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Earlier this year at the Rio+20 Earth Summit, Nick Clegg, the deputy Prime Minister of the UK announced financial support to IFAD's Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP), a fully-integrated programme to channel climate finance directly to smallholder farmers . The letter of commitment was signed today by Alan Duncan, Minister of State for International Development, and Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of IFAD.
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Veteran's Day, 2006
Today is a good day to call up every veteran you know and thank them. If you don't know any veterans, go out and meet some. I promise it will be a good experience.
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Thank you, NR, for everything you've done and continue to do.
Thanks Joe, I appreciate it, although I wasn't thinking of myself. I've given up very little compared to the sacrifice of some.
I know you weren't thinking of yourself in the least, but you've done great things at a young age and deserve every American's gratitude.
Thanks Joe. I truly appreciate you saying so.
Today I met a guy who spent 44 months in Vietnam...most of that in an NVA prison camp. His son is now in Iraq.
My grandfather fought the Japanese and earned two Purple Hearts in Okinawa. The only time I could ever get him to talk about his WWII experience was when I did a paper on that battle for a high school history class. He died from a stroke the night before I graduated Army basic training.
A close friend of mine from the VFW listened to his buddy scream as he was skinned alive by the NVA. There was nothing he could have done to save his friend. He's dying from an untreatable form of Agent Orange cancer, now. All but 4 from the 28 in his platoon are dead now...either from similar cancers or suicide.
Two friends of mine, from my company, gave their lives while we were in Afghanistan. A cowardly IED blew their truck to shit on a mission they volunteered to ride lead vehicle for, although they had protested the dangerousness of that particular route.
More from my company were wounded. One of them, a friend so close I consider him a brother, has permanent paralysis in his left leg. Another recovered from his wounds, but the emotional scars might never heal. He just got out of jail...I hope and pray he never has to return.
These are the men I think of today. These are the people who will never be the same, who gave the ultimate sacrifice for America...for what they know is right. These are the people I think of today...Veteran's day.


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[Funk's Tiplist] 92 Must-Read Tips!!
22-07-2009, 05:44 PM | Post: #41xXRicksterXx
(14-07-2009 07:32 PM)Zaabba Wrote:Quote:Tweak your equipment barŌĆ" the default buttons (1 through 10)
btw m8 ifu look again it says 1 through 0
22-07-2009, 06:10 PM | Post: #42Tomtailor
(22-07-2009 01:57 PM)Funk001 Wrote: Lol, watch this Tomtailor: (TOTALLY OFF-TOPIC)
sry for offtopic guys
LMAO, havent seen it yet! Great!
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22-07-2009, 06:18 PM | Post: #43thebigone
Little hint for you soldiers and gunners.. if you let the commando disappear, might as well leave immediatly.
I've had 3, sometimes even 5 players trying to find me for the second half of a match, all the time while i'm safely sitting on a roof laughing so hard watching them unload their ammo into walls and crates
(Quick way to get on a roof stealthed while running away from enemies: make sure they follow you, TT on the ground behind a corner and stand on it. You'll lose a few hp because they'll shoot you, but 95% of the time it works.)
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22-07-2009, 06:38 PM | Post: #44kralle777
Nice tips.
They helped me a lot.
22-07-2009, 06:39 PM | Post: #45ChaosLord
#31 is personal opinion. Maybe I'm one of the few who thinks this way, but flying with inverted controls is more normal than flying without inverted controls IMO (without even looking at the controls, I immediately did that part right. Though I really had to get used to keeping control over the plane, when I accidentally rolled which back then happened alot I used to have alot of problems positioning my plane back).
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If you're playing 24 hours a day, that is.
22-07-2009, 06:58 PM | Post: #46YY_Chromosomes
no, I completely agree. Non-inverted makes me confused and screw up miserably. Inverted feels way more natural.
22-07-2009, 07:06 PM | Post: #47NeoMaurits
the capture of a flag is based on ****
really, it doesnt have a normal thing to it.
i thought for a moment that it was the last person who entered the CAPTURING, but
that too doesnt work always,
i guess it is just another bug...
i already asked about it, but i didnt hear anything back from anyone, so maybe EA is just a bit too commercial to stay updating the game for us.. it is free though
22-07-2009, 07:28 PM | Post: #48Hiorthen
Thanks for your awesomeness. Take your self a cookie.
