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Do online business models matter?
Nick Bilton has an odd column up about Business Insider and NSFWCorp — two publications which he has picked to represent the "reliant on ad revenue" and "reliant on subscription revenue" business models, respectively. He's particularly interested in the way in which Business Insider published Nicholas Carlson's 22,500-word opus on Marissa Mayer:
When the piece was published on Sunday, many readers asked why Mr. Carlson did not publish it as an e-book, or even as a physical book, and charge people to read it, rather than simply place it online free as a very long blog post.
Actually, the piece was published on Saturday. But Bilton misses two important points here. Firstly, publishing the Mayer piece as an e-book would in no way preclude Business Insider from putting it online for free as a very long blog post. The classic example of ultra-longform blog journalism is the John Siracusa review of OS X which Ars Technica publishes every time a new version comes out. The review can be read online, for free — or it can be bought as an e-book, for $5. Creating and selling the e-book is non-trivial, but it's worth it, given that thousands of people buy it.
So when people asked why Carlson's biography wasn't available as an e-book, they weren't implying that publishing as an e-book was an alternative to publishing online. It's just that a lot of people like to read very long pieces in book format, and are willing to pay to do so. As a result, offering such things as an e-book can make good sense, even as most readers will continue to find the piece online, in its free version.
On top of that, it's telling that Bilton simply picks the longest article that Business Insider has run, and then asks whether that article should be singled out for what you might consider a story-specific paywall. Read anything else on Business Insider you like, for free — hell read everything else on Business Insider, if you can — but for this particular piece, he seems to think, BI might decide that it was going to charge you money. That's not even the model of NSFWCorp, which charges subscribers, in Bilton's words, "a hefty $3 per month" — charging for access to the whole site, not on a per-article basis. (The charge to subscribe to the NYT online starts at more than that per week.)
One of the great strengths of Business Insider is that it is extremely good at providing fast, punchy news. It generally keeps its items short, because that's what its readers want. Working with the speed and attitude of BI is not easy, but it's what the site specializes in, and it's where the site's value lies. Having the demonstrated the real value of short and fast, it would be decidedly weird for BI to then turn around and charge a premium for long and slow — exactly the kind of thing where it doesn't have comparative advantage.
If BI were to ever think about charging readers for content — beyond its niche analysis product, that is — then the only model which really makes sense is the monthly subscription, rather than Bilton's pay-per-piece hypothetical. BI's not going to do that, for many reasons, including the fact that it's looking for growth and scale, rather than just a model which allows great journalism to pay for itself. (My favorite part of the article comes when Bilton reveals that NSFWCorp's revenues allow it to employ "several seasoned full-time writers" — something he doesn't feel the need to mention about BI.)
What's more, despite the fact that BI is basically just about the quick hits and listicles and pageviews, I wasn't surprised to see Carlson's magnum opus. Bilton tries to explain the contradiction, but comes up short:
It seems that Business Insider made the right choice by choosing not to charge people to read the profile on Ms. Mayer, and instead giving it away online. The article was shared more than 13,000 times on Facebook and 5,500 times on Twitter, all of which helped garner nearly 900,000 page views for the article.
Er, no. Henry Blodget's slideshow of what his crotch looks like on American Airlines economy class has got more pageviews than the Mayer profile, and there are many other posts whose numbers dwarf both of those. If the purpose of sending Carlson out to do months of detailed reporting was just to generate pageviews, then his piece was a clear failure: it would have been much easier, and much cheaper, to just put up a listicle about porn stars.
No: the reasons for encouraging Carlson to write this piece — and for putting it online for free — aren't really about pageviews, or the ad revenue it generates, at all. Investigative journalism never pays for itself, and this piece is no exception. But there are a lot of good reasons to do it anyway, if you're Henry Blodget.
Advertisers will think of this article when they think of Business Insider, understand that it's a serious news outlet, and be that much more willing to pay premium rates to advertise on the site as a result.
Readers who like having fast news during the day like having meatier stuff to read over the weekend.
Writing this article is a fantastic way for Carlson to cultivate sources, and that in turn will mean that his future output is that much better.
Other writers who might be thinking about joining BI will see what Carlson was given the freedom to do, and be more likely to join; conversely, existing talent will be more likely to stay, knowing that such projects are possible and encourged.
And overall, a relatively small number of articles like this can do wonders for the whole brand value of BI itself.
So please, enough of the naive idea that on a wholly ad-supported website, pageviews are the only things which matter. By that measure, Neetzan Zimmerman would be the hottest journalist in the world: he got more than 22 million pageviews last month, and puts up similar numbers every other month as well. But there's more to ad-supported journalism than reblogging viral videos: that's why Jonah Peretti hired Ben Smith to run BuzzFeed, rather than, say, Zimmerman.
Ultimately, it's far too easy to get caught up in the "business model" question, and thereby lose sight of the much more important question of who's doing the best journalism. NSFWCorp is producing great stuff, as is Business Insider, as is the New York Times. All three of them look as though they're going to find a way to make that journalism pay, which is fantastic. And here's something else they all have in common: if one of their writers finds a great story, and needs to spend a lot of time deeply reporting it before it can be published, all of them will make sure that can happen. When it comes to what matters, it turns out that profound differences in business models make much less difference than you might think.
To be fair, I think it does matter, quite a lot, whether IN FACT any of these firms is going to find a way to earn the money to cover their willingness to shell out for quality journalism. Just because Bilton is doing a terrible job intelligently addressing that question, doesn't mean it is not an interesting question to discuss. (Similarly, the fact that many people, particularly stoners, say a lot of stupid things about the nature of consciousness, does not mean it's not worth reading, say, Daniel Dennett.) Sturgeon's Law applies.
All good points Felix. Above all the Mayer piece was an exercise in branding, and it's a bit of a shame that a lot of people in the journalism/content business don't 'get' that. I think Buzzfeed in particular has been relentless in these kind of branding exercises, and IMO they've been one of the key pillars to its success over the past few years.
Good to see other publishers joining the party.
Modern economic thought has been pushing the idea that each and every thing needs to generate a profit. Boeing tried that model with its 787, and got an expensive lesson in business and economics, though it isn't clear what they've actually learned. In the real world, all one really needs is an aggregate profit.
BI seems to have picked up on this. Not every article, or even every reporter, needs to be profitable. It is perfectly reasonable to lose money in certain areas, as long as these losses are helping increasing overall profitability. That's why we have multi-cellular life.


