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Super Why! "The Muddled-Up Fairytales" Everyone is busy and Whyatt doesn't know what to do with himself! So Super Why and his friends fly into the story Muddled Up Fairytales where they visit a young dragon new to Fairytale Land who is eager to find a legend of his own. But when Dragon tries to move in with The Three Pigs, he sets off a wacky chain of events that turns the whole land upside down! The superhero readers need to help Dragon find his Happily Ever After! Educational Objectives: To learn the fun of creativity, explore the alphabet, practice the magic of spelling, and use the power to read to create a brand new story!. D
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Dinosaur Train "One Smart Dinosaur/Petey The Peteinosaurus" One Smart Dinosaur - Buddy and Tiny want to test their memory, so they ride the Dinosaur Train and spend some time with the Conductor, since he's a Troodon with a great memory. The kids get to meet the Conductor's mom, Mrs. Conductor. Petey The Peteinosaurus - Buddy and Tiny ride the Dinosaur Train to meet Petey Peteinosaurus, a "flying lizard," who is fun, funny, and friendly, and has some features similar to both Buddy and Tiny!. D
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Sesame Street "Thinks Oscar Is A Prince" Chris is reading Abby a story about a princess who kisses a frog and turns him into a prince. Now, Abby thinks that someone on Sesame Street could be an enchanted prince and she thinks that someone could be Oscar. After all, he's green like a frog and no one could really be that grouchy unless he's a prince who was turned into a grouch. D
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Super Daniel!/Play Pretend" Super Daniel!: Daniel and Grandpere are at home pretending to be superheroes when Daniel notices that Dad has forgotten to take his lunch to work with him. He and Grandpere take Dad's lunchbox to the Clock Factory and Daniel uses his imagination to have several super adventures along the way. Play Pretend: Teacher Harriet shows the children a big cardboard box and asks them what they think it could be. D
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Sid The Science Kid "Now That's Using Your Brain" When Sid figures out a new way to get ready for school super fast, Mom says to him, "Now that's using your brain!" Sid wants to know that means, and discovers that the brain controls all kinds of things like walking, thinking, breathing, and getting ready for school!. D
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WordWorld "Think in the Rink/X Marks The Spot" Think in the Rink - Duck and Dog want to join Sheep and Frog in their ice skating show. Although Frog warns Duck and Dog to be careful as they practice, the enthusiastic duo gets carried away and carelessly break the ice skating rink. Will Duck and Dog think up a good solution to the problem before the show begins? X Marks the Spot - Duck must search high and low for his letter X that has gone missing. D
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Caillou "Games to Play" Finding fun ways to play is the theme today. Caillou, Clementine, and Leo are disappointed because they can't go to the zoo. They cheer up after Caillou's Mommy and Daddy help them pretend to be animals themselves. D
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Barney & Friends "A Bird of a Different Feather: Hawaii" Barney takes the kids to Hawaii on a quest for a bird of paradise. While there, they meet some friends, learn new Hawaiian words, make a Hawaiian lei and dance a hula! Eventually, Barney and his friends find a bird of paradise, but it's not quite what they were expecting!. D
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Thomas & Friends "Safe and Sound" Henry's Health & Safety - Victor explains the meaning of Health and Safety to Henry while he is visiting the Steam Works. Henry is so concerned about safety on Sodor that he keeps changing things that are already safe. He takes Rocky to move telegraph poles from the tracks which are safely there to be collected by Percy. D
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Curious George "For The Birds/Curious George-Asaurus" George tries to squirrel-proof the birdhouse when he finds Jumpy Squirrel is stealing bird seeds.G
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Martha Speaks "Billy Collins Speaks/Milo's Reading Buddy" Billy Collins Speaks - Billy Collins writes great poems about dogs, and Martha thinks she knows why. Obviously, the former poet laureate must be a canine himself! When Martha meets Billy Collins she's in for a few surprises.as is he. D
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The Electric Company "Wiki Wiki Walter" Hector challenges Manny to find a beatboxer better than Shock. Shock panics! After his last beatboxing competition with his best friend WikiWiki Walter, their friendship was ruined! When Manny finds a competitor who turns out to be Shock's old beatboxing pal, Wiki, and with Doug E. Fresh as the beatboxing judge, the competition gets a little more interesting. D
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WordGirl "Cherish Is The Word/Granny's Intuition" Cherish is the Word - It's Valentines Day! All of the kids at school are making special valentines to share with their special friends. But when Victoria Best runs off with all of the cards, will she ruin Valentine's Day for everyone? It's up to WordGirl to swoop in and save the day. Granny's Intuition - According to the local news Granny May seems to be figuring out who's been committing the latest crime sprees that are sweeping the city. D
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Wild Kratts "Creature Power Challenge" After getting caught in the middle of a tussle between a grumpy rhino and an outraged elephant, Martin and Chris decide to have a contest to decide what's stronger - elephant or rhino powers. D
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Cyberchase "A Day at the Spa" The kids learn the value of lists, tables and tree diagrams when they encounter a powerful orb.G
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Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "Look What The Dog Dug Up!" When Ruff digs up a sarcophagus in his backyard, he's convinced it's an authentic Egyptian mummy, and he's also convinced it comes with a curse. He sends the FETCHers to the Museum of Fine Arts to authenticate the artifact, and also to a carbon dating lab to verify the age of the mummy. The kids then go through Tomb, an Egypt-themed amusement park to solve the mystery of the mummy. D
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Nightly Business Report Tonight on Nightly Business Report, the day after Detroit files the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, what happens to its city workers, bond holders and mutual fund owners? And, as the temperature rises, power companies are put to the test. But what if a utility could store electricity before a heat wave hits? NBR will introduce you to one company that wants to make that a reality. D
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Dialogue "World Court Judge Joan Donoghue" The judge is the first female American to sit on the court, which is in The Hague, Netherlands. Donoghue discusses the role of the court and her work on it with host Marcia Franklin.G
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Scott & Bailey Having coerced Nick into buying her a flat, Rachel finds out she is pregnant with his child. She successfully traps a murderer of a housewife. Janet, meanwhile, is dreading her wedding anniversary party and presses on with the long, cold murder case of her school friend Veronica.G
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Dirk Gently Dirk and MacDuff return to Cambridge to the university that expelled Dirk for cheating more than 20 years ago. A former professor hires the pair as security consultants to guard a valuable robot, which is soon stolen. In addition, the professor is found dead. Dirk vows to find the murderer of the professor, the only person who ever believed in him.G
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The Shaw Festival: Behind The Curtain This documentary follows the process of getting a play from the page to the stage, providing insights into all aspects of theater production at the Shaw Festival in Canada, one of North America's longest-running theater experiences. The program captures the Shaw's unique approach to theater and the treasure of its repertory acting company, which presents 11 plays on four stages between April and October each year.G
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As of Thursday, I am no longer just a name to three residents of our coverage area. I am also the man with the stuffed Emily Dickinson.
Three years ago, I stayed at the Sylvia Beach Hotel in Newport, Ore., in which every room is themed after a famous writer and the gift shop offers a slew of literary memorabilia. As a souvenir from my trip, I brought back a stuffed doll of the reclusive poet, which now resides on my bookshelf at home. I explain it away to visitors by saying I bought it for my wife, but let's be honest — no literary young man can truly be inspired without a plush Emily Dickinson by his desk.
Last week, though, Emily took a bold venture outside our home. And I guess she has Chip Michael to thank for the inspiration.
You may recall Chip as the founder of TwtrSymphony, a social-media project I wrote about a few weeks back. Chip, the web coordinator for the Pacific Symphony, set out to put an orchestra together via Twitter, with musicians from around the world — none of whom know Chip, or each other, in person — contributing recorded tracks that will be pieced together in the studio. Even the Twitter friends who encouraged Chip to start the campaign knew him only as a name on a screen.
In the days after I completed that story, I got to looking closely at the names that recurred on my own Facebook and Twitter accounts. Some of them, obviously, I could connect to a personal encounter, but at least half of them were ciphers — mysterious names who repeatedly showed up to "like" my latest post about Obama or riff about pop music. Who were they, really? And how had we come to be friends, in the loosest sense of that word?
So last week, I decided to message three of them on Facebook and set up a meeting in person. In choosing my subjects, I had a few criteria. First, they had to be users who commented on my postings (and vice versa) on a fairly regular basis. Second, I ruled out any political extremists — there are a handful of people I've encountered on social media whom I'd rather not meet face to face. And third, I had to have no memory of meeting them, talking with them on the phone or having any experience not made possible by Mark Zuckerberg.
The three I contacted — Lynn Scheid, Alan Ray and Kathleen Janson — all met those qualifications, and so I was happy when they agreed to a meeting Thursday evening at Starbucks. In preparation, I asked that each of us bring three things: a memento of our childhoods, a vacation souvenir (Emily, in my case) and an artwork or craft that we'd created.
As it turned out, they didn't disappoint. For an hour at Starbucks, we traded stories, laughed and showed off the contents of our bags: a thimble with a model of the Empire State Building that Lynn brought back from New York, Alan's treasured toy cars, a photo of Kathleen in her First Communion dress. It turned out that we had things in common: Both Alan and I were compulsive travelers and relished road trips, for one. Best of all, none of them laughed at me for bringing a doll.