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22-07-2009, 07:28 PM | Post: #49McTerrorGun
nice tips funk!
about the plane thing :
i've been using it a bit more lately and i think they've change some things like the guns cuz ive made some kills with that latey and the wingclippig is just AWESOME! i love it when i see that big white word on my screen : WINGCLIP
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22-07-2009, 08:26 PM | Post: #50Anarki2
These are great tips but if everybody learn them, the game will be too hard and the fun part will be gone
22-07-2009, 09:14 PM | Post: #51Posterized
Tip 24
Or you just use blasting strike
22-07-2009, 09:28 PM | Post: #52rickastley
(14-07-2009 06:59 PM)Funk001 Wrote: - Tip 17: Skipping the reload... having to reload in the middle of a firefight is a pain, often it even decides the outcome of who comes out the fight a winner. Don't reload, it's a lot faster to switch to your other weapon!
Actually you should always reload. When you run out of ammo in a firefight, hit the reload button and then switch weapons. Your weapons reload even when your not using them.
I am an expert in the art of sneakysnakes. I scream "SNEAKYSNAKES" in battle alot.
22-07-2009, 09:34 PM | Post: #53JayJayx
dam, i should of made one, but w/e GOOD JOB!! too long, i live in US so gonna take forever for me 2 post this.
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22-07-2009, 09:38 PM | Post: #54MassiveImpulsa
Great guide
Alot of the things here i forget during a battle.
22-07-2009, 09:43 PM | Post: #55Nameless Sniper
Very nice guide
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22-07-2009, 09:47 PM | Post: #56Geronimooooo
Useful advice out there! I just disagree about the plane thing... Too many guys just think that planes are flying jeeps, and that's a big flat mitake, especially on the tanks maps! Planes are not easy to control and don't bring a lot of score, but they are just indispensable!
So people if you can't fly, then please let the planes to those who can! :-)
22-07-2009, 10:03 PM | Post: #57SsuperSstar
i have a little tip..when you r a commando and want to enter a vehicle you should go on stealth first because if someone is about to destroy it you can exit and run away or knife him from behind
22-07-2009, 10:20 PM | Post: #58wakamonkey
wow almost every tip in there i already use with my gunner im wondering if you played with me before.
Nice guide for all the noobs out there.
Im not sure if you have this tip but anyway.
Tip 25 or some other number-Trick the enemy about where you are
This one can be really usefull for all classes for gunner you can throw a keg in the direction of the enemy and come behind them and destory and for a commando do the same but throw a troop trap and for soldier throw a gernade or gernade spam and come behind them.
add that tip if you want ill come up with more if i can think of it.
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22-07-2009, 10:36 PM | Post: #59Ezekyle
Quote:Tip 31: The sky is the limit... I've read a couple of plane topics and I have a little experience with it myself right now. I disagree that you have to change the keys so make rolls and stuff, I prefer the mouse. What IS important is to undo your invert mouse, it makes the plane feel VERY unnatural to fly, do that first. 1 Play the plane for fun, not for points. 2 To avoid AA guns, go vertical. 3 Bail out before you're destroyed. 4 Seaside Skirmish is the better plane map. Apart from that, the plane is still a very unbalanced part of the game, I'm positive they will tweak it soon and if you're playing for points/rank, leave the plane!The point that your missing is that no matter what control figuration you have, you will get used to it through practice. 1 The plane, when used correctly, can immensely help your team. If you like flying, then do it, but make sure you help take out those tanks! don't take the plane when you know someone on your team that is willing to use it in a more dedicated manner than you. 2 AA guns and snipers are both things that should try to be avoided. You should have memerized the sounds/actions of one of these attacking you to evade as quickly as possible. 3 . 4 I personally think that BB is the better plane map because of how about half of the map is water/unused land. You have a much larger area to fly over without the risk of AA's or snipers.
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Bombardier acknowledged increasing pressure on stabilising the cost of the CSeries development programme at $3.4 billion, with one top executive appearing at first to acknowledge a $540 million overrun and then backtracking to the original number.
The conflicting statements occurred in a press conference that immediately followed the landing of the CSeries after a 2.5h, maiden flight from Bombardier's factory in Mirabel, Canada. When asked about a news report that the cost of the development programme had increased to $3.94 billion from the original estimate of $3.4 billion, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Mike Arcamone seemed to confirm the new estimate.
"The programme, as we've stated before, is roughly in the $3.94 billion [range] and, yes, we're trending to not surpass that target," Arcamone said. Another reporter asked why Bombardier had suddenly increased the cost estimate of the development programme by more than a half-billion dollars. "We never give precise numbers. We also have said we are below about $4 billion," Arcamone replied. "I'm telling you right now it's about $3.94 billion."
