township board approved getting an external hard drive to back up files, but a server would protect them in case of a fire or natural disaster, Quackenbush said.
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Andrean ends CMA's season
CULVER – Mason Zurek ran for 113 yards, Demetri Blanco added 112 and Rick Johnston scored two touchdowns as Andrean ran over Culver Military 41-0 in a Sectional 17 semifinal Friday at the Academies.
The 59'ers rushed for 463 yards on 44 carries for a 10.5-yard-per-carry average and 19 first downs.
Andrean fumbled five times in the first half, losing three, including one in the end zone, but the Eagles were unable to convert those miscues into points.
Ralph Laux had 46 yards rushing for CMA, which closes out the season at 4-7.


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SOURCE: #Seahawks corner Richard Sherman will claim urine sample was tainted when him and Brandon Browner "crossed swords".
This is a crock of crap... No way any responsible urinalysis collector would allow two people to provide their sample at the same time. I have done my fair share of piss tests in 20+ years in the Army and never has anyone else been in the collection area except for me and the "meat gazer".
I don't believe for one second that Sherman will be using this as his argument for pissing hot.


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WASHINGTON -- Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), the veteran civil rights activist, urged the country to remember and build on the progress of the last five decades during a speech at the 50th anniversary celebration of the March on Washington.
"Sometimes I hear people saying, 'Nothing has changed,' " Lewis said. "Come and walk in my shoes."
Lewis, who was the youngest speaker at the original 1963 event, grew up in the cotton fields of Alabama and has served in Congress for more than 25 years. He recalled participating in the Freedom Rides "in the same year Barack Obama was born" to end segregation in public transportation.
"Fifty years later, we can ride anywhere we want to ride, we can stay wherever we want to stay," he said.
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Nevertheless, "too many of us still believe our differences define us," Lewis said. He urged Americans to fight to end the "scars and stains of racism," such as stop-and-frisk policing, mass incarceration, chronic hunger and attacks on voting rights.
"We must never, ever give up," Lewis said. "We must keep the faith and keep our eyes on the prize."
[Updated, 1:14 p.m. Aug. 28: "We are one people, we are only family," he added. "And when we finally accept these truths, then we will be able to fulfill Dr. King's dream to build a beloved community, a nation and a world at peace with itself."]
Lewis was preceded by television host and actress Oprah Winfrey, who called on the members of the crowd to celebrate the spirit of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. by committing themselves to a life of service.
"As we, the people, continue to honor the dream of a man and a movement," she said, "we can be inspired, and we too can be courageous by continuing to walk in the footsteps in the path that he forged."
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CONCORD, N.H. � Gov. John Lynch said Wednesday that New Hampshire is in pretty good financial shape after achieving a $13.8 million budget surplus in the fiscal year that ended June 30. The surplus total was part of the unaudited Comprehensive Annual Financial Report released by Lynch's office. The final version is expected in late December, he said. By Holly Ramer.
DERRY, N.H. � Candidates in New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District are facing off in a televised debate. Republican incumbent Charles Bass will face Democrat Ann McLane Kuster Wednesday night in Derry. The debate is hosted by WBIN-TV and sponsored by AARP-New Hampshire. By Norma Love.
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� BUS STOP BEAR � A school bus stop in Conway, N.H., has been temporarily re-located due to the appearance of a 300-pound black bear.
� THEFT BY DECEPTION � Police have charged a 27-year-old New Hampshire man with theft by deception for allegedly cashing an elderly man's checks after sealing his driveway.
� BANK ROBBERY � A war veteran already charged with robbing three Massachusetts banks has been indicted for robbing a fourth bank in New Hampshire.
� TEACHER AWARD � A music teacher at a Hampton elementary school has earned a prestigious Milken Family Foundation teaching award and the $25,000 that goes with it.
� BUSINESSMAN CHARGED � An Exeter businessman is facing charges that he bilked two elderly widows out of more than $1 million.
� ACCIDENTAL DEATH � Police have closed their investigation into the mysterious death of a 51-year-old woman after her death was ruled to be accidental.
� PUMPKIN REUNION � Gov. John Lynch is reuniting with a group of students who were the driving force behind making the pumpkin New Hampshire's official state fruit.
� CANADA-QUEBEC QUAKE � An earthquake rattled the Montreal region early Wednesday, waking up some people but causing no injuries or serious damage.