In the midst of our show-and-tell, I asked each of them a question: How had they found me on Facebook? None of my three guests knew the other two, so if mutual friends had connected us, those friends weren't here at the table. And, not surprisingly, all three of them had a hard time recalling how our names wound up on the same comment threads.
Alan, who lives in Huntington Beach and works for a credit union in Cerritos, thought he might have encountered my name through Chris Epting, our front-page columnist for the Huntington Beach Independent. He had friended Chris on Facebook and then met him at a book signing, and somehow or other, his finger ended up clicking on my name as well. Lynn, a Newport Beach resident who works in design, surmised that she had liked an article I wrote; Kathleen, who lives in Irvine and runs a PR firm, apparently had emailed me years ago about an event.
As we sat around that table and struggled to remember how we'd gotten acquainted, I thought of the movie "The Social Network," about the formative days of Facebook. At the end of the film, Zuckerberg (played by Jesse Eisenberg, in a fictional scene) finds the profile of the ex-girlfriend whose tongue-lashing gave him the incentive to launch a social-media site in the first place. He then adds her as a friend and sits refreshing his screen, waiting for a response.
Now, I've never friended anyone under circumstances that bizarre. On my personal Facebook account, I accept only people I know and trust. But my Times Community News account, which is where I encountered Alan, Lynn and Kathleen, is more or less a public site, which means that anyone who wants to join can. And I know more than a few people whose personal accounts operate the same way: If you want in, you're in.
Do those random followers serve a purpose? Sure — as the movie's title says, they expand our network. For journalists, they're a gold mine in terms of getting clicks on our stories. There may be some primal part of our nature that takes comfort when we post a link and get an indication within hours that 45 people enjoyed it. And as projects like TwtrSymphony show, sometimes the people who aid our endeavors most are ones we wouldn't recognize at Starbucks.
Still, I'm old-fashioned enough that I only like to be a stranger for so long. So the next time Alan, Lynn and Kathleen show up on my home page, I'll now have faces and voices to connect to them. And even if they never meet again, they're bound to share countless experiences over the remainder of their lives. After all, since Thursday night, they've all friended each other on Facebook.
MICHAEL MILLER is the features editor for Times Community News in Orange County. He can be reached at email@example.com or (714) 966-4617.

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Russia is likely to contribute money to a rescue package that Cyprus is trying to finalize with eurozone partners, the cash-strapped country's finance minister said Tuesday.
Vassos Shiarly said leaders from the other 16 EU countries that use the euro are in "high level" talks with Moscow about a contribution to the bailout and that a deal was "probable."
"I think it's only a question of time," he told The Associated Press in an interview.
The Kremlin confirmed that the two countries' presidents, Vladimir Putin and Dimitris Christofias, spoke by phone about the issue on Tuesday, but gave no details.
Cyprus has enough money to survive through April but hopes to sign a final rescue bailout deal in March, after general elections, Shiarly said.
The key concern is size. The bailout, most of which would go to help stabilize Cypriot banks, would likely be worth as much as the tiny country's entire yearly economic output of €17.5 billion ($23.51 billion). Many experts say that is too much for the country to be able to pay back. And if Cyprus can't handle its rescue loans, that defeats the purpose of a rescue program.
Shiarly insisted Cyprus would be able to cope with the bailout — which some estimate would push public debt to 140 percent of annual gross domestic product. The government could manage, if deemed necessary, by selling state-owned companies and its controlling stake in Laiki bank, the country's second largest lender, he said.
The so-called troika of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund are meanwhile looking for ways to reduce Cyprus' debt load. There has been speculation that the troika might try to impose losses on the Cypriot banks' investors, such as bondholders and depositors, many of which are Russian.
That is one reason why Russia, a long-time ally of Cyprus, has been involved in the bailout talks.
Cyprus already received a low interest loan of €2.5 billion ($3.36 billion) from Russia two years ago to keep it afloat and has asked to extend its repayment from 2016 to 2021. The left-wing government tried last year to clinch an additional €5 billion loan from Moscow but those talks never yielded a deal.
Shiarly said Cyprus' eurozone partners are aware that the country's connection with Russia is a "very strong one."
"We have lots of Russian businesses operating from Cyprus, lots of Russian investment has gone through Cyprus in the past, the relationship is a very close one, not to mention the same religious Orthodox (Christian faith) that we maintain," he said.
The country has also faced allegations — mostly from Germany which is resisting granting a bailout — that it's a Russian money laundering hub, something that Cypriot officials strenuously deny.
"One only has to look at the international reports from organizations whose role is to report on matters such as money laundering and you will find that we rank very favorably compared to many other European member states," said Shiarly.
Shiarly said Cypriot authorities are briefing eurozone partner countries on the country's anti-money laundering efforts to dispel any misconceptions and to curb resistance to a bailout.
He pointed out that the many of the losses Cypriot banks took in Greece were due to a writedown on Greek sovereign debt that the eurozone had insisted on. When the other eurozone countries see that Cyprus problems' are largely due to the Greek writedown, "I think the attitude will change and we will receive the financial assistance we're seeking," said Shiarly.
"We're not asking for a gift, we're asking for a loan on the reasonable terms which have been offered to other member states," he said.
Eurozone states have already rescued the governments of Greece, Ireland, and Portugal as well as the Spanish banking sector.
Shiarly noted that Cyprus has already enacted a string of austerity measures, including deep public sector salary cuts and tax hikes as foreseen under a draft bailout agreement.
But Shiarly, whose job will be up next month when elections are held, dismissed any talk of a Greek-style 'haircut' for Cyprus under which private investors will be forced to take losses on their investments in Cypriot sovereign debt.
"It has been rejected by us, it has been rejected by the Commission, it has been rejected by the IMF and therefore I think it's not an issue."
The finance minister said recapitalizing Cypriot banks directly from the EU's rescue fund is one option that the country can pursue. But that is unlikely to happen before April next year at the earliest, when a single banking supervisory that will oversee the process is up and running.
Shiarly backed European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi's assessment that Cyprus needs eurozone support so as not to upset the currency bloc's slow and fragile recovery.
"I have read these statements how even small Cyprus can be a systemic risk to the euro and not only myself, but I believe many other European ministers of finance share this view."
Lynn Berry in Moscow contributed to this report.


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Gallery: Magical Moments for Kona Qualifiers
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Getting to the finish line of the IRONMAN World Championship is a life-changing experience. Above you'll see some of the lucky lottery winners who achieved their dream in Kona this year.
The IRONMAN Lottery allows athletes of all abilities the chance to compete at the world's most prestigious triathlon, the IRONMAN World Championship. Registration for the 2014 lottery and legacy programs closes on February 28, 2014 at 11:59 pm EST.
IRONMAN Lottery Program
A mainstay in the history of IRONMAN, the IRONMAN Lottery began in 1983 thanks to the vision of IRONMAN's founders, John and Judy Collins, as a way to give athletes of all abilities the opportunity to qualify for the world's most challenging one-day endurance event.
In 1990, IRONMAN enhanced the Lottery Program by establishing the Passport Club, open to all athletes worldwide. The Passport Club offers an increased chance of being selected through the Lottery.
IRONMAN Legacy Program
The IRONMAN Legacy Program grants loyal IRONMAN athletes the opportunity to compete in Kona at least once in their lifetime. One hundred Legacy winners will be chosen and selection will be based on several criteria. To be eligible for selection in the Legacy Program, athletes must have completed a minimum of 12 full-distance IRONMAN-branded races, have never competed at the IRONMAN World Championship, have completed at least one IRONMAN event in each of the 2012 and 2013 seasons, and be registered for an IRONMAN event in 2014.
Physically Challenged Categories
Five names will be drawn for the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship from the total applicants applying in the Physically Challenged categories. Clink the link below for details on the physically challenged divisions for the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship Lottery.
More information about the IRONMAN Lottery and Legacy Programs.
Please note: Physically challenged athletes who are paraplegic, quadriplegic or double above-the-knee amputees and race using a hand cranked cycle on the bike segment and a racing chair for the run segment, will be able to compete for slots at IRONMAN Cairns (2), IRONMAN 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake (3) and IRONMAN 70.3 Luxembourg (2).


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I publish photos of hair styles. I try to make it fun, and as easy as possible, for women and girls to find the hair styling information, ideas, images and solutions they need.
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Some already have short hair but want to find new ways to style it or colour it. Others are considering getting their hair cut short, but want to be certain it will work for them before they do it.
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Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Walkthrough
Desmond Miles must relive the memories of his ancestor and discover the secrets of the Assassins. Our Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Walkthrough provides a full walkthrough, tips for rebuilding the Brotherhood, and perks for restoring Rome.
Desmond Miles must relive the memories of his ancestor and discover the secrets of the Assassins. Our Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Game Guide provides a full walkthrough, tips for rebuilding the Brotherhood, and perks for restoring Rome.