Arcamone further explained that the company received more realistic numbers as the development programme matured. "The target I've been trying to work out is to stay below the $4 billion, the $3.9 billion number," Arcamone added. "We look at tooling cost. We look at the parts. We look at all different costs. We try to get a best of an estimate as possible. And then we understand what the real costs are for contracts."
As the questioning continued, a Bombardier employee passed a note to spokesman Marc Duchesne, who was moderating the press conference. Duchesne then interrupted the conference to correct Arcamone's statements. "It's a $3.4 billion US dollars project, maximum," Duchesne said. "It's not $3.9 [billion] or close to $4 [billion]. It's 3.4 billion dollars US."
Bombardier soon adjourned the press conference, but reporters surrounded Arcamone to understand the conflicting statements. Arcamone agreed with Duchesne's correction. "I'm saying $3.4 [billion]," he said. But he also noted that the average of the cost estimates has fluctuated as supplier's prices have become clearer. "There are ups and downs," Arcamone said. "The average we always have stated for the programme is $3.4 billion. It goes up and it goes down. We're trying to contain it to that number."
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The $3.4 billion cost estimate was created when the programme was launched five years ago, but that was before Bombardier adopted a new set of accounting rules based on the International Financial Reporting System (IFRS).
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Kevin Gibson has over 17 years of technology experience in developing and managing enterprise information systems, including four years overseeing service and product development for an MSP in the metro Atlanta area. His focus has been on Windows-based server architecture with a heavy emphasis on virtualization and application delivery both at the desktop level and via the Internet.
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Vernon Southmayd has been a principal in multiple computer-related companies over the past 26 years. He has been involved in the computer industry as the business models have changed from reseller to value added reseller and to today's MSP model. He believes that LabTech is uniquely positioned to help our partners become more efficient and provide more value to their clients by leveraging automation.
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Bid McPhee was an Irish-American who played baseball when it wasnt stylish to be Irish. The Irish Hyphens, Irish-hyphen-American, the F1 generation, those offspring of the Irish who emigrated are sometimes an odd lot. There are as many ordinary Irish-dashes as any other, but wherever the Irish landed, there are those whove risen above the foam, who are outstanding in their fields. One such Irish-American is John Alexander McPhee, Biddy McPhee. Raised of Irish parents, this fine ball player made a real first-class impression on second base.
Biddy McPhee was the best second baseman in baseball and had a career that spanned 18 years. The fans rightly called him King Bid. His record 529 putouts achieved in 1886 have yet to be exceeded. At a time when fine fielding was very much admired in baseball, King Bid led his league in double plays in 11 seasons and had the best fielding average in nine. His .978 mark in 1897 was the highest of any second baseman in his time, barehanded. Though baseball gloves were standard by the 1886 season, Biddy wore no glove until 1897, the very end of his career.
McPhee did his job without grandstanding: always in condition, always steady and reliable. He commanded the respect of his fans and his teammates, exhibiting an excellence and style so quietly impressive that it thrilled his fans then and earned him his place as the last 19th century player admitted to the Baseball Hall of Fame. There may be others from his era worthy of the honor, but none more deserving. Bid embodied all that was good about baseballs first century and almost nothing that was bad. Brave, honest, imaginative, and immensely talented, he is one of the few Hall of Famers who can honestly be called a pioneer.
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FREEPORT — The City of Freeport has hired a new fire chief, nearly seven months after officials fired the former chief when it was discovered he was not properly certified.
Fire Chief Chad Harrell began his duties April 22. He brings a history of working in volunteer and full-time firefighter positions.
Freeport officials began searching for a new chief in mid-March with the help of interim Fire Chief Al Ford.
"It seems like I have a good group of guys here, so right now, I'm basically looking through paperwork for any gaps or holes to make improvements," Harrell said Thursday. "There's very little changes that need to be made immediately."
Former Fire Chief Ben Greenslait was placed on administrative duty last June and fired in September after it was discovered he was not certified to be at fire scenes.
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"(Ford) already worked on a lot of stuff before I got here," Harrell said. "He got it going down the right road, and I'm going to pick it up and keep moving forward."
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One of the biggest moves we made in the 5/6 level last year was the integration of "Web 2.0″ tools into our teaching and learning practices. Many of the tools entered the classroom psyche through tech savvy students bringing in presentations made at home that wowed adult and child alike. Other tools were introduced by teachers after discovering them on the Net themselves or through my recommendations on our Edmodo page.