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Atlas Copco Dynapac has appointed Jerry Hackett to the position of regional sales manager – south central U.S., effective immediately.
He will report to Steve Cole, VP of the Road Construction Equipment Division for the Commerce City, Colorado-based company that specializes in sales, parts, service and rental of portable compressors, generators, tools, attachments and paving equipment used in the construction and demolition industries.
Paul Colliton has rejoined Huttig Building Products as senior director of product management.
Colliton was a key part of the Huttig management team from 1994-2007, holding positions of sales manager, district sales manager, regional director and regional VP.
In his new role, Paul will lead product management and programs around CPG Building Products decking, railing, PVC trim and pavers. He will report to Greg Gurley, VP product management, marketing and national accounts.
Global Cranes moved to its new global headquarters, at 14702 Jersey Shore Dr. in Houston.
The new headquarters is twice as large as the former location, a fact credicted to the success of the Zoomlion RT, for which Global is the exclusive distributor.
"Our sales have been increasing for a while before absolutely exploding at ConExpo," said Ed Gibson, North American sales manager. "With our new location, we'll have more space to both exhibit and service all of our cranes."
Coleman Equipment of Bonner Springs, Kan., recently bought Scott's Tractor & Equipment of Smithville, Mo., and O'Dell Tractor Company of Independence, Mo.
All of the staff at Scott's Tractor has been moved to Coleman Equipment. Scott Kolbeck, owner of Scott's Tractor, has accepted the position of Coleman Equipment Corporate sales manager. John Walker, salesman and assistant manager at Scotts for 13 years, has accepted the position of store manager for the Smithville location.
Pleasanton, Calif.-based Simpson Strong-Tie has made two executive appointments in the form of a new president and COO, effective July 1.
Roger Dankel will be the president, North America Sales, in which role he will be charged with the strategic leadership of the company's sales, customer support and distribution. He has been with the company since 1993 and has served as sales manager for the southeast branch since 1997.
Former Sears executive Stephanie Kaleta has been tapped by Knipex Tools LP to serve as key account sales manager.
Kaleta's new role will involve directing sales and marketing plans for key accounts in the company's retail and industrial channels.
Cedar Creek has brought Glenn Arthur on board as national industrial sales manager.
"Glenn was one of the original employees at the Broken Arrow facility starting in 1977 and has vast experience in industrial products and will be implementing industrial sales departments throughout the country," said D. Wayne Trousdale, COO at Cedar Creek.
Effective Feb. 10, 2014, Arthur will assume his post at the building material distribution company's Broken Arrow, Okla. office.
Novi, Mich.-based BrassCraft Manufacturing, a Masco Company involved in the manufacture of plumbing products, has hired Roger Hernandez as territory sales manager for Ohio and Kentucky.
"We're delighted to have Roger on our team," said Ken Kemmerling, sales manager, Central Region. "We're confident that his depth of sales experience will greatly contribute to enhancing customer service and to growing our business in this territory."
Do it Best Corp. promoted Mike Ter Molen to divisional manager of Building Products and Home Decor, effective immediately.
In this position, Ter Molen will lead the co-op's Building Products Division team, with a focus on growing sales of building and home decor products.
Xicato, a provider of LED modules for the retail and hospitality industries, has appointed two new sales managers to its European team.
Ben Hamida will step up to the plate as regional sales manager for France and the Middle East. Previously, Hamida spent 18 years at GE Lighting as international sales manager for Southern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Hamida is fluent in French, English, Italian and Arabic and brings extensive experience to the table in driving LED sales.
Tool manufacturer MAX USA hired Bruce Kennedy as West Coast regional sales manager.
Kennedy's career includes 21 years experience in sales and operations, most recently in building materials distribution focused on pneumatic tools, compressors and accessories and collated fasteners. In his career he has worked for business-to-business and business-to-consumer companies in inside and outside sales, purchasing and inventory management and other disciplines. He is in the Los Angeles area.
Global Cranes & Machinery appointed Ed Gibson to the newly created position of sales manager Americas.
Gibson has more than 25 years of experience in the crane industry. He joined the Global team in 2009 as the North American sales manager and most recently served as sales manager of North and Central America.
Roswell, Ga.-based Boral has named Steve Schulz as territory sales manager for the Upper Midwest region of the United States for the Boral TruExterior Trim product line.
Salt Lake City — Near BMC's West Jordan, Utah, facility, a builder is planning 177 new homes on a single plat. The project is expected to take place during a six-month window of construction.
For John Osborne, BMC sales manager for Utah, it's BMC time.
Johnson Lumber Co., a sawmill in Denmark, N.Y., saw an opportunity during the construction downturn to offer a unique product.
Rosen Materials, a Florida-based distributor of residential and commercial gypsum products and steel framing, has hired Andrew Randle as director of national accounts.
Andrew joins Rosen from Stock Building Supply, where he spent six years and held numerous positions, including building material sales, key account management, divisional sales management and his most recent role as national account manager to numerous top production builders.
Melville, N.Y.-based Leviton, manufacturer of electrical devices, promoted Marvin Hagemeier to the position of director of commercial and industrial sales for the Western Region.
Hagemeier joined Leviton in 1985 as an electrical distribution sales representative in East and Central Texas, and was promoted to Electrical Distribution Sales Manager for the Dallas District in 1992. In 2010 he assumed the role of South Central Regional Sales Manager.
Hagemeier will succeed Izzy Oleinik, who after a career of 23 years with Leviton, retired on January 1, 2012.
A Do it Best member with two stores in New Mexico has launched a wholesale division, remodeled its stores, and rebranded them under a single name: Builders Do it Center. Justin Ellis, corporate sales manager for Roswell Lumber Do it Center and Artesia Do it Center, told Home Channel News that the impetus for the change was future growth for the company, which would like to expand its geographical footprint.
Knipex Tools has announced the promotion of Todd Shumate from the position of sales manager to VP sales, North America. All field operations will report directly to Shumate, including channel managers, regional managers and the KTLP nationwide manufacturers' representative network.
Prior to joining the Arlington Heights, Ill., company in 2008, Shumate held regional sales manager positions at Minerallac/Cully, Progress Lighting/Hubbell Lighting and Klein Tools. He also held management roles at Dalloz Safety and Chase Ergonomics.
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Anderson, S.C.-based Delta Power Equipment Corp. named four regional sales managers: Joe Brakhage, Northeast, Rick Carr, Midwest; Dennis Mickelson, Western; and Curt Thomas, Southeastern.