- Walkthrough: A walkthrough of Ezio's Renaissance Brotherhood and Desmond's modern day adventure
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Sequence 1: Peace at Last
Mass Exodus
You'll start up right at the ending of Assassin's Creed 2. During this mini tutorial, you'll be lead and instructed by Mario. Turn on your Eagle Vision and you'll be shown the path to climb up the shaft. Once arriving on the top, follow Mario and you'll soon be swarmed by members of the church. They mean you no true harm, so simply pushing them out of the way will be enough to let you exit the chapel.
Outside won't be as clean and you'll need to kill several guards. Mario will help you with some distractions, but it's mainly up to you to finish of the soldiers. Normal attacks are good enough, but consider using more tactics, such as counter attacks or grabbing the enemy. One of the best ways to deal with the foes is to kick them in the shins, lowering their defenses. Further, you can out right kill them simply by kicking them an absurd amount of times. No point in being stealthy if you have even the toughest enemy trapped in a stun lock.
After the initial enemies are dealt with, keep following Mario over the roof and dispatch any more enemies that come your way. You'll soon reach the top of a tower and over look the vast scope of Rome.
You'll return to Monteriggioni--the base of operations from the previous Assassin's Creed--and several of the town's folk will need assistance with a few tasks. This, like most of the first Sequence is a basic tutorial of how to perform average events.
You can do these in any order, but the woman in the town square will be the closest. Talk to her and then carry her box for her. Follow her to just outside your manor to complete the Memory.
Horsing Around
The next Memory you can complete involves catching a run away horse. Head outside the city's gates and talk to the man outside.
It's another simple task of running up to he horse and using your actions to ride it. Just wait for it to stand still before dashing at it. After mounting the horse, return to the NPC to complete the memory.
Target Practice
Climb the walls of the city and you'll find a few guards manning a cannon. One of their comrades has decided to wonder off and take a nap. Follow the markers on your map and wake this dozing soldier.
Return to the cannon and you'll be given the task of operating it and having some target practice. Shoot and destroy five of the dummies to complete the Memory.
After all of these Memories, return to the manor for a few cutscenes. you'll awake the next morning under attack by the Borgia army. Rush outside and on to a horse, ride it until it is crushed by the falling debris.
Next, head up the city wall from the previous Memory. It will quickly crumble, requiring you to restart your accent to the top.
Man the cannon from before and use it to destroy the enemy Borgia armaments. There are too many soldiers and siege weapons to clear the whole field, however you only need to destroy enough to allow time for the citizens to escape. Afterwards, abandon the cannon and head across the city walls and up the tower. You can get in one free kill, so use it to finish off one of the stronger soldiers. Most of the enemies can be killed with simple counters or grabs. However, several heavy armored units will also appear. For these heavy brutes you'll need to resort to kicking them in the shins until they die.
Emergency Exit
Regroup with the friendly soldiers and battle your way to the manor. Your allies can fight just as well as you. If you want, disengage from your foes and let the Monteriggioni guards fight for you while you sprint away.
You'll encounter Claudia who is in need of rescuing. Kill the Borgia soldier trying to stab her and escort your sister to the back of the manor. There are other enemy soldiers along the way, but your allies will keep them busy. Enter inside and you'll meet up with some thieves and scouts, ending the Sequence.
Present Day: Monteriggioni
You'll be in control of Desmond for this portion of the game. Unlike Ezio, Desmond has no life bar so he takes no damage. There is also no combat element, despite him being equipped with a hidden blade.
Right from the start you'll spot a ghost of Ezio fleeing the manor. Follow it to the right and leap off the plank to the hay pile below. After a quick scene of you and Lucy checking a dark cave, you'll find that you're underground. Press the switch ahead to let Lucy pass through the gate. You'll need to find your own way through, so climb the ledge to the left and proceed forward.
Dive down to the water below and swim to the highlighted switch, this will lower one bridge, while raising a second and allow Lucy to move forward. Return to the surface and shimmy across the planks above the new accessible platform. Drop down and there will be a second switch, allowing you and Lucy to continue forward.
In the next area there will be a gap that is too great for you to cross on your own. Stand on the platform ahead and give Lucy a boost across. She will lower a device that you can use to leap across.
Ascend the wall to the left and you'll come to another switch behind a gate. You however crawl over the wood frames to the right and then leap into the small room behind the gate. Flip the switch and continue across the rocks on the bottom. After a short scene of discovering a huge room and setting up the Animus, use Eagle Vision and examine the triangle drawing on the wall. While in vision mode, you'll see hidden numbers behind the drawing.
You'll discover that Monteriggioni doesn't have working power. Exit the manor and talk to Shaun. You'll need to interact with several fuse boxes to start up the power. You can use Eagle Vision to help spot the boxes better. After all of them are started up, meet with the rest of the Assassins to start up the Animus.
Sequence 2: The Wilderness of Tigers
Before starting the next Sequence, Rebecca will advise trying out some training missions. These aren't mandatory, but they can help you better understand the combat and stealth mechanics of the game. You can also use the Animus' DNA system to replay completed Memories from Ezio's past.
As good as New…
You'll be injured during your escape from Monteriggioni and return to Rome. Use your map to seek out a doctor and heal yourself for $50. If you want to acquire more money, consider stealing from the Roman citizens.
After restoring your health, follow your map marker and climb the building. On the roof you'll get a clear viewpoint to your next goal. Dive down to the hay below and look for your next mark.
Follow the guards and keep your distance. If you get too far a timer will start, showing you that you're about to lose them. Likewise, you can't get too close or they will attack, failing the Memory. They'll move to the gallows, where they will attack a grieving citizen. Kill the Borgia guards by kicking them in the shins or grabbing them to finish the Memory.
Well Executed
After rescuing the citizen, he'll ask you to kill the executioner that killed his wife. Follow the marker on your map and you'll find the Borgia executioner.
Sneak on top of the roof and get the executioner into range. When no one notices you, you can get a free instant-kill via the assassinate prompt. Use it and then flee the scene. There is no need to kill anyone else, so don't bother with necessary combat.
New Man in Town
Meet with Machiavelli and he will ask you to take care of a few people for him.
Your gear in shambles though. Head to an armory and purchase some new spaulders. If the shop is closed off, spend some of your money to restore it. Likewise, if you are strapped for cash, steal it from the citizens. Move to the restricted area and discover your target, a Borgia captain.
Move to the highest point and get in a few free kills with your assassination move. This will allow you to easily kill off the captain while his men are dispatched. With the captain dead, you can also take the time to destroy the Borgia tower and remove the area's restriction. Return to Machiavelli to end the Memory.
Easy Come, Easy Go
Grab a horse and follow Machiavelli. You'll need to rescues a citizen who is being harassed by the Borgia. Both your allies are capable fighters, however they will still need your support, especially against any mounted combatant. If the Borgia steal a horse, be quick about dismounting them and making the playing field more even.
Crepi Il Lupo
You'll discover a Borgia Messenger fleeing the scene, chase after him and use a tackle to steal his information. Try to resort from violent means, as killing the messenger could alarm the rest of the Borgia guards.
Meet up with Machiavelli again, or so you may expect. you'll instead be ambushed by the Followers of Romulus. Use your hidden blade and shin kicks to fend them off. If you need, stop and grab a healing kit and restore any lost life. Once all of the Followers are dead, move to the sewers below and discover their hidden base.
The Halls of Nero
You'll be traipsing around the underground of Rome. Move up the pillars to the left or right and flip the four switches. You can shimmy and leap across to all four instead of leaping across the center. Once all four switches are one, the floor will break. Leap down to the lower level.
Move behind the gates and climb on top of the pillars. Leap to the walls and shimmy across the wall and move to the plant over the gate. Next jump and swing across the light, landing behind the next gate ahead.
After leaping across a few more gates you'll come to a room filled with fire. Climb over the statue in the center and move across the wall on the left. Once again, leap to the next statue to clear the flames. Shimmy and climb the next wall on the left and you'll discover a new room. Climb across the next set of walls and some will shatter, leaving a new means of cutting across the maze.
Jump across the beams and you'll soon make it to the main hall. Run up to the stone throne in the distance and jump to the left side. You'll need to circle all the way across the room and back to the right end. Every so often some of the pillars will break, adding shortcuts in case you fail some jumps. Also stop to grab the Borgia flag that is stationed on the right side of the room.
When ready, enter the Followers' stash and steal all of their money. In the center of the room is an also a scroll. Snatch it up and exit through the hatch at the top to finish up the Memory.
Sequence 3: The Fighter, the Lover and the Thief
The next few tasks can be done in any order, however some are closer in distance, while others are far off.
High-Stakes Negotiation
You'll need to rescue a courtesan that is being held for ransom. Gather up $2500 by either stealing or withdrawing from the Roman banks.
Either way, head to the docks and deliver the money. The area is a restricted Borgia zone, so be careful to not alert the guards. After a brief scene, kill the pirates. Your hidden blade will surface, but also consider stealing their weapons and using them against the enemy.
Afterwards, return to Claudia and inform her that the negotiations went south. Afterwards, talk to the architect and restore the area.
Double Agent
You'll meet up with La Volpe and will need to convince him to rejoin with the Assassins.
Follow him and move to the marker on the map. You'll view some thieves who will get in trouble with the Borgia. Rescue the young man by killing all of the Borgia in the area. All of them are using ranged weapons, so consider using some of your own. Also, their slow loading crossbows and guns make them open to quick melee assaults.