Once the students were introduced to them, the 'digital natives' took them on board and before we had a chance to 'check the site policies', we had projects presented through Glogster, Xtranormal, Prezi, YouTube as well as iMovies from the "Mac Kids". And the quality and depth of their work was outstanding and engaging! So the last thing we want to do is take these tools away ( although once the dust settled and I had the chance to check the site policies, some of these tools were supposed to be out of bounds for our "Under 13s". This is something we will have to deal with this year with some deft policy/user agreement and parent permission note writing!)
Which once again brings us to Part 2 of "Do we NEED iPads?" titled "Web 2.0=iPad Fail?".
Probably the single biggest criticism of the iPad since its birth has been its inability to work with Adobe's Flash technology. So many interactive websites use it for their animation, video and content creation tools. While a new standard known as HTML5 is slowly being embraced on many major sites like YouTube and many big news websites so iOS users don't miss out, in the Education Website world which we live in, Flash dominates. Javascript is also an issue.
The problem is that so many sites that the children started using last year for their projects and presentations DON'T work on the iPad. Glogster? Useless. Prezi? No go ( the iPad has a Prezi viewer app but students need to create them first ). Xtranormal? Nope. On top of that, popular sites like NLMV for Math Manipulatives and Jenny Eather's Maths Dictionary for Kids are also non-functional on an iPad because of Flash and Javascript incompatibilities. Lots of sites the students find with Google for research or online Maths and Literacy games end up having a ton of Flash based animations that bring up blank pages and expressions when visited on iOS devices.Even sites that just offer file uploading options don't work with the iOS file system. It might be OK for Steve Jobs RIP and my fellow Apple disciples to tell us "Flash Sucks" and they hardly notice it missing in their world but in the educational world, it is quite pervasive.
That being the case then, is the iPad too crippled a device to invest in when so much of what is on the WWW for education is out of reach? Short answer – No. Long Answer – No with a bit of Yes and Maybe thrown in the mix.
What the iPad lacks in Web 2.0 access it easily makes up in alternatives through its Apps. To begin with, some Web 2.0 tools have now released their on iPad apps so that they can be used anyway. VoiceThread is a good example of this; Popplet and Coveritlive are others. Any unqualified to speak, anti-iPad blogger who is still pushing the "iPad is for media consumption, not creation" line is completely unaware of the huge array of apps that children can use for content creation. Apple's own iWork apps ( Pages, Numbers, Keynote) as well as iMovie and Garageband are great, easy to use tools that produce fantastic results for students. There are now ebook creating apps like Book Creator, Demi Books Composer,and Creative Book Builder and other creative options like StoryPatch that make great books for others to explore. Creative visual story/animation/comic apps abound that give children great scope in presenting their learning. Try out some of the following:
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Jeanne Reed Says:
January 21st, 2012 at 3:43 PM
Excellent points! Thanks for sharing your expertise by comparing web 2.0 and the iPad. I've used the app Rover to help me view some Flash sites.
Viv Says:
January 25th, 2012 at 1:44 PM
Within the DEC we do have access to Prezi (from Year 7 on) and Glogster Edu. We can access flash activities such as those on the BBC website (fab) and SpellingCity etc. It is mainly website creation tools and youtube/fb/twitter that are blocked. So yes, I am not unhappy about having some great new desktop computers in the school that run flash. On the other hand there are some fabulous apps available for the iPad, and as you mentioned on your last blog they are faster to access and the AV is much better. Hence I would like to see both in our school.
I have myself just purchased a 64GB wifi + 3G iPad so will have a lot of questions for you Mark!! Very excited
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January 25th, 2012 at 1:48 PM
Thanks so much for letting us know about this blog. I have not only subscribed to the blog, but I have also sent it to my School Education Director to have a look at, as your exploration of the issues is comprehensive and practical. Well done and thanks!
Teach Says:
May 10th, 2012 at 2:33 AM
You bring up some great points and I think you are absolutely correct, there are great alternatives to web 2.0 tools for the ipad. I think the problem begins when you have half the class using ipads and the other part of the class using pc's. It becomes a management nightmare! How are students going to turn in their projects that are created on an app…(an email from every student could become overwhelming)? Web 2.0 tools are great because they give you an embeded code that can be pasted into an LMS, which is very easy to view and grade. It seems that web 2.0 and ipad are really two completely different tools that each have there place in the classroom, but very difficult when trying to use them at the same time. I guess my question would be how can you manage 40-100 kids using pc's and ipads? How would you manage or grade the projects that the students are creating?
Thanks for your great insight!