Carr started with Rockwell International's power tool division in 1977 as a district sales manager and worked his way up through the Pentair Tool Group to become hardware channel national accounts manager from 1999 to 2003 with responsibilities for a number of their brands, including Delta. Most recently, he was hardware channel national accounts manager with Senco Brands.
Royal Group, a manufacturer of decking, trim, pipe and other building materials, has announced a series of promotions in its pipe systems division.
Chad Hall has been named western regional sales manager for electrical fittings in the United States. Prior to joining Royal Group as regional sales manager in November, Hall held several sales positions at Southwire Com., most recently sales manager. Based in Denver, Hall brings 16 years of sales experience in the electrical industry.
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HE Dr Hamadan Musallam al Mazrouei, the GAIAE's Chairman, opened The Saeed Saeed Al Darmaki Mosque located in the Al Nahyan area in Abu Dhabi city. The inauguration ceremony was attended by HE Dr Mohammed Matar al Kaabi, the GAIAE's Director General, Dr Farouk Hamada, the Religious Advisor at the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court, Mr Rashid Ali al Mazrouei, the Director of the GAIAE's branch in Abu Dhabi and a number of worshippers and residents of the area.
"The inauguration of the mosque reflects the keen interest of the prudent UAE leadership in the Houses of Allah and their maintenance," Dr Hamdan al Mazrouei said, adding "it also translates the continuous directives of the government for the mosques to undertake its mission."
On this occasion Dr Hamdan al Mazrouei praised the financial and moral support the GAIAE had received from HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of UAE, may Allah protect him, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Their Highness Members of the Supreme Council, The Rulers of the Emirates, and HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
He revealed that dozens of mosques would open this year across UAE as part of the Mafhas Al Qatat (Sandgrouse Nest) programme, which had received contributions from a large number of beneficiaries from the UAE. The construction of new mosques is in line with the GAIAE's strategic plan as endorsed by the Cabinet, he said.
He further explained that the Abu Dhabi branch had since January of this year received three new mosques in the Abu Dhabi city, and was expecting six new mosques to be handed over to Awqaf next month.
Another 27 mosques are under construction in the capital and its environs. They are due to open this year. The new mosque in Al Nahyan area was built according to the Abbasid architectural design, and can accommodate about 500 worshippers. It has annexed buildings for service facilities and accommodations for the imam and the muezzin.


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Speaking to the exiled Tibetan Parliament today, the 75-year-old Dalai Lama asked to be relieved of his political duties, so that a democratically elected leader could take charge. Currently, the constitution won't let him step down. Let the guy relax!
Dalai Lama: Please Let Me Retire
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(M/M slash) rated for future chapters. This is a story of unrequited love, and not always wanting what you have. Rayne Phelps may be unattainable but Edward Mason never said he didn't live with his...
Now being a guy myself, I knew it had to hurt, but he deserved it. I leaned back against the head board drawing my knees up slightly parted slowly. I can't say why I was provoking him at this point, because deep down I knew that I might not be able to deliver. Everyone hates a tease. But then again if I am a tease doesn't that mean I don't ever plan on delivering? Hey, I happen to know for a fact that blue balls are not a fashion statement. If I'm ever going to do the deed I guess now would be it. I really wish I could talk this over with Kara. She would understand my dilemma. I wanted my first time to be romantic with Fabio(i.e. Rayne) not an after thought. By the time I looked up from my all engrossing thoughts, Christian had gained his feet and stood leering over me.
"Why Eddy, is that an open invitation?" Some one really had to get this guy pointers on his one liners.
"Uhmm, wait a sec. Maybe we should talk about this..." I hedged attempting to lower my legs. Christian was apparently not having any of that because he fell on me catching my knees in the crook of his arms.
"Baby, I think we can both agree we've done enough talking." Now would I suggest a conversation at a time like this if I could agree that we've, talked enough already?! Lord preserve us!
"Chris, I'm serious we really need to talk." I said stilling his creeping fingers on my thighs. He looked up giving me the cutest puppy dog eyes ever. Who knew he had it in him.
" Fine what do you want to talk about?" He sighed running one hand through his hair he took several deep breaths squeezed my thigh briefly before sitting back on his legs. With the little bit of breathing room I found myself getting nervous. For all my big mouth I was a virgin. How do I tell my rather experienced boyfriend the truth? Do I tell him the truth? Maybe it will just come to me and he won't notice. Arrgh! Girls have it so easy, there is always the standard excuse its that time of the month.
"Mr. Ed, I'm waiting." Christian was pinning me to the mattress with lust laden eyes. My palms were clammy and no amount of rubbing on the comforter seemed to help.
"Well, uhm...do you have protection?" Doh! How could I ask that. Now I sound uncool as well as gauche.
"Sure. Was that all?! Trust me, I'm very careful and safe always. I'll take care of yah." I couldn't help the blush that stained my cheeks at his words. Now that just made me sound like an anal chick. No offense. He leaned over to gently kiss my lips. My lids closed on the warm sensation.
"Did you know you purr when you enjoy something?" He whispered in hushed tones against my lips. My eyes popped back open.
"What?! No I don't!"
"Yes, you do. Don't worry, baby. It's cute. You're like my own personal sex kitten." He cooed slipping in a playful lick of my lips.
There's that word again. Sex. I can't seem to get away from it.
"Christian...wait a sec." I placed my hands on his chest to hold him back. Umm, I almost forgot how rock hard my man was. Just give me a sec to savor it. Mmm. And he won't stop with those delicious nibbling kisses on my neck. " Christian, I have to tell you something hon. Uhh. Ohh! Right there. Hmm, that's good." I murmured entranced by the erotism of his kisses. I could feel the rat bastard smiling against me. So what if I have no self-control or resolve for that matter. "Christian what I'm trying to tell you is that this is new for me." His only response was an incoherent mumble. "Are you listening to me?"
"Uh huh. Sure babe. Tip you head back a little more."
"Christian, I just said that you're my first." I gave his hair a slight tug to emphasize my point.
"You're my first too, baby. It's never been like this for me before either."
"You're a virgin?" I nearly shrieked. Now that was something I never expected.
"What?!"Christian exclaimed, his head popped out from the crease in my neck.
"Ouch! You bit me." I yelled clamping my hand to my neck.
"Who said anything about...about virgins?"He stammered.
"Calm down." I tried to sooth him but he irritably shoved my hand away.
"Wait a second. What are you talking about?" He said shaking his head.
"I just told you I'm a virgin and you said you are too." I retorted with exaggerated patience.