Escort the wounded man to safety, each time stopping to kill or elude the guards. If your infamy is still too high, find a politician and kill them off. Afterwards, go to your map marker to meet with La Volpe again and restore the area.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Meet with Bartolommeo and you'll find that he and his men are being harassed by the Borgia troops.
Hunt down the Borgia captain, leaving your allies to deal with the fodder. Sneak up to the captain and kill him with a quick assassination. Free the region of Borgia control by moving to the Borgia tower and destroying it.
Return to Bart and watch a few scenes. After talking to Machiavelli again, meet with another architect to finish the Sequence.
Sequence 4: Den of Thieves
Castello Crasher
You'll be infiltrating the Borgia castle. Swim across the small moat and climb over the walls. There will be plenty of markers and waypoints on your map to quickly figure out where to go next.
Take out the guards by hiding in the hay or using stealth. Next, shimmy across more walls and move across the courtyard. Next, climb up the center building and leap across the planks sticking out. In some places you'll need to drop down and quickly grasp onto the next ledge, or you'll simply fall to your death.
Head to the roof and kill any remaining guards. Move into the building and find Caterina locked in a cell. You'll need to steal a key from Lucrezia to free Caterina
Femme Fatale
Move to the court yard and subdue Lucrezia. Every so often she will escape your grasp and call in a gang of guards. Stop to kill these enemies and catch up to your prisoner again. Drag her all the way to Caterina's cell to start the next Memory.
The Burdens We Carry
You'll be carrying Caterina out of the castle and will be vulnerable while holding her. If you need to stop and drop your escort while you kill off the enemy. Return to the bottom levels and toss Caterina down to the hay and follow along to the basement.
Move to the courtyard and open the gate by turning the two large wheels on either side of the gate. Grab a horse and help Caterina to safety.
Guardian of Forli
You'll need to stick behind and kill off the guards on the bridge while Caterina makes her escape. Engage in combat until the timer runs out, at which point your ally will have made it away from the Borgia.
Now it's your turn to get the hell out of there. Kill any nearby guards and then dash away. Use hiding points such as hay piles and roofs to stay out of the Borgia's site.
Man of the People
You can now start building the Brotherhood. Randomly on the map you'll see citizens being harassed by the Borgia. By moving to these locations and saving the towns people, you can convince them to join the Assassins.
Recruit at least two assassins to complete the Memory. However with more Borgia Towers destroyed, you can gain more recruits. You may want to get at least four recruits before moving on.
Find a coup and train up your new allies. You will want to assign them to a few missions and allow them to level to at least level 4. Since your assassins can die really quickly, give them at least one armor upgrade before taking them out to the field. a Good weapon upgrade will also allow them to take out targets faster.
Serial Offender
You'll need to kill off a corrupt doctor. The courtesans around the area will show you his location by pointing in the right direction.
You can use the crowds around to help conceal yourself and then move in for the quick kill.
Human Cargo
Meet with the boy on the docks to learn about a slavery scheme being conducted on the outskirts of town. Follow the noble at a distance to find his base. Like with all tailing mission, never get too close or you'll be discovered.
At the slavery outpost, call in your newly recruited assassins. If they are high enough level they can easily kill off most of the Borgia. Use this confusion to move up to the noble and kill him off.
An Unexpected Visitor
Follow the next marker into the alley way and you'll meet with Leonardo. He has a new item for you, the double hidden blade. You'll need to give him a bit of money for this new gadget, but it shouldn't be too much for your coffers.
Someone has taken Leonardo's machine gun and blue print and it's up to you to gather info. Tail the Borgia squad that knows the location. Use your assassins to kill off the enemies and move to the net marker.
Climb to the building just outside the Borgia base and leap across the beam. Move through the hay piles and across roofs. If you can, kill some of the guards and drag their bodies into the hay piles. Move all the way across to the eastern end wall and move across the top of it. Move below and destroy the machine gun blue prints.
Next, move back to the previous building and trigger the explosives near the gun. Move to safety to destroy one of the guns. However, a second gun mounted on a cart will speed away. Jump on a horse and chase it down. Move swiftly by pulling on the reigns, dodging falling wood and avoiding gun fire. Soon you'll make it to the cart itself and will take aim with the machinegun. Kill any Borgia soldier that comes after you. Since this is the Renaissance, an automatic fire machinegun doesn't really shot that fast. However, it's very accurate and can kill a horseman with only a single shot.
Sequence 5: The Banker
You'll need to help out a banker and his brother during this Sequence.
While escorting the banker, you can tell him to stop and stay out of danger. This will be a big help as he is very weak and can easily be killed off if too close to the fray. Remember, you can also call in your assassin recruits to quickly clear the area.
Escape From Debt
Gather up $3000 by stealing, selling items or gathering money from the bank. Return to the banker and you'll learn of a Borgia shipment.
Stay on the roofs and keep a close eye on the banker and the Borgia escorting him. Be sure to keep a distance and avoid being discovered. Any alerts will instantly fail the mission.
Follow the Money
Climb up the building that the banker and the goon have entered. You'll need to ascend all the way to the roof and drop down below.
Shimmy across the wall and get far enough down until the assassinate prompt is available. Kill the Borgia captain with one quick swoop and steal his uniform.
When in Rome…
With your disguise you'll need to lead the troop to their location. Only problem is you don't know where to go. Listen to what the other soldiers say to learn where to go.
When the Borgia say you are going the right way, continue down the same path, when they make any remarks about being confused, double back right away. If they start to suspect anything, they will attack and fail the Memory.
In and Out
Once reaching your goal, you'll soon switch out of the enemy uniform. The place is crawling with enemy Borgia, so you'll need to hire some help to make it through.
Hire groups of courtesans and have them distract any guards. If you are discovered, you'll fail on the spot. The ladies will keep the Borgia guards busy and allow you to slip by.
Hide in the hay stacks and kill off guards that come too close. Instead of using your main weapons, switch to poison and use it to stealthily deal with the guards. Next, rush Juan and kill him off before more guards spot you.
Sequence 6: The Baron of Valois
Meet with Bart and you'll find that the French allies of the Borgia are attacking.
Call in your assassin recruits to help support Bart and his men while you close the gates. Move up to the various cranks and wheels and seal the fortress gates.
French Kiss
Follow Bart to the French camp and kill off any enemies around. You'll want to use stealth to keep from being seen by any of the enemies around.
Trojan Horse
Regroup with your allies and you'll steal a few French army uniforms to make your way into the enemy camp.
Closely follow along with your disguised allies and hide in the crowd to easily kill of the patrolling guards. You'll need to be both sneaky and quick to clear the watch. Move behind buildings and stalk lone guards to allow Bart and his men to advance.
Au Revoir
You'll make it to the main French camp where you may face off against the remainder of the army. Call in your assassin allies to make the kills while you go after the French noble. Find the various cranks and gears to open gates to the next area.
Here, you will absolute stealth to save Bart's wife. Any alarm or kill against the French will result in a failure. Move to the roofs on the right side and quickly dash across before any guards can see you. Leap down and assassinate the noble in one clean strike, ending the Sequence.
Sequence 7: The Key of the Castello
Patching the Leak
You'll be teaming up with La Volpe and his gang of thieves yet again. Follow La Volpe on horseback and stop to protect the various contacts along the road. If you like, deploy your assassins to help clean up the area and reduce risk.
There are at least three patrols that you'll need to rescue, but none of them are really that tough.
Calling All Stand-Ins
Tail the Borgia contact to learn where the play is being held. You will once again need to keep your distance to avoid being seen. You can even use well placed courtesans to distract the enemies and make it into restricted areas.
Heavily rely on your assassin recruits. They can score free kills without anyone seeing, or more caring that the guards are being murdered. Keep on the noble's tail and grab a horse to keep up.
Exit Stage Right
Eventually you'll be lead back to the Colosseum. Scale the walls so that none of the Borgia catch sight of you.
Once at the top level, you'll only have a few minutes to make it to the play below. Kill off the rifle packing guards and ignore the rest. Before to not be seen, or worse yet fall from the Colosseum windows. Pause if need be, as being seen is far the worst outcome.
Meet up with the assassin's below and change into costume. Move to the next marker and take part in the play. Use Eagle Vision to learn your staging, each time moving to a new patch of hay as the play moves forward.
After the performance, escort the actor to a doctor outside so he can heal up. You'll spot a thief from the start of the game and will need to give chase. If there is a horse nearby grab it, other wise move by food. Keep to the left to avoid Borgia guards and call in your assassins to deal with any threats. Catch up to the thief and tackle him.
After another scene, you'll need to rush yet again. Take any shortcuts you can find, including swimming across water and diving from high areas. Meet with La Volpe and save Machiavelli to end the Memory.
Sequence 8: The Borgia
You'll be back at the Borgia strong hold to gain the final secrets of the Apple of Eden. It's more about stealth and climbing, but be sure to kill off guards that could easily blow your cover. Swing across the planks ahead and scale over the walls until entering the interior.
On the inside you'll need to climb up the planks and circle around the entire narrow hall way. Using Eagle Vision can be a great means for finding where to go next. Finally, move up the shaft above to reach the main floor. Exit to the roof, kill the guards and watch a scene as the Borgia clash at each other's throats.