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July 31st, 2012 at 5:46 AM
Hello world, Glogster.com have all Glogs in HTML5 view! Yes finally done, start your smartphones, tablets and smartTVs and check by yourself. Next-gen Glog is coming to Glogster EDU from september too


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John Liu's ties to the Communist Party leadership of China and North Korea, as well as his connections to the Communist Workers Party in New York City, should have been sufficient to stop his political career long ago. However, the New York City media not only turned a blind eye to Liu's troubling relations with our nation's avowed enemies, they also provided him with favorable coverage that enabled him to be elected comptroller, the city's chief financial officer.
Billionaire investor George Soros, infamous for his lavish funding of big-government and globalist causes, dropped several bombshells during a recent interview with Newsweek including a bold forecast of potential Western economic collapse, massive civil unrest, and the end of what he likes to paint as the "free market." He also sees the emergence of one of the most dangerous periods in modern history, describing it as a time of "evil."
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The International Criminal Court has been dependent on a vast support network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from the get-go. Long before the United Nations 1998 Rome conference which established the ICC, the UN's army of NGO activists provided boots on the ground for aggressive lobbying of national governments to support creation of the tribunal.
The push is on to empower the International Criminal Court, the United Nations' global tribunal that claims universal jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and aggression. Over the past year, the Obama administration, acting primarily through Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has been ratcheting up the campaign to legitimize the ICC as a global prosecutor and Supreme Court.
Together with a coterie of think tanks, media allies, and non-governmental organizations, the administration is attempting to establish precedents for U.S. participation in, and support for, the ICC action agenda, notwithstanding the fact that the U.S. Senate has not ratified the 1998 Rome Statute establishing the ICC.
Following the examples of other recent White House occupants, President Obama announced in March his decision to commit U.S. military forces in support of the NATO/UN war against Libyan dictator Moamar Gadhafi because "the writ of the international community must be enforced." The "writ" to which he referred was United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, passed on March 17 — with prodding from Secretary Clinton and her minions at State.
In last Saturday's print edition of The Economist magazine, staff writers attempted to compare today's Internet with the publication of Martin Luther's 95 Theses in 1517. Claiming that by nailing his complaints onto a bulletin board, Luther started the Reformation. This was done, according to The Economist's rewriting of history, "when Martin Luther and his allies took the new media of their day — pamphlets, ballads and woodcuts — and circulated them through social networks to promote their message of religious reform." From there the article concentrates on the alleged "social network" that Luther had to promote his views, rather than on the message — the information — contained in those views:
In December 1517 printed editions of the theses, in the form of pamphlets and broadsheets, appeared simultaneously in Leipzig, Nuremberg and Basel, paid for by Luther's friends to whom he had sent copies. German translations, which could be read by a wider public than Latin-speaking academics and clergy, soon followed and quickly spread throughout the German-speaking lands. Luther's friend Friedrich Myconius later wrote that "hardly 14 days had passed when these propositions were known throughout Germany and within four weeks almost all of Christendom was familiar with them…."
Vaclav Havel, a Czech playwright and political figure who became Czechoslovakia's President following a non-violent uprising in 1989 that ended decades of Soviet rule in that country, died December 18 at the age of 75. Almost immediately upon news of his passing, eulogies lionizing Havel as one of the great "liberators" of the 20th century began flooding the print, broadcast, and Internet media.
Radio Prague hailed Havel as an anti-communist dissident who spent five years in Soviet prisons before being seated as his country's President in the wake of the 1989 "Velvet Revolution" that dismantled the oppressive communist regime. It also described how Havel helped lead a re-vitalized Czechoslovakia into two separate entities — the Czech Republic and Slovakia — continuing as the Czech Republic President until 2003.
It wasn't until I read fellow writer Selwyn Duke's article on Obama's Osawatomie speech ("Did Obama Give Anti-Free Market Speech at Osawatomie for Communist Connection?") in which he revealed that the Weather Underground had used the name of the town as the title of their 1975 communist newsletter, that I realized there was much more to the Osawatomie speech than the national media has let on. A photo of that newsletter featuring Ho Chi Minh's picture left no doubt that this Kansas town had real significance for the radical left. Otherwise, why would a secret terrorist group like the Weather Underground use that name as their newsletter's title?
In his speech, Obama mentioned that Osawatomie, Kansas, was where Theodore Roosevelt gave an important oration about the New Nationalism back in 1910, and that he largely agreed with what Roosevelt had said. He didn't say much more about it as he went on to pronounce his own socialist view that capitalism doesn't work, claiming that It doesn't produce jobs or prosperity. Only more government, more debt, and more taxes will produce the economic recovery we all wish for, asserted the president.