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NEW YORK, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Emmy-award winning TV writer Martha Atwater was killed in New York City when an out of control vehicle hit her and pinned her against a building, police said.
The incident happened outside of a Brooklyn cafe Friday evening, the New York Post reported.
As Atwater, 48, exited the cafe, a black Honda Ridgeline sports utility vehicle mounted the curb and pinned her against the building.
"She just came in to buy cookies. She looked happy, she was smiling," said the cafe manager, Alauddin Shipun. "She walked out. I heard a big bang and she was gone. Someone was trying to lift her head up and asking her, 'Are you OK? Are you OK?'"
Atwater was pronounced dead at Long Island College Hospital.
The 53-year-old driver of the vehicle may have lost consciousness because of diabetes, police said. He stayed at the scene and has not been charged.
Atwater, a Princeton University graduate, won an Emmy in 2009 for her writing on "WordWorld," a PBS kid's show. She was also nominated for an Emmy three years in a row for her work as a producer on "Clifford the Big Red Dog."


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One sign that excessive drinking in the Dail has become an issue: when a leading politician calls for reduced hours in the in-house bar.
The Irish Sun reports that 300 alcoholic beverages – costing approximately €1,400 – were bought at the Dail members' bar on the night of the historic abortion debate in July.
The €1,400 bar bill was racked up on the the same night that the infamous "lapgate" incident occurred. The incident, which was captured on video, involved Fine Gael TD Tom Barry offered to "warm up" Fellow Fine Gael TD Aine Collins and pulling her onto his lap.
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams, TD from Louth, told the Sun that he had "raised concerns with [the speaker of the Dail] and these figures bear out those concerns.
"They certainly seem to suggest that an awful lot of drink was consumed on those two nights in the Members' Bar," he added.
Following the incident, which went viral on Youtube, Irish Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte insisted that he didn't see anyone drinking to excess during the debate.
He told Breakingnews.ie: "There wasn't anybody in my sight in the last vote which I think was about 4:50 am this morning who had any sign of having taken alcohol to excess."
The members' bar was open until 5 am, and apparently did brisk business in the 48-hour period surrounging the debate. The Sun reports that, as the politicians discussed women's access to potentially life-saving emergency procedures, the total takings were in excess of €10,000, including 59 quarter bottles of wine, 50 spirits and 300 pints.


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Mar 19, 2011
Williamsburg, Va. – The Rams took colonial Williamsburg by land and the air at the William & Mary Invite. For the men, the aerial assault was led by sophomore Kenneth "Niko" Wooten won the javelin with a new personal record of 53.98 meters. Of Wooten's six throws, he set a new personal record on four of them.
Fifth-year senior Marvin Edison took second in the shot put with a personal record of his own of 14.47 meters. He broke his previous record by over a foot en route to his second place finish. His throw was just one centimeter short of the winning throw.
The men's throwers rounded out their top five finished with Kevin Parkhurst (40.95 meters) finishing fourth in the discus throw and Luke Thomason (12.98 meters) finished fifth in the shot put. Parkhurst's final toss bester his personal record by ten feet.
On the track, VCU sprinters torched their way to two IC4A qualifying times. DeAngelo Wilson's 21.78 seconds in the 200 meter dash, and Donnie Seward's victory in the 100 meters at 10.81 seconds, which was also a personal record, gave the duo championship qualifying times.
For the VCU women, Samantha Mosley led the throwing charge. Mosley, the junior from Farmville, Va., won the shot put with a best throw of 13.01 meters. Supporting Mosley's effort was supported by Julia Anyaugo. The junior's throw of 40.06 meters in the discus throw gave the Rams another top five finish. Following that top five trend was junior Brandy Preston of Rocky Mount, Va. Preston's 38.75 meters in the hammer throw was good for fifth place.
Rachel Montague led the way for the VCU women on the track with her new personal best in the 100 meter hurdles. Her time of 14.53 seconds was good for second place.
It will be some much deserved home cooking for the Rams looking ahead. The Black & Gold will be participating in the Fred Hardy Invite in Richmond, Va. The meet is hosted by the University of Richmond Track and Field teams.