An Apple a Day
Head to the roof of the castle and scale more walls, killing guards all along the way. Meet with Lucrezia to learn what happened. Proceed to the basement and chase after Cesare.
Move to the wall on the right and jump to the hanging platforms. Leap across the beams on the center of the room and then move up the shaft on the left.
You'll be back on the roofs and will have a bird's eye view of Cesare trying to escape. Keep on his tail and dive into the water below. Rush to the Vatican and dodge any Borgia pursuers. Hide in places or kill the guards that get to close. Even if you make it to the target you'll need to kill off any enemy before time expires.
The Apple of Eden
With the coast clear, move to the statue in the center of the court yard to discover the Apple of Eden. From now on you will not be able to change weapons and will have to charge the Apple to perform area of effect damage. Not only can this stun enemies, but it may cause them to attack one another. However, keep in mind that you will take damage while using the Apple. Stop and heal before making too many quick attacks.
Dozens of Borgia soldiers will swarm you, but the apple is enough to force them out of control and make them hack each other to bits. When all of the initial guards re dead, flee from Borgia territory (Marked yellow on your map) and return to your hideout.
With the apple in hand, you now have the means to destroy the Borgia for good. Head to the town square and destroy the various captains around, all clearly marked on your map as main targets.
Like before, the apple drains your life, so be careful when using it too quickly. Otherwise, cleaning up the soldiers is no hard task.
Seeing Red
Your next task is to finish up the remaining guards around the Coliseum.
Take down the enemies outside and force them to kill each other from the Apple's power. Wait for the noble below and follow him to the rest of the Borgia.
In the main hall, call in your assassins and wreak havoc as you spam the Apple's power. Take out the main captains to send the rest of the troops fleeing, ending the Memory for good.
All Roads Lead to…
For the last part of the Sequence you'll be confronting Cesare directly. You'll have the support of Bart, La Volpe, Claudia, and Machiavelli. To make it even more chaotic, call in all six of your available assassins to keep the Borgia at bay
Keep using the Apple, each time waiting to recharge your life. Keep fighting until the timer runs out. Move to the city's gate to finally banish the Borgia and Cesare from Rome.
Sequence 9: The Fall
This is the last bit of the game as Ezio, so be sure to upgrade your weapons and armor with whatever you need. You'll now return to the scene from the start of the game. Mash the buttons on screen to struggle against Cesare. Afterwards, kill his guards and move further along the war torn path. You'll soon make your way to the ravaged city.
Keep in mind that you have no support of your assassins, so you will need to heavily rely on your own stealth to make it through. Use your double hidden blades to assassinate several guards at once, making it even simpler to get by.
Stay on the roofs and avoid being detected. The soldiers below will be fighting amongst themselves, so they will ignore you unless you enter the fray. Climb the siege towers and make it deeper into the city. Once again, use absolute stealth to make it into the castle walls. Being, seen will completely destroy your chances of making it in safely.
Along the castle walls you'll be in a final showdown with Cesare. Stick with the very basic tactic of kicking him in the shins and sneaking in a few sword swipes while he is stunned. Each time you do enough damage, you'll enter a quick time event to bash off his armor. Eventually, Cesare will call in the guards, but it's just easier to stick on him and ignore his helpers. Once all of Cesare's armor is broken, make a final killing blow to end Ezio's story.
Present Day: Rome
With the Sequences complete, you'll once gains take control of Desmond. Move back up to the upper halls and examine the triangles to learn what they really mean.
You'll now be in Rome and will have to scale across the Colosseum. You'll be able to make it through the underground and into the very depths of the Borgia castle and the Vatican.
The Colosseum can be confusing, but thankfully the camera will pan in directions to show you the next platform to move to. Also, since Desmond has no health par, he is immune to taking any form of falling damage.
Climb up the various shafts, swing across platforms and sling to the top of ropes. You'll know you're on the right track when you spot a pile of hay below. Dive down just as Ezio and Caterina did when they were here.
Use your Eagle Vision to discover button and new paths as you explore the lost Assassin caves. You'll soon find the halls leading to the top, leading to the inside of the Vatican chapel.
Let your fellow Assassins back into the building so you can regroup. Climb the structures ahead and press the glowing switch in the distance. Climb across the newly deployed pillars and lights. Circle around the left hand side and swoop all the way to the right. When jumping across the light fixtures, be sure to move up to their upper sections and face your next platform. Every so often, new gates and opens will appear to allow you makeshift check points. Flip the switch in the middle of the room and proceed back to the lower depths.
Use your Eagle Vision to find the final resting place of the Apple of Eden. Several shinning pillars will rise from the ground. Climb and jump over these to connect the entire puzzle on the ground. Some times you'll see poles protruding from columns in the center. Before to alternate which one you grab onto, as some of them may cause the pillars to retract back into the ground. Once all of the devices are raised, return to the Assassins and gain the Apple. After a short scene, kill Lucy to finish Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.
Xbox 360 Achievements
|Achievement Name
|How To Earn
|Technical Difficulties
|Attempt to access DNA Sequence 9 for the first time.
|Battle Wounds
|Complete DNA Sequence 1.
|Sanctuary! Sanctuary!
|Find a secure place to hide and re-enter the Animus.
|Rome in Ruins
|Complete DNA Sequence 2.
|Complete DNA Sequence 3.
|Principessa in Another Castello
|Complete DNA Sequence 4.
|Complete DNA Sequence 5.
|Forget Paris
|Complete DNA Sequence 6.
|Bloody Sunday
|Complete DNA Sequence 7.
|Vittoria Agli Assassini
|Complete DNA Sequence 8.
|Requiescat In Pace
|Complete DNA Sequence 9.
|A Knife in the Heart
|Secure the Apple of Eden.
|Deja Vu
|Replay a Memory.
|Under Taker 2.0
|Discover the Shrine in the Catacombe di Roma.
|Golden Boy
|Discover the Shrine in the Terme di Traiano.
|Discover the Shrine in Il Colosseo.
|Discover the Shrine in the Cloaca Maxima.
|One-Man Wrecking Crew
|Discover the Shrine in Palazzo Laterano.
|Discover the Shrine in the Basilica di San Pietro.
|Destroy the Machine Gun.
|Destroy the Naval Cannon.
|Destroy the Bomber.
|Destroy the Tank.
|Home Improvement
|Upgrade 5 buildings in the Antico district.
|Tower Offense
|Burn All Borgia Towers.
|Show off
|Complete 10 Guild Challenges.
|.. .- -- .- .-.. .. …- .
|Solve all of Subject 16 Puzzles.
|Earn 3 gold medals from the Animus Virtual Training Program
|Recruit 3 Assassins.
|Welcome to the Brotherhood
|Train a recruit up to the Rank of Assassin.
|Capture the Flag
|Remove All Borgia Flags in Rome.
|In Memoriam
|Collect All Feathers.
|Dust to Dust
|Find 1 Artifact in the Present.
|Serial Killer
|Perform a Speed Kill Streak of 10.
|Spring Cleaning
|Kill a guard with a broom.
|Your Wish is Granted
|Throw money in a well
|Fly Like an Eagle
|Jump with the parachute off the top of Castel Sant' Angelo.
|The Gloves Come Off
|Win the highest bet at the Fights.
|Mailer Daemon
|Access your email in 2012
|Synchronization Established
|Complete an entire Session with at least one kill (Multiplayer Only).
|Needle in a Haystack
|Kill your target while hidden in a hay bale (Multiplayer Only).
|Strong Closer
|Take the lead 10 seconds before the end of the session and go on to win (Multiplayer Only).
|Fast Learner
|Kill your target and escape your pursuer in less than 10 seconds (Multiplayer Only).
|Job skills
|During Open Conflict, kill your target and escape (Multiplayer Only).
|Download Complete
|Reach Level 50 (Multiplayer Only).
|Role Model
|Get all the Co-op bonuses in 1 session (Multiplayer Only).
|Score 750 points or more on a single kill (Multiplayer Only).
|Abstergo Employee of the Month
|Get every bonus at least once (Multiplayer Only).
|Ahead of the Curve
|Perform a double or a triple escape (Multiplayer Only).