"I never...you're a vir...you're a..." He sputtered gulping loudly. His expression would be comical if the whole situation wasn't so embarrassing.
"You can say the word you know. It won't contaminate you. I'm a virgin. And by your reaction, I assume you aren't." A cold sweat broke out on his forehead. I could see his mind working a mile a minute trying to develop a solution. I almost felt sorry for the insensitive brute.
"Don't get snippy with me, Ward." He said firmly getting off the bed to pace. "We can deal with this. We'll just have to take it slow that's all." He looked up and gave me what I think he thought was a reassuring smile. The dolt made it sound like open heart surgery. I mean how hard can it be? You just stick the hard parts in the holes everybody knows that.
"Christian...this isn't how I pictured our first time together. Honestly, I don't think it's too much to ask for some romanticism, enthusiasm, and sensitivity from my boyfriend. I mean yeah we're guys, but come on ...we're fags first!" I said rolling my eyes at the brute. Christian stopped his pacing to stare at me slack jawed.
"Ward, I do believe this is the first time since we've been together that you've been so coherent. Little did I know that to get you to talk to me all I had to do was piss you off and withhold sex." A sly grin creeping across his smug face was the only warning I had before I was buried under 170lbs of Christian and loving it.
"Umph!" I choked out clinging to his broad shoulders. Christian leaned up on his arms and stared down at me withheated grey eyes alight with their own inner flame.
"I like it! You're so hot like this I can't keep my hands off you. It's a little late for candles and rose petals but I promise you, Gypsy eyes, I'll give you the ride of your life. Damn it all to hell...we're still fags and I'm going to plug you right!" There's my crude loveable Christian! I wanted to hug him bad lines and all.
"That's what I like to hear. A man in my bed a teddy in my arms...kiss me." His lips covered mine, catching the breathy little moan that escaped as one hand clenched in my hair.
My hands were on his shoulders and I knew Christian was on the edge of his control. He pressed his tongue to my lips, sinking into the warm cavern of my mouth as I shuddered against him. My nails bit into his shoulders, my tongue tangled timidly with his, drawing him deeper in the maelstrom of pleasure that touching him evoked.
I wanted him until I couldn't breathe. His muscles were hard, his moans of pleasure heady, as he pulled my shirt from my shoulders, tossing it to the floor. My cry was mingled with shock and pleasure as he lowered his chest to mine, pressing the hard points of my nipples into the rough fabric of his shirt. His lips were at my neck, nibbling, licking the fragrant skin as I trembled and gasped in his arms.
"I could eat you up," he growled, kissing a soft line to the rising points of my collar bone that tempted him. "Like candy, Gypsy Eyes. Like a man starved for the taste of you. Just you."
The intensity of emotions welling up in me gave me pause. I always imagined my first time with Rayne not his best friend. Does it make me a fickle slut that while in the moment with Christian a little part of me regrets that it isn't Rayne instead?


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I've just been reading Graham Sleight's introduction to The Body Snatchers, which I reviewed here, and Graham mentioned that this edition is based on the original text not the later Invasion of the Body Snatchers revision. On twitter just now he said the changes where only minor but the conversion moved on to such revelations as:
@gavreads @gollancz …and I think Christopher Priest's _The Glamour_ has had 3 or 4 different endings in its time.
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I'm not sure how I feel about that though @gollancz aka Simon Spanton through in a grenade:
@grahamsleight @gavreads And texts change each time we read them.
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SWANSEA, Wales — Around these parts, everyone knows about Dylan Thomas, Wales' greatest poet.
Gordon Stuart not only knows about Dylan Thomas, he knew him.
Sitting in his living room, the 89-year-old artist recalled the Thomas he knew — and who sat for him just weeks before his death.
"He was gentle, charming," Stuart said. "All the nice things. And his lovely voice, even though he put it on occasionally when he was reading poetry. His natural voice had a lovely quality as well. He was delightful to listen to."
Thomas, the Welsh poet, playwright and man of letters, is being remembered and celebrated in a year-long series of events leading to the 100th anniversary of his birth on Oct. 27, 1914.
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Sixty years after his death — on Nov. 9, 1953, in New York — Thomas' influence is still felt. John Lennon and Paul McCartney read his work. Poet Sylvia Plath mimicked him. Robert Zimmerman became Bob Dylan. Thomas' poems have been translated into 30 languages. He is mostly regarded as a poet, though he also wrote radio scripts and plays, short stories and for films. He also was a prolific letter-writer. His poetry includes "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" and "And Death Shall Have No Dominion." His most famous play is "Under Milk Wood," and his "A Child's Christmas in Wales" is a classic.
Beyond his body of work, the life Thomas led adds to his legend: He was a poetry-writing child prodigy and a charismatic, hard-drinking womanizer who was in his grave before he was 40. It adds up to a fascinating man.
All of Wales will celebrate Thomas' centenary with concerts, readings, performances in disused pubs, hiking tours, a major exhibition of Thomas material at the National Library of Wales and more. But Swansea is the epicenter.
It is where Dylan Marlais Thomas was born, where he played as a child and drank as a young man, where he wrote most of his poetry. The city in the past has been accused of not giving him his due, but that seems to be changing.
"I think it's one of the things the city hangs onto because he's so incredibly famous," said Rhiannon Morris, who tends bar at the No Sign Wine Bar on Wind Street, one of Thomas' hangouts. "I think a lot of pubs like to associate (themselves) with him. 'He came here,' so they cling on, and rightly so.
"He probably went to a lot of pubs. But this old building hasn't changed in 50 or 60 years. Anyplace else would have changed hands and been changed. This place has stayed the same. It has a nice feel to it."
The same can be said for Thomas' birthplace at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive.
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The Thomas family moved into the new house in the Uplands section of town in August, 1914. His father was a schoolmaster, his mother ran the house, and Dylan was born in the upstairs front bedroom. The house looks small from the outside, but it is spacious and well-appointed inside, more than one might expect a schoolteacher to own.
Geoff Haden, who began restoring the house in 2005 and opened it in 2008, says that Dylan's father, David John Thomas, was a frustrated academician, a man for whom life did not match his dreams.
"His writing never happened. His poetry never happened," Haden explained. "And two things came out of that: He channeled all his ambition into his son, and he had this house to give him status."
Both parents doted on their boy. His mother spoiled him; his father instilled in him a love of language and words.
"His father read him Shakespeare at a very young age — in the womb, some say — but at a very early age nonetheless," said Jo Furber, Swansea Council literature officer.