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Savannah, Ga. – The Georgia Southwestern baseball team dropped Game 1 and 2 of the weekend Peach Belt Conference series with Armstrong Atlantic, 4-5 and 3-4, respectively. On Saturday afternoon the Hurricanes took to Pirate Field achieving doubles by Jarrod Taylor, Stephen Eldridge, and Devyn Newberry.
GSW ends the day with a 3-10 overall record, 1-4 in the PBC, while Armstrong sits at 8-3, 4-1 in PBC play.
The three-game series continues on Sunday, February 23 at 1:00 p.m.
The Hurricanes started scoring early on Saturday morning. After Josh Sanders was the first batter walked in the first inning, Stephen Eldridge came up and hit a double into right field allowing Sanders to score.
Armstrong responded in the bottom of the second inning when Ryan Patterson's single brought Joey Lupus in. Adding to the momentum Zach Lance sent a sacrifice fly into the right field to allow Ryan Patterson to score. The inning ended with two runs, four hits, no errors, and two left on base. The following inning for Armstrong R.J. Dennard hit a home run, bring the score Pirates 3-1.
The Hurricanes had an eventful fourth inning with three runs. The first run of the inning came from Zach Moss, who was able to advance home from Devyn Newberry getting grounded out at first. Neal Chambless was the next to hit home base after Josh Sanders hit a single bunt up to the pitcher. The final run was achieved when Dylan Griffin sent a single into right field allowing Josh Sanders to make it home. The inning finished with 3 runs, four hits, no errors, and one left on base.
Going into the bottom of the ninth inning GSW was leading by one. Pitcher Matt Suggs struck out the first batter looking, then walked the next one. Coty Graham came in to relieve Suggs. The second batter that Graham faced was Dennard. Dennard was able to hit his second homerun of the game bringing in fellow Pirate also. The game ended Armstrong 5-4.
The blast made a winner out of Justin Adkins (1-0), who hurled three innings of three-hit shutout relief for his first win of the season. Reliever Coty Graham (1-1), who gave up the two-run home run to Dennard, took the loss, giving up one hit and one run in 1/3 of an inning pitched.
The Hurricanes started the game strong when Eldridge sent a sacrifice fly out to centerfield to bring Devyn Newberry in from third base.
Eldridge was a key component again singling into the center field; he brought Newberry in the third inning as well. Armstrong retaliated with a run in the bottom of the third when Clayton Miller repeated Eldridge's actions bringing in Matt Wisniewski.
Jarrod Taylor sent a ball down the left line in the fifth inning allowing Newberry to complete the third run. In the bottom of the fifth, Armstrong's Miller hit a homerun into left field also bringing in fellow Pirate Zach Lance. Bringing the game to three-all. Armstrong added one more run in the seventh inning to end the game.
Zac Wittmus (0-3) took the loss for the Hurricanes, giving up eight hits and four runs in eight innings of work, walking two and striking out six.
Ethan Bader (4-0) notched the win for the Pirates, hurling seven innings of nine-hit three-run ball, striking out eight. Ryan Good added a save with two innings of shutout relief.


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Argentina's Secret Stash of Wines
Argentina is a key player on the 21st century wine scene. Hands down, the country is known for making some of the best Malbec wine out there today. The Argentine interpretation of the French grape demonstrates a ripeness and robustness of black and blu...Read more »


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Another Trip Down Memory Lane...
Licorice is one of those flavors that people either love or hate. I'm a licorice lover.
I've been hooked on the flavor of licorice since the first time I turned my whole mouth black with Nibs. Nibs are bite-size slices of strongly flavored black licorice rope. The Nibs I remember from childhood were cut from a solid licorice rope, and they came in a bright yellow and red box that had a camel on it. They were usually very chewy.
Today I was thinking about Sen Sen Licorice Mints. I can't think what their package looked like, but as I recall, the mints themselves were folded inside a little white paper. They were tiny flat pellets that packed a tangy wallop of licorice flavor. They were sold as a breath freshener, and with their potency, I'm sure they did the job.
I also liked Smith Brothers Cough Drops, the black kind. To licorice lovers, the round black lozenges made by the Brothers were cough drops in name only. We knew they were really candy. (So were the wild cherry flavored lozenges made by Smith Brothers, but the licorice ones were better.) I haven't seen them for years.
I must also mention Black Jack chewing gum which had a lovely licorice flavor. It was my favorite flavor of chewing gum. I even loved the color of the wrappers, a beautiful blue. When I was young, girls made long zig-zag chains from folded gum wrappers, and Black Jack wrappers were the blue links in those chains.
My mother-in-law and I agree on a few things, and one of our points of concord is that black jellybeans are the best.
We both like licorice allsorts too. Walgreens Drugs sometimes has Bassett's Liquorice Allsorts, and I sometimes buy a bag. They're cute, colorful, and yummy, but they're surprisingly fattening, so I don't need to make a regular habit of buying them. Really, does food come much more processed than that? (I'm giving myself a lecture here.)
If you're a licorice lover, I've surely mentioned enough licorice candies to whet your appetite or at least your curiosity. You might enjoy a trip to the Licorice Finder.
(Licorice allsorts photo by Kim Parry. )
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