PlayStation 3 Trophies
|Trophy Name
|How To Earn
|Technical Difficulties
|Attempt to access DNA Sequence 9 for the first time.
|Battle Wounds
|Complete DNA Sequence 1.
|Sanctuary! Sanctuary!
|Find a secure place to hide and re-enter the Animus.
|Rome in Ruins
|Complete DNA Sequence 2.
|Complete DNA Sequence 3.
|Principessa in Another Castello
|Complete DNA Sequence 4.
|Complete DNA Sequence 5.
|Forget Paris
|Complete DNA Sequence 6.
|Bloody Sunday
|Complete DNA Sequence 7.
|Vittoria Agli Assassini
|Complete DNA Sequence 8.
|Requiescat In Pace
|Complete DNA Sequence 9.
|A Knife in the Heart
|Secure the Apple of Eden.
|Deja Vu
|Replay a Memory.
|Under Taker 2.0
|Discover the Shrine in the Catacombe di Roma.
|Golden Boy
|Discover the Shrine in the Terme di Traiano.
|Discover the Shrine in Il Colosseo.
|Discover the Shrine in the Cloaca Maxima.
|One-Man Wrecking Crew
|Discover the Shrine in Palazzo Laterano.
|Discover the Shrine in the Basilica di San Pietro.
|Destroy the Machine Gun.
|Destroy the Naval Cannon.
|Destroy the Bomber.
|Destroy the Tank.
|Home Improvement
|Upgrade 5 buildings in the Antico district.
|Tower Offense
|Burn All Borgia Towers.
|Show off
|Complete 10 Guild Challenges.
|.. .- -- .- .-.. .. …- .
|Solve all of Subject 16 Puzzles.
|Earn 3 gold medals from the Animus Virtual Training Program
|Recruit 3 Assassins.
|Welcome to the Brotherhood
|Train a recruit up to the Rank of Assassin.
|Capture the Flag
|Remove All Borgia Flags in Rome.
|In Memoriam
|Collect All Feathers.
|Dust to Dust
|Find 1 Artifact in the Present.
|Serial Killer
|Perform a Speed Kill Streak of 10.
|Spring Cleaning
|Kill a guard with a broom.
|Your Wish is Granted
|Throw money in a well
|Fly Like an Eagle
|Jump with the parachute off the top of Castel Sant' Angelo.
|The Gloves Come Off
|Win the highest bet at the Fights.
|Mailer Daemon
|Access your email in 2012
|Synchronization Established
|Complete an entire Session with at least one kill (Multiplayer Only).
|Needle in a Haystack
|Kill your target while hidden in a hay bale (Multiplayer Only).
|Strong Closer
|Take the lead 10 seconds before the end of the session and go on to win (Multiplayer Only).
|Fast Learner
|Kill your target and escape your pursuer in less than 10 seconds (Multiplayer Only).
|Job skills
|During Open Conflict, kill your target and escape (Multiplayer Only).
|Download Complete
|Reach Level 50 (Multiplayer Only).
|Role Model
|Get all the Co-op bonuses in 1 session (Multiplayer Only).
|Score 750 points or more on a single kill (Multiplayer Only).
|Abstergo Employee of the Month
|Get every bonus at least once (Multiplayer Only).
|Ahead of the Curve
|Perform a double or a triple escape (Multiplayer Only).
|Julius Caeser
|Win Every Trophy.
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Maximinus Daia (270-313) (yes, the surname appropriately rhymes with 'Dire'), Caesar and Augustus of the Roman Empire in the East, flogger and flayer of Christians and a cat kicker (allegedly), misruled his part of the Ancient World before he was cornered in a cave out somewhere in Asia Minor. To prevent being captured alive, Daia suffocated himself by literally eating dirt until he choked to death. Historian Edward Gibbon wrote in Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire it was 'a fittingly disgusting way for this swine to have died'.
Max Daia:Emperor of the FutureEdit
Maximinus came from the same rough end of the Roman empire's woods as the nearly all rulers at this time. None were oil paintings, Daia was more like the stuff they wash brushes with so that should be a guide to what he looked like. In fact every surviving statue or coin show a man you would expect to have a criminal record. Perhaps he had one, Maximinus certainly got it when be became emperor.
He had an unexciting life and was probably illiterate like a lot of the rulers at this time. But family connections gave him a huge boost and along the way, his uncle Galerius became first Caesar and then an emperor of Rome. Maximinus followed his uncle around and adopted all of his relatives attitudes including a hatred of cats (some vague Egyptian connection or a dislike of the Cult of Isis). In due course he was married to some unfortunate who gave him a son and daughter.
In 305 Galerius (now emperor) made Maximinus caesar. This was at odds with emperor Diocletian's policy of avoiding avoiding creating a dynastic empire where, in theory, only the best should become the most powerful. But it was a time when blood flowed thicker than fortified wine and within a year, other emperors had let their sons inherit their jobs. In the West Constantine the Great and Maxentius claimed that if it was good enough for Maximinus to become emperor was good enough for them too and rebelled against the official emperor in the West, Valerius Severus. Add in Galerius's old friend Licinius too, no less than seven men were challenging the right to be recognised as a 'bigger emperor than that other guy.
Saint LustEdit
It was around this time that Maximinus developed a lust for saintly women. There was an official policy of persecution of the Christians at this time. Once convicted, an enemy of Rome could look forward to a gruesome fate. The Roman authorities had never understood what the Christians were really all about but their message of hope and redemption to include even slaves and thieves had struck them as dangerously humanitarian and a sign of moral flabbiness.
So the story goes that whilst enjoying one particular bonfire of the saintly ones, Maximinus fell in love with Catherine of Alexandria - she of the burning wheels. Catherine was taken out of the death queue and brought to the emperor. He offered her designer clothes and a love villa but Catherine stayed firm. She was for Jesus, no mortal or immoral monster would have her. Maximinus condemned her to a fiery wheel of death and...the trouble with this story is that St.Catherine had already been martyred by Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius and Maxentius. So unless she a zombie or a vampire, this cannot be the same woman.
In 311 Galerius died. Maximinus formed an alliance with Maxentius (The Max Alliance) against Constantine and Licinius. A year later Maxentius was dead and Licinius had chased Maximinus out into the depths of Asia Minor. Deserted by friends, abandoned by his family and driven mad by visions of Catherine to 'eat pay dirt pagan', Maximinus followed her instructions and died with a stomach full of freshly masticated soil.
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY-3188?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Ivan Zvolsky updated HARMONY-3188: ---------------------------------- Attachment: swing_awt_deps_winxp_2007-02-08.tgz > [classlib][build] enabling of classlib build on windows/em64t > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HARMONY-3188 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY-3188 > Project: Harmony > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: Classlib > Environment: windows/em64t > Reporter: Ivan Zvolsky > Attachments: classlib_asm_files_moving.patch, classlib_binary_files_added.patch, classlib_build_system.patch, classlib_cosmetic_changes.patch, icu4c-3.6-harmony-windows.x86_64.zip, swing_awt_deps_winxp_2007-02-08.tgz > > > This is a set of patches/files for classlib which makes it buildable under windows/em64t (I also tried to not break build on other platforms). I've separated classlib patch to several "independent" parts taking in mind that somebody might want to edit some patch before it gets applied. > There are a number of unresolved questions though. The building itself completes normally even if they are unresolved, but resulting product doesn't work properly. For each of such question i'll create dependant jira issue, linked to this one. > Description of attached files: > 1) swing_awt_deps_winxp_2007-02-08.tgz - swing and awt binary dependencies, built for windows/em64t. This file needs to be placed to some public host, so classlib build could fetch it. Similar thing is already done for windows/ia32, and the file is located at http://people.apache.org/~geirm/harmony/ . Before applying classlib_build_system.patch, it's needed to edit line 202 so it points to the place where swing_awt_deps_winxp_2007-02-08.tgz is located. > 2) windows.x86_64.zip - archive containing a set of windows/em64t version of libraries needed by classlib. It needs to be unpacked manually from the classlib root. To check that libraries unzipped to correct place, one can read classlib_binary_files.patch. > 3) icu4c-3.6-harmony-windows.x86_64.zip - ICU 3.6 library built for windows/em64t, needs to be placed manually to depends/oss/ without unzipping. > 4) classlib_asm_files_moving.patch - portlib module contains several asm files, this part of the patch contains changes related to moving/replacing_with_C_stubs/modifying these files so they could be compiled under windows/em64t. Makefiles changes related to file move are incorporated to this patch also. C stubs need an implementation and separate jira will be created for this and linked with this jira. > 5) classlib_binary_files_added.patch - this part of the patch simply creates one more directory, depends/libs/windows.x86_64. Some binary files need to be places there manually (see point 2) > 6) classlib_build_system.patch - contains only build-system files changes. There are two open issues: a) line 20 - what entry point needs to be specified here, and b) line 202 - where do we put windows/em64t version of swing & awt dependencies (see point 1 also). Two jira issues will be created to reflect these issues. > 7) classlib_cosmetic_changes.patch - contains "small" but critical for msvc 2005 compiler changes to native sources. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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State and federal agencies have purchased and leased more than a million acres of land for your use and enjoyment.
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Forty years ago, Sen. William Fulbright, D-Ark., then chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, published his book, "The Arrogance of Power."
In the midst of the debacle that was Vietnam and the untrammeled arrogance of power by President Lyndon Johnson and Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, Fulbright's was a reasoned voice of dissent, contending that the war was sapping U.S. resources that should better be used "for the education of our children, the rehabilitation of our cities, and the making available of jobs for all who want to work."
Those, he said, represented "the real source" of this nation's strength, and usurping them in the name of national security would only undermine that security and strength.
Substitute "Mideast" for "Asian" and the following quote from the book is as relevant today as four decades ago: "What I do question is the ability of the United States, or any other Western nation, to go into a small, alien, undeveloped Asian nation and create stability where there is chaos, the will to fight where there is defeatism, democracy where there is no tradition of it, and honest government where corruption is almost a way of life."
There is, Fulbright wrote, "something unseemly in conducting a foreign policy that involves it in the affairs of most of the nations of the world, while its own domestic needs are neglected or postponed."