Young Dylan flourished in that environment.


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I've been using Franklin organizers for more than a decade. Probably two decades. Always good, easy, logical. My only gripe this year is that I bought my refils and a storage binder/case for last years notes. Purchased in July 2014. HOWEVER, the storage unit only came with year stickers starting from 2015 forward?!!?!?!? No 13, no 14. Someone seriously dropped the ball on that one. Why wold I buy storage in 2014 for my 2017 notes? Answer: I wouldn't. Otherwise, it's all good.
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Item is standard and satisfactory; no frills, observed or necessary
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The clothing and protective gear worn by medical examiners while performing an autopsy is similar to that worn during surgeries. The protective gear is designed to provide the doctor with protection from infection. It's also designed to keep the doctor from contaminating evidence. The examiners wear scrub suits, surgical gowns and two pairs of surgical gloves. They also wear shoe covers, face shields, hairnets and surgical masks to protect them from errant splatters.
While the medical examiner's protective gear takes a precise approach to every possible contingency, the tools they use for the exam itself are a distinct contrast -- a gallery of big and small instruments for prying, chiseling and sawing into the recently departed. After all, there is a reason the examiners need to dress so protectively; it can be messy work.
Medical examiners use a variety of instruments during an autopsy. These include a bone saw for cutting through the skull, a bread knife for dissecting portions of organs and an enterotome -- a special set of scissors -- for cutting open intestines. They use a hammer with a hook or a skull chisel to pry off the skull cap and a Stryker saw to cut through the skull. Their rib cutters are shears that can easily slice through ribs, and toothed forceps help the examiners pick up heavy organs. Scalpels and scissors are also used in various slicing and cutting applications. Finally, the Hagedorn needle is employed to stitch up the body following the autopsy. Aside from these tools, medical examiners also employ a variety of knives and tools available at restaurant supply or hardware stores.
Typically, and notwithstanding the procedures described above, any marks left behind after an autopsy examination won't be visible to grieving loved ones at a funeral proceeding [source: Spokane County Medical Examiner].
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September 1, 1864
From the fourth of July until the first day of September, every day
in those two months, I killed three hundred lice and nits. When I got up
to this number I would stop killing until the next day.
Edmund J. Gibson
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25th Maryland Inf.
It was the beginning of winter and the guards relaxed much of their
sternness and rigor. The prisoners entered into conversation with them,
and trading became more prevalent. The prisoners made toothpicks out of
bones from the meat they were fed. They made pipes out of green wood
that they picked up while outside the stockade. Prices for the items
depended on the amount of time a prisoner put into his pipe or
toothpick. Another business opportunity was called "raising" in which
the amount of a Confederate note was increased. The script was poorly
made, both in design and execution. The prisoners always tried to get
change in "ones" or "twos." The $1 bill would be converted into a $10
bill and the $2 bill would be made into a $20 bill. The counterfeiter
guaranteed his work and style of art to his customers.
Camp Oglethorpe Prison was located near Macon, Georgia. It was used
to confine Union military officers during the last full year of the
Civil War, 1864. The officers survived well. No ill-treatment was noted
by the over 1,600 officers confined at Macon. Only one officer was shot
and killed by a Confederate sentinel for crossing the dead line. The
camp was located south of Macon on a sandy incline formerly used as the
county fair grounds. Shelter was provided for the Union prisoners as
well as water and wood for heating. The old Floral Hall, a one-story
frame building located in the center of the fair ground, was used to
house 200 men. A stockade 16 feet high and similar in construction to
the Andersonville stockade, surrounded the enclosure.
A raid on Macon in late July by General George Stoneman's cavalry
persuaded Confederate authorities to remove prisoners from Macon to
Charleston and Savannah. By the end of September 1864 the prison
virtually ceased operation.
Elmira, New York, is situated five miles from the Pennsylvania line.
In the beginning the camp was used for new recruits, but by May 15,
1864, some of the barracks were set aside for prisoners-of-war. A
twelve foot-high fence was constructed, framed on the outside with a
sentry's walk four feet below the top and built at a safe distance from
the barracks. Housing consisted of thirty-five two-story barracks each
measuring 100 by 20 feet. Two rows of bunks were along the walls and as
the prison became crowded some prisoners lived in "A" tents.
The first group of prisoners, shipped from Point Lookout, Maryland,
arrived at Elmira on July 6 and numbered 399 men. By the end of July,
4,424 prisoners were packed in the compound with another 3,000 en route.
By mid-August the number leaped to 9,600. The inmates of Elmira
weathered hunger, illness and melancholia but, even worse, exposure to
the elements. Late in the winter of 1864-65 some stoves were distributed
to the prisoners but not enough for everyone. The southerners were
exposed to temperatures of ten to fifteen degrees below zero and many
succumbed to freezing.
Of the total of 12,123 soldiers imprisoned at Elmira, 2,963 died of
sickness, exposure and associated causes. The camp was officially
closed on July 5, 1865. All that remains today of Elmira Prison is a
well-kept cemetery along the banks of the Chemung River.
September 13, 1864
On the 13th of September the only remaining one of my company died,
leaving me alone as far as my company was concerned. This event made me
very sad. I, the youngest boy in the regiment, and sick besides, I
nerved up for the worst and resolved to stand the thing through, that I
might tell the poor boys' friends where they died.
Charles Fosdick
On November 8 the prisoners held an election for President. Four
thousand six hundred votes were cast, Lincoln secured a 734 majority.
The prisoners hoped he would be as successful at home.
Although the hot summer and over-crowding were over, the lice,
graybacks as they were called, kept up their steady work. As one diarist
wrote, "I tried to bear it but matters grew worse, till I hobbled out to
a guard's fire nearby and begged a firebrand. Taking the blazing pitch
pine brand and going back into the tent, I took off my clothes and
killed over 400 graybacks by actual count. They were as large as a very
large kernel of wheat, and the scars where they bit me I shall carry to
the grave.
Fort Delaware prison was located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware
River. Approximately 33,565 Confederate prisoners passed through during
its existence. The prison was constructed as a fort to protect northern
cities. A 12-foot-deep, 30-foot moat surrounded the prison. The granite
walls were seven to thirty feet thick. The prison was plagued with the
usual diseases and malnutrition of all prisons north and south during
the Civil War.
At this prison 2,436 Confederate prisoners died. Their bodies were
transported by boat to the New Jersey side of the Delaware River and
buried in trenches at a place called Inns Point. A towering granite
obelisk marks the spot and at its base are plaques with the names of the
soldiers in the common grave.