So I decided to look into the Osawatomie connection. A fascinating article in the Kansas Historical Quarterly by Robert S. La Forte (Summer 1966), now available online, provides a detailed account of Roosevelt's famous address, who was behind it, and why it was denounced by some of its critics as socialistic or communistic.
The Occupy Wall Street demonstrators on the West Coast moved into a new phase of "direct action" this past week with efforts to close down shipping at major ports from San Diego, California, to Anchorage, Alaska. Occupy Wall Street (OWS) organizers designated Monday, December 12 as "Occupy the Ports Day" and had hoped to inspire ongoing strikes and blockades that would shut down import-export commerce long-term. However, except for the stoppage of shipping at Oakland, California, the plan has failed to achieve anywhere near the magnitude of disruptions that organizers had hoped for. Smaller OWS blockades at ports in Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, caused lesser disruptions, while most other ports continued normal operations, as small groups of protesters marched, chanted, and sometimes attempted to block traffic in and out of port facilities.
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Antony Sutton, in his remarkable expose of Skull and Bones, the secret senior society at Yale, wrote that a conspiracy, to be considered as such, must be comprised of three facets: "There must be secret meetings of the participants and efforts made to conceal their joint actions; those meetings must jointly agree to take a course of action; and this action must be illegal." He then went on to use his skills as an historian, scientific researcher, and detective to reveal that the Skull and Bones society at Yale University was and is indeed a conspiracy.


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One of the largest of the early ACT UP demonstrations in Southern California brought in over 400 people from all walks of life in October 1989 to demand that the federal government grant people with HIV/AIDS access to experimental drugs in the glacial FDA pipeline. Here's the fairly comprehensive LA Times story about the protest during, which 80 people were arrested. Here's an excerpt:
"I'm about to get arrested, and I'm a little afraid," said psychologist Martin McCombs as officers dragged away a man squatting next to him. "But I'm willing to get arrested because I'm more afraid of doing nothing."
Just before he was arrested, [Metropolitan Community Church founder Rev. Troy] Perry said much of the apathy that exists about AIDS springs from such misconceptions as "only homosexuals contract the disease and it's a punishment from God."
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Hmm, valid point: for a series that prides itself on its cinematic qualities, the ME2 ending sequence was singularly un-movie-like.
Hopefully ME3 will feature a properly inspiring ending when Shepard's fleets crush the Reapers once and for all. Something like Shepard limping out of the wreckage or at least Normandy leading the charge against Sovereign. That whole sequence in ME1 was plain awesome the frst time through and still a delight the sixth time.
ME3 needs a really "holy crap" moment at the climax.
It ends with the goals for Mass Effect 3:
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Listening To Fans and Reviewers
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Richer RPG Features
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Polish Everything"
Sounds hopeful; maybe ME3 will let you do more than shoot-duck-blast...
The slideshow makes it clear why they ended up with a shooter pretending to be an RPG: they actually built the game as a shooter first and then they "turned on" the RPG.
Clearly they had good intentions but the road to heck is well paved with those; in their quest for "intensity" they forgot about *fun*. I'm currently slogging my way through Insanity mode and I'm finding it a lot like bench pressing 300 pounds; even if you can do it, it's just no fun...
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That's pretty precise.
Care to elaborate which parts make up the 15%?
I assume the -15% of ME1 would include the Mako's handling and the elevator rides.
Would the +15% of ME2 include the paragon/renegade interrupts and Tech armor? (Pretty much the only gameplay innovations I would like retained.)
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That's why Mass Effect 2 was so GOOD! I rarely play RPGs, except for Fallout 3.
Hopefully, Mass Effect 3 will still be shooter-centric.
One thing I'd really like to see is a 3rd option added to the renegade/paragon dynamic. Some sort of middle of the road pragmatist option. It's pretty easy to get a high paragon or renegade score and unlock the dialogue options that come with each. But with one of my characters I make choices the way I actually would, and end up with mostly paragon score that isn't high enough to unlock the paragon options. Something to reward a middle of the road approach would be cool.
Ha! Yeah... I think I spent more time doing that than anything else in ME2.
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For example, in both ME1 and ME2, there is supposed to be this sense of urgency to stopping the Reapers (and Collectors), but you spend about 90% of the time doing side quests. That's all fine and good, but would rather see more main-mission quests that cement the sense of urgency. A more 50-50 or 60-40 split would be nice.
That and give me back the option to have some girl-on-girl relationships like the first game had
Agreed. One of my first thoughts about ME3 is what inventive way they will force me to waste time going down to or scanning planets for minerals or other useless time waster.