The upset Nov. 7 of one-party rule in Washington poses a major challenge: for Democrats and Republicans to replace partisanship and petty bickering — their arrogance of power — with united effort for the country's good.
Voters sent a clear message that they want a solution, not posturing, to the drain of money and lives that is Iraq, and that they want diligent attention to issues that concern them, not just empty rhetoric and inane sound bites.
Last week's elections, observed John Weaver, a strategist for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., were "not an affirmation of a Democratic agenda… (but rather) about how we Republicans set aside our principles to try and stay in power. We decided to try and spend money like Democrats, we decided not to reform or tackle big issues, and at the end of the day, American voters said, 'Enough is enough.'"
It was also a wake-up call to Democrats that they have to be more like Republicans should've been but weren't: in touch with the mood of voters who want responsibility in fiscal matters; meaningful attention to issues such as health care, Social Security, and the environment; and less swagger and bluster and more statesmanship in our dealings with the rest of the world — very much including a workable solution to the quagmire that is Iraq.
We can also hope there will be a careful, studied approach to developing a new farm bill and an acknowledgment that a strong, vibrant agriculture is vital to this nation's economy and security.
Above all, we can wish that they were not just empty words, White House spokesman Tony Snow's assertion that "we look forward to working with Democratic leaders on issues that remain foremost," and presumptive House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's vow to work with Republicans "in partnership, not partisanship."


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I finally got around to playing with the OLPC XO in an effort to get it to work with WPA on a wireless LAN. It turns out that the build 656 update back in January added WPA support. The OLPC wiki has detailed instructions at…
…but here's the condensed version.
- Open up terminal window (scroll right to see the icon in the menu)
- su – (the OLPC does not have a root password)
- olpc-update 656
- shutdown -r now
The olpc-update command has an option to reboot after a successful update. But. you might want to review the process outputs before rebooting. After rebooting, I selected the WPA enabled access point (I left the old 802.11b WAP in WEP encryption mode in case I couldn't get WPA working with the OLPC) and typed in my passphrase. The WPA encrypted 801.11g WiFi connection seems to work fine with the OLPC now. Now, if only they would fix the external USB keyboard problem (shift key doesn't wok).
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yeah, I was here.....actually, I poured a round in "the bar" IIRC.
and yeah, asd........now you've got me thinking:
I had the hydro boots unit changed on my truck today, dropped it, and went to lunch with burner pals.......came back, and, the mechanic said "it's all done, except I can't get the radio to work.
WFT? says I......it was playing when I pulled in, and the hydroboost is not electrical......did you check fuses?
uuhh.....no.........so he checkes some, says, it's not that, you better go back to the waiting room.........
I have a brain flash when I get there, turn aournd and back out, where he's beginning to tear the radio out of the dash......
I say WFT?...........you didn't touch it before, take your pud-wackers off it now!
and I turned the key to "ACC" and the radio came on. Surprise!! says I, it must be electrical, and must be something loose, or a fuse.......did you bump anything taking stuff out and putting back?
"no".........well, ok, I said, just humor me, and check every fuse in this box here, with your tester:
"well, ok, but I would know if I shorted anything......"
me: "please".
so he test.........5th fuse in "hey, this one is burned".........
me *look of shock* "imagine"
and,........what does it control?
well look at that, it controls half the ignition switch, but, we don't sell fuses here........
me: "no fucking way"! *smiling*, you get a fucking fuse!!
he runs and steals one from the service truck, plugs it in........hey look, the radio works!!
I tell him he's a genious for figuring it out so quick, pat him on the shoulder and say yay, glad you didn't rip out my whole dash and radio.........
"yeah" he says, "glad I found that"
I say "good job"
then I say, hey, how big was that fuse?
"50 amp" he says..........me, to my self "seems it would have made a spark".........ah well.
but now, I'm driving on the part, the major brake controller part, he put in.......................*looks to asd for sympathy*
who's drinkin?
* pours cognac, heads for ROS stroking Juke on the way by*


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Speaking of misplaced apostrophes, check out the latest piece of John McCain memorabilia from an independent online retailer GOPTrunk.com. If you look real close, it reads, "Student's For McCain." Apostrophes do not just denote possession or contractions anymore; they are slowly taking over plural nouns as well.
Here's the link: http://www.goptrunk.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=PNR2879&Redirected=Y
This just further proves one of the unwritten rules of grammar: the older it is, the more correct, or should we say "acceptable," it is.


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I have some source code in an SVN repo which is updated daily.
Is there a way to push this source package into a PPA that would update from the SVN trunk and build the new packages for me?
Or do I need my own mechanism for pushing new source packages for every update from trunk?


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Does meditation make you a better person? David DeSteno, a professor at Northeastern University, wanted to find out. At least, he wanted to know if it were possible to measure increases in compassion among folks trained in meditation, when compared to a group that was not. So, he created a double-blind experiment in which one group was trained in meditation over eight weeks and one was not. They were then both placed in the following situation:
"WHEN a participant entered the waiting area for our lab, he (or she) found three chairs, two of which were already occupied. Naturally, he sat in the remaining chair. As he waited, a fourth person, using crutches and wearing a boot for a broken foot, entered the room and audibly sighed in pain as she leaned uncomfortably against a wall. The other two people in the room — who, like the woman on crutches, secretly worked for us — ignored the woman, thus confronting the participant with a moral quandary. Would he act compassionately, giving up his chair for her, or selfishly ignore her plight?"
The results were striking. Although only 16 percent of the nonmeditators gave up their seats — an admittedly disheartening fact — the proportion rose to 50 percent among those who had meditated. This increase is impressive not solely because it occurred after only eight weeks of meditation, but also because it did so within the context of a situation known to inhibit considerate behavior: witnessing others ignoring a person in distress — what psychologists call the bystander effect — reduces the odds that any single individual will help. Nonetheless, the meditation increased the compassionate response threefold.
This is particularly interesting given the fact that so much modern focus on meditation focuses on the benefits to the meditator. As DeSteno notes at the beginning of the article:
"MEDITATION is fast becoming a fashionable tool for improving your mind. With mounting scientific evidence that the practice can enhance creativity, memory and scores on standardized intelligence tests, interest in its practical benefits is growing. A number of "mindfulness" training programs, like that developed by the engineer Chade-Meng Tan at Google, and conferences like Wisdom 2.0 for business and tech leaders, promise attendees insight into how meditation can be used to augment individual performance, leadership and productivity."
This is not limited to the tech and business worlds. Meditation is often seen as a therapeutic tool, something to make you happier, healthier, more relaxed and more satisfied. DeSteno notes the irony of this, given the roots of meditation in religious traditions devoted to compassion and the alleviation of suffering.
This is crucial to understand. In a very important way, meditation is not about self-gratification. There are a number of benefits to meditation, but the practice is one that involves primarily letting go of desire for all sorts of things that normally drive our behavior. These sorts of things are nearly always self-centered. By learning to let go of these mindless drives, we're able to elect our own behavior with greater freedom. In other words, we act less on compulsion than by choice. And, freed from our selfish craving, we may be more likely to act in a compassionate manner.
The mid 20th century Catholic monk and writer Thomas Merton wrote an excellent book on meditation and contemplation called "Contemplative Prayer." Here is a short passage that is relevant:
Some people may doubtless have a spontaneous gift for meditative prayer. This is unusual today. Most men have to learn how to meditate. There are ways of meditation. But we should not expect to find magical methods, systems which make all difficulties and obstacles dissolve into thin air. Meditation is sometimes quite difficult. If we bear with hardship in prayer and wait patiently for the time of grace, we may well discover that meditation and prayer are very joyful experiences. We should not, however, judge the value of our meditation by "how we feel." A hard and apparently fruitless meditation may in fact be much more valuable than one that is easy, happy, enlightened and apparently a big success. (emphasis mine)
Meditation is, at times, quite difficult, and "how we feel" is a poor metric for how to judge the value of the practice. So, why bother? If it takes work, and the benefits are not necessarily what we desire, then what is the point?
My view is that a meaningful life and a life of pleasure are not synonymous. They may often correlate with one another, but they are not intrinsically linked, and at times may even be at odds. A meditation practice prepares one to live a meaningful life, helping to remove obstacles to compassionate, meaningful participation in the world. There are lots of things that serve as distractions or as mood enhancers. These have value in certain contexts, certainly. Meditation is of a different category entirely. It is not a self-help technique. It is a practice that gives freedom to the practitioner, but at the cost of effort. And the freedom — hard-won — allows the participant a greater ability to serve his or her most highly esteemed values, even if that service comes at a personal cost.
Perhaps meditation practice is a practical exercise in the application of courage.
Meditation is courage juice
Does meditation make you a better person? David DeSteno, a professor at Northeastern University, wanted to find out. At least, he wanted to know if it were possible to measure increases in compassion among folks trained in meditation, when compared to a group that was not. So, he created a double-blind experiment in which one group was trained in meditation over eight weeks and one was not. They were then both placed in the following situation:


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Korean cities are flocking to Glendale in hopes of creating business and cultural relationships with a city better known for its connection to Armenia.