September 19, 1864
A priest belonging to the Catholic church was almost daily among
us, and worked faithfully among the sick and dying members of his own
church. He had also always a kind word for all of us.
John W. Urban
In the latter part of November, four or five wagon loads of
vegetables were brought in by the citizens of nearby Americus. The
vegetables were never distributed to the prisoners and were consumed by
the authorities of the prison. In December the toll continued with 165
deaths. The grounds of the stockade looked like a battlefield with
abandoned shebangs and items such as cups, canteens and worn-out
clothing strewn throughout the grounds. It had been a battlefield in
some sense. Many, many deaths occurred here as the nearby cemetery could
testify. These men had not been torn apart by bullets but by loneliness,
disease, malnutrition, filth and vermin. They didn't die fast but
slowly, perhaps remembering their wives, children, mothers and
At the beginning of December 2,000 prisoners arrived from Salisbury,
North Carolina. On December 22 in a letter to General Cooper, inspector
general of the Confederacy, General Winder wrote, "Savannah evacuated.
Had not the prisoners from Columbia, Salisbury and Florence better be
removed immediately to Andersonville. Only one road now open by way of
Branchville to Augusta. I think there is not a moment to be lost. Please
answer at once." General Winder would die of an apparent heart attack
while on an inspection trip to Salisbury Prison on February 6, 1865.
Camp Florence was located in Florence County, South Carolina and was
one of the largest Southern Civil War prisons. The prison was 23 acres
in size and was enclosed by a wall of logs 12 feet high. An embankment
outside the wall stood three feet below the top of the wall and served
as a walkway for the guards. No tents or shelters were furnished to the
prisoners. Wood was left inside the stockade and the first arrivals used
the wood for huts and cooking. Lack of adequate food, pure water,
sanitation facilities and shelter was responsible for 20 deaths per
The prison was open for five months from September 1864 to February
1865. Between 15,000 and 18,000 Federal prisoners passed through the
gates, and 2,802 died within the compound. Florence National Cemetery,
in Florence, South Carolina, consists of 5-3/4 acres. Because the
listing of the deaths was lost, there are 2,1167 unknowns.
October 23, 1864
As for myself, I never felt so utterly depressed, cursed, and
God-for-saken in all my life before. All my former experiences in
battles, on marches, and at my capture were not a drop in the bucket as
compared with this.
Walter E. Smith
Pvt., Co. K
14th Illinois Infantry
As December 25 approached, Michael Daghtery, 13th Pennsylvania
Cavalry, surely spoke for many of the prisoners when he wrote, "On
Christmas Day thinking of our friends at home enjoying themselves, and
how we are situated here no rations of any kind. Little of our friends
at home think we are in this situation. God grant them health to enjoy
many more. This is my sincere wish to my poor mother and sister. I hope
I will see them soon."
Prisoners were again arriving daily. It was cold and wet, a typical
Georgia December. To beat the cold some would band into groups and lay
next to each other all night and most of the day to stay warm. They
would only leave this huddled mass to answer roll call and receive their
rations. Graybacks could also interrupt their attempt at warmth. Private
Lassel Long, 13th Indiana Infantry, related that, "As soon as we would
begin to get a little warm they would commence their daily and nightly
drill. They would have division, brigade, regiment, and company drills,
ending up with a general review. When those large fellows began to
prance around in front of the lines it would make some one halloo out,
'I must turn over, I can't stand this any longer.' So we would all turn
to the right or left as the case might be. This would stop the chaps for
a short time."
The new year claimed 197 deaths its first month. Four thousand to
five thousand arrived from other prison camps during January with most
of them occupying the south end of the prison. At the end of January,
Captain Wirz complained about the prisoners stealing hospital property
and selling it to the guards. There were also frequent escapes from the
hospital. Wirz mentioned in a letter dated January 21 that a covered way
and a third stockade wall had been started but asked whether this new
stockade should be finished or the six-foot-high fence around the
hospital be torn down and a real stockade built around the hospital to
stop the stealing, trading and escapes. The covered way was never
completed and a stockade around the hospital was never started.
December 29, 1864
We sit around our scanty fires shivering and hungry thinking of what
good times we might enjoy were we permitted to be at home. We endeavor
to keep a stiff upper lip.
George M. Shearer
Private, Co. E,
17th Iowa Infantry
According to historical documents the winter of 1864-1865 was the
coldest winter in twenty five years in southwest Georgia. One night the
temperature was eighteen degrees above zero. The prisoners were poorly
clad and the wood they attempted to burn for warmth was too wet to do
much good. Toward the end of January more new prisoners were brought in.
As Charles Fosdick wrote, "We old dried skeletons gathered around them
in such great numbers that it is a wonder they did not get frightened to
death at our ghostly appearance.
February began more pleasantly than the long cold month of January.
The captives knew that if Sherman had been defeated there would have
been a larger influx of prisoners. The only ones coming in were
prisoners from other locations in the South. The weather broke with
pheasant and warmer days. The prisoners took more exercise, and they
even began to sing patriotic songs. For the first time in twelve months
the boys were optimistic. The rumors were good rumors: exchange, the end
of the war, going home. Private Lassel Long wrote that a newly arrived
prisoner made a speech to many of the prisoners saying, "I tell you this
blasted rebellion cannot succeed. It was born in sin and cradled in
iniquity, and it is going to pieces like a ship driven upon a rock. Bill
Sherman is at this time cutting a swath through South Carolina forty
miles wide." At this point the prisoners began cheering, and after they
had cheered until they were hoarse, someone started up, "Rally around
the flag, boys," then it was taken up all over the camp.
Historians who have studied the tragic episode of Andersonville agree
that even in the grip of understandable hysteria after President Abraham
Lincoln's assassination, an indefensible travesty of justice was
committed against Captain Henry Wirz. Worn and haggard, he was still at
his post when Union Captain Henry E. Noyes arrived at Andersonville in
early May with orders for his arrest. Noyes took Wirz to Washington
where a military commission tried, convicted, and sentenced him to hang
for: (1) conspiring with Jefferson Davis, Howell Cobb, John H., Richard
B., and W.S. Winder, Isaiah H. White, R. Randolph Stevenson, and others
to "Impair and injure the health and to destroy the lives.., of large
numbers of federal prisoners.., at Andersonville" and (2) "murder, in
violation of the laws and customs of war." Wirz was tried under these
charges, convicted and sentenced to death. The sentence was carried out
on November 10, 1865, on the courtyard of old Capitol Prison.