I have a few complaints, but overall love the series. There is too much boring "collect minerals" stuff with the first two games, as well as the big focus on side missions and the relatively short "main quest" campaign.
For example, in both ME1 and ME2, there is supposed to be this sense of urgency to stopping the Reapers (and Collectors), but you spend about 90% of the time doing side quests. That's all fine and good, but would rather see more main-mission quests that cement the sense of urgency. A more 50-50 or 60-40 split would be nice.
That and give me back the option to have some girl-on-girl relationships like the first game had
Well said, guys. +1
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I also agree with a bit more grey conversation options. It seemed to me that in part 1, the renegade options on average were more forceful or mean - it would be nice to have some depth to how pissed and/or smart mouthed you wanted to be.
One feature I NEED in ME3 is a story recap, similar to what Alan Wake did. With several hundred decisions over dozens of gameplay hours, spread over several years in real time, I've forgotten what the hell I did throughout my gameplay. Especially for people who have done multiple play throughs. The story is so great that I actually care what I did in the past, and what those decisions mean for the characters currently.
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I agree with others about the boring nature of mineral retrieval in ME1 and 2. My idea for this is to bring back the Mako and combine surface mining with mini-side quests, not all of which would have to involve shooting. For example, one mission might involve searching ancient ruins requiring puzzle solving to get to the minerals. Another option could involve shooting (via the Mako, on foot, or both) to relieve pirates of minerals or other loot. A third idea might involve unintelligent-yet potent-native creatures surrounding the minerals where shooting may or may not be the best solution. The trick would be to have the right number of these "mineral missions". Enough to force the player to work for sufficient minerals to support upgrades, but not so much that it becomes onerous or detracts from the main story. Perhaps 5-7 of these missions within the first quarter to third of the game?
A New Normandy-If you biffed over the Illusive Man at end of ME2 by blowing up the Collector base as I did most of the time, it would be logical to conclude that Shep won't command the SR2. My idea-and of course it's just that-is that the Spectres are a more potent organization than generally known. Thus, they have the clout to build their own Normandy have have been developing it in secret since late in ME1. Of course, it will be bigger and badder than the SR2.
Space Combat-This worked as a nice departure in Halo Reach and would be equally fun in ME3. This should be a side quest or two, not the main modus operendi for the game.
A Hot Female Chief Engineer-This is all too rare in Sci-Fi in general and would simply make for a nice change of pace. I envision someone smart, funny, assertive (it's her ship and she allows others to use it on occasion), perhaps Irish as a nostalgic link to Stark Trek? Should Shepard have a shot at her? What do you think?
A Substantial Side Mission for Kasumi-Though I think Kasumi's DLC was OK, her character didn't get close to sufficient examination. I envision a side mission on Earth (pre-Reaper arrival) where she and Shep visit her family in Tokyo (the visuals for this would be worth it alone). Her family (parents in particular) are honorable and conservative which will make for some very interesting dinner talk given Kasumi's line of work. . As it turns out, her family is at risk due to retaliation from one of Kasumi's past escapades so she and Shep have to deal with the threat... By the way, just as we all want to see what Tali looks like we also want to see what Kasumi looks like too.
A Visit To The Hanar Homeworld (Plus Hanar Squadmate?)-It would just be cool to get more insight into this fascinating race. If the logistics could be worked out (height on the Normandy), it would be hip for Shep to have a Hanar teammate. I envision armor, a compact-strap on back beam weapon, and one of the meanest melee attacks on the team (Hint: Their tentacles aren't just for standing...).
Teammates and Re-acquaintances: At minimum, Tali, Garrus, and Joker must return as Shep's de-facto road crew. Beyond the Hanar I previously suggested, EDI should return in hot corporeal form (either huminoid robtic or light contained within a mass effect field (something like Cortana from Halo). She'll be Joker's love interest and his greatest defender. Joker could be put in jeopardy during the game and we get to watch as EDI applies a major beat down on the threat. Though optional, I think I'd like to see Kasumi back as a teammate where her pilfering skills can be put to good use (stealing Reaper tech perhaps?). Also optional-but probably not recommended-would be Liara only because one would think she would be more effective against the Reapers elsewhere (intentionally vague-Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC-highly recommend if you haven't played it). None of the other ME2 temmates should return as such in ME3. However, I think it would be nice to visit them for status and continuity purposes. These shouldn't be time consuming or even necessarily in person. As for new teammates beyond those previously mentioned, there are many options: A female Turian soldier, an Asari Spectre with integrity (no explanation by design), a Yahg (just kidding but a "domesticated" one would be pretty formidable though...), or someone from a new species.