In fact, so many Korean cities have wanted to set up an official "sister city" relationship with Glendale that officials have created a less formal title to accommodate the demand: "friendly cities."
Four Korean cities have signed "friendly city" contracts with Glendale — three in 2012 alone — and more are waiting in the wings.
"There's been a swarm of cities," said Alex Woo, president of the Korea-Glendale Sister City Assn.
The boost comes as sister city relationships with other countries have either faded or morphed from an avenue of cultural exchange to bonds centered more on financial aid.
A sister city is a formal relationship forged through Sister Cities International, a nonprofit founded by President Dwight Eisenhower. Glendale has seven such relationships with cities in Japan, Korea, Armenia and Mexico, but Glendale caps the number of sister cities at two per country.
That's where "friendly cities," which basically bring the same benefits with less paperwork, come in.
While Japan was the first country to make ties with Glendale — a connection that led to the Japanese Teahouse in Brand Park in 1974 — that relationship has run cold. Meanwhile, it's heated up with Korea as people like Chang Lee, a planning commissioner, sing Glendale's praises to connections across the Pacific Ocean.
"It's all about relationships and I am very, very active. My middle name is 'Mayor of Koreatown,'" Lee said jokingly.
About 5% of Glendale's population is of Korean descent, according to the U.S. Census. A busy Korean shopping center — featuring a barbershop, supermarket and real estate agents — sits just above the Ventura (134) Freeway and several Korean churches dot the northern part of the city.
Glendale has connections with Goseong — which is known for its dinosaur museum — Gimpo, Incheon, Boeun, Hwasun and Paju, which wants to be the site of the next Ferrari World.
There are far fewer Koreans than Armenians in Glendale, yet the city only has one formal relationship with an Armenian city, and there are no plans to add more.
Armik Avedisian, president of Ghapan-Glendale Sister City Assn., said the group focuses more on sending financial aid to Ghapan — in the form of donations to the local hospital and schools — than political exchange.
And relationships with two Mexican sister cities that were once strong have faded over time.
Cultural exchange activities in Rosarito and Tlaquepaque have gotten so slow that some involved in the Mexico-Glendale Sister City Assn. have wanted to disband the organization.
"I think we're going through a low point in the cycle, but it'll come back," said Efrain Olivares, the group's president, adding that Mexican cities aren't currently interested in fostering international relations.
The problem is twofold: they have been hurt economically by a suffering tourism industry, which means they don't have the money to host Glendale officials. Plus, some people don't want to travel to Mexico now because of its reputation for drug cartels and violence, Olivares said.
"Korea is kind of on the opposite end of the curve. They have a strong economy, so they can afford to do things that some cities in Mexico can't do," Olivares said.
When Glendale Councilman Ara Najarian visited Korea several years ago, they "rolled out the red carpet" and organized events with local dignitaries.
Not only have council members visited the Korean cities — trips often paid for by the hosts — but Glendale students have done home-stays at Korean schools and vice versa. And in 2012, Korean education officials signed contracts with Glendale Community College to implement a study abroad program.
But even if the Korean group keeps up the momentum, tight work schedules at City Hall may limit the number of future connections. The number of municipal employees has shrunk to the lowest level since 2000 amid efforts to meet budget demands.
Deputy City Manager John Takhtalian said there's been a temporary hold on new international relationships due to a lack of resources, and officials may need to set up new guidelines to manage the sister city program.
"I'm not sure where it goes next," he said.
-- Brittany Levine, Times Community News
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The Nemesis is the UK´s first electric super car – and it's currently gearing up to break the UK´s electric car land speed record! The brainchild of Ecotricity founder Dale Vince, the Nemesis is powered entirely by renewable energy from the Ecotricity network. The UK's fastest recorded top speed for an EV currently stands at 137 mph – set by the Electric Bluebird, driven by the grandson of legendary speed-merchant and pioneer Sir Malcolm Campbell. The Nemesis team is confident that they will top that when the official record attempt takes place on the 27th of September.
As reported previously by Inhabitat, Vince assembled a small team of engineers who had previously worked with Formula One vehicles – but they'd never worked on an electric car. They purchased a second-hand Lotus Exige from e-bay and went to work, completely replacing the existing mechanics. The result was the undeniably impressive Nemesis, can go from 0-100 mph in under 9 seconds. In testing last year the car hit speeds near to the current record, but aerodynamics issues forced a re-think, as the front end of the vehicle started to lift. Having made changes to aid with stability, the team is looking to smash the existing record.
For the record attempt, the Nemesis will be driven by 21-year-old race car driver Nick Ponting. He states that theoretically the car should be capable of over 200 mph given the right conditions. The entirely street-legal vehicle can achieve between 100-150 miles between charges depending on driving style and it can be charged from empty in 2 hours using a fast charger, or 8-9 hours from the mains.
Vince states that the Nemesis was built to challenge the concept that green cars are slow and boring. He has shown that economically they make a lot of sense, they can provide a lot of fun for the drive,r and he also contends that it has helped stimulate debate about the direction we should be taking in the post-oil future.
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Gun seized in Norwich arrest may be linked to Bozrah murder
Police are investigating whether a gun seized during a motor vehicle stop Thursday evening in Norwich is linked to the murder of 28-year-old Darius Bishop, whose body was found early Tuesday in a Bozrah field.
The driver of the car, Dequan McKethan, 34, of 61 Summit St. was arraigned Friday afternoon in Norwich Superior Court on several criminal and motor vehicle charges, including criminal possession of a firearm, having a weapon in a motor vehicle, possession of cocaine with intent to sell and possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana.
McKethan has not been charged with Bishop's murder. Lt. J. Paul Vance, state police spokesman, said police are still actively investigating the homicide and would not comment on McKethan's arrest.
The possible link to the homicide arose when two Norwich officers, knowing state police had identified the weapon that killed Bishop as a .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun, found McKethan in possession of a .22 caliber Beretta.
During his brief court appearance, McKethan, who was still wearing his street clothes — blue jeans and a black shirt — told the court he was supposed to start a new job Friday.
The bail commissioner said McKethan was an unemployed recording artist who has lived in Connecticut for nine to 10 years. Originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., he has an extensive criminal record, including arrests in New York for first-degree robbery and convictions in Connecticut for third-degree assault and possession of narcotics.
Judge Kevin McMahon raised McKethan's bond from $250,000 to $500,000 and set his next court date for Friday.
According to a police report prepared by Norwich Officer Avery Marsh, he and Officer Kenneth Wright were patrolling the Summit Street area Wednesday when they saw a red Nissan Maxima without a front license plate. Marsh had a police dispatcher run a check on the back marker plate. The check revealed that plate belonged to another car.
The officers attempted to follow McKethan but lost sight of him and broadcast an alert in an attempt to locate the car.
The next day, Marsh and Wright patrolled the same area and saw the car parked in front of 61 Summit St. Police said McKethan was sitting in the driver's seat accompanied by a female, later identified as his girlfriend. McKethan drove off and was pulled over in the area of Mechanic Street.
Marsh, in his report, said he saw McKethan move his right arm in a downward motion as if he were trying to conceal something.
McKethan continued to make movements in the car, so he was asked to step outside. When asked whether he had any weapons in his possession, he was at first silent but then responded, "No, I don't have any knives," the report said.
Marsh said he then asked whether McKethan had any guns in the car, and McKethan was silent. He later admitted having a knife underneath a seat.
During the search of McKethan's person, police said, they found a clear plastic bag containing a white powder that later tested positive for cocaine.
"That's flour. I'm not going to lie. I use it," McKethan told police. The officer's report noted that "drug dealers and users will refer to cocaine as 'flour.'"
Marsh said he then used his K-9, Luther, to search McKethan's vehicle. The dog found a marijuana cigar in the center console, he said.
Marsh said he also found a cellphone and a .22 caliber Beretta. "Prior to this investigation, I was aware that Connecticut State Police were investigating a homicide in Bozrah, where a .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun was used on the deceased victim," he reported.
Bishop, a resident of Norwich, was found dead in the Ray Hayward Memorial Field on Route 163 in Bozrah around 7:15 Tuesday morning. The state medical examiner on Thursday declared the death a homicide as a result of a gunshot wound.
Marsh also noted that McKethan was found sitting in his car less than 300 feet from where Bishop's car was found on Bills Avenue.
The state police Major Crime Squad was informed of the find. They told Norwich police to seize the car and all items as evidence. A state police officer said he would go to Norwich police headquarters to examine the gun and attempt to speak to McKethan.
When Norwich police told McKethan that state police wanted to speak to him, he responded, "The state police? This must be a big deal. Officer, everything is mine."
The report noted that during the booking process, McKethan was not questioned about the handgun. He started a conversation and told police, "I can't believe I let my boy use the car yesterday to drop off his girl, and now there is a gun in there," the report said.
Police also said that the seized cellphone had a text message from McKethan to an unknown subject, stating, "I got that wight." Police said "wight" or "white" is a term used to refer to cocaine.
State police seized the cellphone, the gun, its magazine and seven hollow-point Super X brand ammunition.
The report does not say whether McKethan spoke to state police.
Anyone with information on the murder is asked to call state police at (860) 537-7500. All calls will be kept confidential.
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