February 24, 1865
Our clothes were nearly worn out, and we had to go around and seek
out the dead and rob them of the clothes they had in order to keep from
freezing to death ourselves.
Bjorn Aslaksan
In March death still visited Andersonville Prison. One hundred and
eight died, mostly prisoners in the hospital. Through the guards,
prisoners learned that the Yankees had captured Selma, Alabama, and
would soon be coming. New prisoners, and there were very few, brought
only good news. Still, at Andersonville rations were just enough to keep
the prisoners alive. On March 25, 800 prisoners left and there was talk
that a train would leave every day full of prisoners. On March 28 new
prisoners brought word that General Wilson's Cavalry was on the way.
In April the end of the war was in sight. Twenty-eight died during
this last full month of Andersonville's existence. Most of the prisoners
were sent to Vicksburg for exchange. Slowly but surely the prisoners
left Andersonville. When Union forces finally arrived at Andersonville
in May, about three weeks after the war had ended, only a small number
of prisoners remained. Arrangements were made to transport these sick
and frail soldiers home. While the prisoners waited, Andersonville
claimed its last victim.
March 7, 1865
In March, 1865, we began to hear rumors of the advance of our
forces from the guards, and to look forward with hope to the time when
we should once more be free.
Thadeus L. Waters
Private, Co. G,
2nd Michigan Cav.
It was over. The ground now was bare of the living. Where only a
short time before had been masses of living and dying there was now an
assortment of discarded blankets, handmade cooking utensils and worn-out
clothing. In only fourteen months, 12,914 had died on this ground. Their
sacrifice will always be remembered, their experience never
What became of the prisoners who left Andersonville? Hundreds
perished on their way home when the steamboat they were on, the
Sultana, exploded and sank near Memphis, Tennessee. Countless
others died in northern hospitals, or in their hometowns of the diseases
incurred during their captivity at Andersonville.
Over the years, the finger of blame has pointed in many directions,
but the facts show that events of the time made this national tragedy
happen. As the war dragged on and the exchange system collapsed,
thousands of prisoners-of-war, Union and Confederate alike, found
themselves in hastily constructed and poorly supplied prison camps. Many
never returned to their homes, families or friends. At Andersonville
human misery reached its zenith. The tombstones in Andersonville
National Cemetery and the written words of the prisoners tell a tragic


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Ana Ivanovic of Serbia kisses the Maud Watson trophy after beating Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of Czech Republic in the final of the WTA AEGON Classic tennis tournament at Edgbaston Priory Club, Birmingham, central England, on June 15, 2014 - by Andrew Yates
It has taken the 26-year-old former world number one from Serbia almost a decade to achieve, and the emphasis and consistency of her triumph made it appear more surprising it has taken so long.
The top-seeded Ivanovic did not drop a set throughout the tournament, the final took only 73 minutes, and the weight and earliness of her hitting - so perfectly suited to the slick, fast top - proved too forceful for all her opponents
Strycova, an unseeded Czech playing in her first final in a Premier level event, had her moments, but was eventually overwhelmed.
She broke serve at the very start, almost broke back in the fourth and sixth games of the second set and saved two match points in the eighth, but often foundered because she attempted a little too much against such a domineering favourite.
Ivanovic's victory was as much over herself, and her inner doubts, as a valiant but outplayed opponent.
"You're waiting for such a result and now it comes and I'm very happy, but I didn't expect it," she said.
Asked for how she managed to win at last on grass, she said: "The biggest challenge for me at the moment is to be okay with not playing a perfect game, not playing a perfect shot.
"Even when opponents play well, it's very important for me not to dwell on it, but just accept it, move on, and try to do my best each point."
For the second day in succession Ivanovic started indifferently, dropping serve immediately, and for the second day in succession she emerged without drifting into longer-term trouble.
That was partly because Strycova's admirable policy of boldness in confronting one of the most intimidating attackers in the game was carried a little too far.
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It led to her too dropping her first service game, after a near-brilliant drop-and-lob volley combination landed a fraction out, which was followed by a dynamic serve-volley which also missed by a narrow margin.
Ivanovic served better second time around, and a game later made the first decisive breakthrough. It was two penetrating backhand drives, not her biggest weapon, her forehand, which did the damage.
Ivanovic showed few signs of uncertainty on a surface she has previously claimed not to like, holding serve twice more to close out the first set
She broke again in the third game of the second and accelerated towards victory. There were just two moments, when Strycova had break-back points in the fourth and sixth games, when she might have got back into it but she again failed by being a little over-bold.
She did, however, save two match points at 1-5, before Ivanovic served out to love to take the grasscourt title which has taken a decade in coming.
Ivanovic will rise two places to world number 11, well-positioned to climb during Wimbledon back into the top 10 for the first time in five years.
The grasscourt Grand Slam starts in eight days time. Ivanovic will go there knowing she has won a trophy, the Maud Watson Cup, which is the same one given to the first winner of the Wimbledon women's singles title, back in 1884.
Can she win that too? "It is good to feel it's never over and you always have a chance," she said.
Later, Ivanovic was asked if she felt like a Grand Slam champion. "I think I do," the former French Open winner said. "I have it in me, I know. It's still very hard work. I know that. So I have to just prove to myself that I belong back there. Winning titles like this definitely helps."
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- Publisher: SCEA
- Release Date: Sep 10, 2013
- Summary: Killzone: Mercenary proides a new perspective on the Killzone Universe. You're not simply an Army grunt folling orders - you're freelance gun for hire, a merc - a soldier of fortune - someone who doesn't play by the rules or fight for any particular flag. They're in it for the cheddar. The client might enumerate the objective, but he won't tell you how to do your job. You formulate your own tactics and choose your own weapons; so long as you get the job done. The game provides a full single player Campaign, spread over 9 missions. In addition to the primary missions, there is a new Contracts mode, offering an additional 27 sets of objectives. You select from three difficulty settings; Recruit Trooper and Veteran. The harder the difficulty selected the higher the rewards earned.… Expand
- Developer: Guerilla Cambridge
- Genre(s): Sci-Fi
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
- More Details and Credits »
Score distribution:
Positive: 62 out of 86
Mixed: 24 out of 86
Negative: 0 out of 86
Sep 4, 2013After the disappointing Resistance: Burning Skies and the truly abysmal Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified, the Vita finally has a top shooter, which listens to the name of Killzone: Mercenary. Guerrilla Cambridge hit it out of the park with this fantastic handheld experience. It looks and plays great, its levels are varied and challenging, and the online multiplayer is hugely entertaining. If you own a Vita, you should own this game.