More Weapons and Armor Options: I'm sure there are plenty options I can't think of right now, but three are the return of grenades (with optional "warheads"), and a concussive rifle/pistol that fires Xplosive rounds that not only do damage but push the target back with each impact-effectively preventing the target from taking any retaliatory action. The third idea is a one-person mech (sized like the loader from Aliens 2) with crew-sized weapons and decent armor that Shep or other teammates can use when appropriate. It would be dropped and picked up by the Normandy at low altitude and speed.
More RPG, Less Shooting: Make no mistake, I enjoyed the shooting in ME1 and 2 and want more of the same in ME3, but I do think relationships and politics should play a greater role in ME3 than it did in ME2. I think the basic premise of ME3-rallying various races to fight the Reapers-will require this change in RPG/shoot balance. To the credit of ME1 and 2, both games required decision making that should make a RPG-bias easy to implement. For example, the amount of persuasion Shep will need with Rachni will differ greatly depending on how you handled the fate of their queen in ME1, not to mention your decision about the Geth heretics in ME2...
Regardless of what ME3 ultimately does or does not include, I'm really looking forward to it!
Perhaps it's just me, but I'd imagine the player will naturally want to retain their crew from previous games, especially those who helped in both games like Garrus and Tali. It would almost seem a bit silly to recruit a whole new team when the universe is under its greatest attack. Bioware is crafty though....this will be one of the aspects of the game I am most interested in seeing how they handle.
Perhaps it's just me, but I'd imagine the player will naturally want to retain their crew from previous games, especially those who helped in both games like Garrus and Tali. It would almost seem a bit silly to recruit a whole new team when the universe is under its greatest attack. Bioware is crafty though....this will be one of the aspects of the game I am most interested in seeing how they handle.
Upon reflection, perhaps the best way for Bioware to handle it is to give players a choice. Shep can ask all of the ME2 temmates to stay, but by default most will leave if you don't ask. If your teammates were loyal in ME2 they should stay if you ask but realistically, I could see many of them moving on if you don't. For example, based on Lair of the Shadow Broker (LotSB), I could see Samara wanting to reunite with her daughters. Jack isn't exactly a team player and would likely want to pursue her own agenda notwithstanding the Reapers. Depending on how much time elapses between ME2 and 3, Thane may not be physically capable of participating. The Krogan are going to want their rock star Grunt on Tuchanka, if nothing else, to help grow the Krogan population. For Miranda and Jacob, I think staying or going may depend on your decision on the Collector base at the end of ME2. If you destroyed it and pissed off the IM, I don't think he would want any of his subordinates to continue working with Shepard. Conversely, if he saved the base I would think the IM would want Miranda and Jacob to continue working with Shep on the SR2. I also wouldn't be surprised if Kaiden/Ashley is given the opportunity to reunite with Shep in ME3 which would be cool for nostalgia if nothing else.
This next comment is pure speculation on my part. I wouldn't be surprised given Wrex's circumstances on Tuchanka if he is killed off by a rival clan via slow poison (no clan would risk confronting him by force), and a side mission will involve Grunt and Shep working together to find out who did it then.... Grunt will ultimately lead the Krogan and rally them to unite and fight with Shep against the Reapers.
Regardless of what Bioware ultimately delivers, I do think there will be new teammates and at least the option of a new Normandy. Bioware deliberately made these changes between ME1 and 2 and I can't imagine them not doing likewise between ME2 and 3.
I know Bioware passively tracks all sorts of data from players over Xbox Live when you are playing ME2, so they know what the percentages are for which members are alive or dead. If there are a few leading candidates who most players kept alive (I think I read that Miranda's loyalty mission was the least completed and Grunt's was the most on Xbox 360), then it will probably make sense for them to take the risk and include them in part 3, even if some percentage of players killed them in part 2 and will never see the fruits of Bioware's labor.
I'm not strongly opposed to or in favor of doing it either way, I am just interested to see what they do. I personally kept everyone alive and can't imagine not doing the loyalty missions, but that's me. I'd have to imagine Tali and Garrus stick around.
I played ME2 several times and lost teammates in some cases and saved them all in others. Personally, I'd prefer new teammates for ME3 but like you will look forward to whatever Bioware comes up with for characters.
Here's a preview of ME3. The combat sounds like it has improved a great deal. Can't wait for this game -- too bad it was pushed back to 2012.
It's a rumor, but it seems plausible.
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