Sep 4, 2013This may be the biggest production in the entire history of portable console games. Impressive technical aspects and a very polished AI, as well as lots of playability and a long playtime, both in single player mode and multiplayer mode.
Sep 6, 2013The stunning graphics along with a decent single player campaign and a great multiplayer mode make Mercenary the best Vita game for this autumn.
Sep 4, 2013Graphically astounding and packing some serious online firepower, this is the high-budget handheld hit that you've been waiting for.
Sep 4, 2013Mercenary is a truly great shooter, one that was crafted with the hardcore shooter fan in mind. There's a lot to love here -- even if its campaign is woefully short – from its deep Contracts mode to its engaging multiplayer functionality.
Oct 7, 2013Mercenary is a big budget FPS on a handheld, done as right as it can be, but it's still not quite good enough. [November 2013, p80]
Sep 4, 2013At its most basic, shooting guys in the face in Killzone: Mercenary can be enjoyable but never gives the player any credit in any other facet of the game. Not to mention a repetitive, uninspired mission structure and pocketfuls of missed opportunities, the campaign length coming in at just under four hours.
Score distribution:
Positive: 104 out of 108
Mixed: 2 out of 108
Negative: 2 out of 108
Sep 10, 2013Once again some of the critics are slating this game. One giving it a pathetic 55! What a moron. This game is epic reviews like that destroy the games chance and sales. I have finished the campaign except for the extra side missions and have been playing the multiplayer daily. The campaign is great just wish it was a bit longer but with the covert side missions adds extra playability. The graphics are superb the best on the vita by far it comes close to ps3 quality the multiplayer is great and addictive and I have not experienced any lag. All in all this is the best vita game and first person shooter on a handheld. Don't listen to some of these so called critics who probably aren't true gamers that are giving it ridiculously low scores. If your after great graphics controls gameplay and lots of replay you won't be disappointed.… Expand
Sep 14, 2013I recently bought a Playstation Vita because I have collected lots of Vita games with Playstation Plus. I got Killzone mercenary with my vita and didn't expect much of it. But damn, It's the best handheld shooter I've ever played. It's visuals are stunning, gameplay is awesome, and it's multiplayer is a great load of fun. Overall Killzone mercenary is THE game to get a vita for.… Expand
Mar 5, 2014Hands down best shooter on a handheld device. Best looking shooter on a handheld device. Best graphics on a handheld device. Best multi-player on a handheld device. Best story on a handheld device. In one word: MASTERPIECE. MUST-BUY for every PS VITA owner. Don't look at the 78 critics gave. They always compare it to a console game. Killzone: Mercenary shows what the PS VITA is capable of.… Expand
Aug 31, 2014Easily one of the best portable FPS.
The game is very well suited for the Vita. It's that kind of game made to show the capabilities that the Vita has to offer, both graphical level (which does justice to PS3 games) as level of gameplay.
The only problem I have found is in relation to the multiplayer connectivity, which has been quite unstable for very many people, including myself.… Expand
Oct 15, 2013It's an amazing game. It's not only the best shooter on Vita (though that's not saying much), but it's also the best Killzone game yet. The controls, mechanics, and feel are all perfect for the vita. The wide variety of weapons, grenades, and the new vanguard system (killstreaks in both single and multiplayer such as invisibility, a portable shield, or even a jammer) give the player a lot of freedom in playing how they want to play. The best feature however that will keep you coming back for more is the money. You earn money for absolutely everything you do, from killing higs to collecting ammo to blowing drones up. This mechanic is perfect for this game thanks to it being one unified bank account across both single and multiplayer, allowing you to raise enough for that special gun even when you are not in range of Wi-Fi for multiplayer, which is in 6 well built and diverse maps. There are only 3 game modes. Team deathmatch: the name says it all. Mercenary warfare: my favorite of the bunch is a normal free for all with a twist. It's "who can collect the most money", not kills! With enough brains to go with skill, you can go from last place to first place in a minute, but those who focus on nothing but kill count will not necessarily place in the top 3. The final mode is Warzone, the classic killzone objective based mode. The match is split into 5 objectives: Valor collection (basically collecting the dropped dogtags), hacking (hacking as many vanguard capsules as possible), interrogation (meleeing an enemy from behind. It's the hardest of the lot but most rewarding), hacking again, and finally kill count. I wish Vita had the 3DS's Activity log so I could see how many hours I spent playing Killzone's amazing multiplayer!
The graphics are some of the best on Vita. In action, it looks almost as good as early PS3 games and for once, the long loading times are not a consequence of the great visuals.
The only draw back here is the incredibly short campaign. You will probably beat it in about 5 hours but Guerrilla didn't leave it there. You can replay each mission another 3 times to complete covert, precision, or demolition challenges, giving you about 20 hours of single player fun.
An amazing game that I recommend to any and all Vita owners!… Expand
Apr 12, 2014call of duty only much worse. short and frustrating. pretty graphics. bought based on good reviews. those giving it 10 are morons. waste of money. go play uncharted the golden abyss… Expand
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Alumni Reunion 2013 HIGHLIGHTS
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From the desk of Interim Dean Mike Ward
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Chipotle's New Plans Include 'Really Small' Stores Without Seats
"The full Chipotle dining experience" no longer requires a seat.
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"The full Chipotle dining experience" no longer requires a seat.
The country is already wary about food safety in the wake of tainted meat and melamine scandals.
As the chain's new store opens this morning, the neighborhood yawns.
It's not either company's first food scare in China recently.
Shakes do come with those fries.
The cheap coffee is back.
And for the first time, the NLRB may hold corporate responsible.
An opportunity for Colombians to buy back overpriced cups of their own coffee.
But the company's craziest concept idea is probably unisex bathrooms.
It accounts for one in every four fast-food chicken spots in the country.
Another 60-shot freebie shows how toothless corporate's policy may be.
And the customer got a nibble of his assailant's arm.
"They wanted me to go into management, and I said no … because I'd had 60 years of it, and that was enough."
Chances are this isn't part of a viral marketing campaign.
And still somehow install 100,00 tablets at tables.
Meanwhile, the hunt is still on for the kidnapper.
An investor group is close to taking the first step toward buying the chain.
Enjoy warm flapjacks with a view of 14th Street's hot July concrete.
It was an accident.
It's more smoothie, but it's not the smoothie's anniversary.