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Eric from GamR Mag writes: "...the truth of the matter is that Sony nearly stole the show from Microsoft when it comes to shooters. Some of these games ended up doing pretty well, a few struggled, and one fell flat on its face."
Sony has many exclusive titles in just about every genre, while ms just has a couple in some and none in most.
I'd have to agree with that. Shooter and racer mostly, IIRC. They're still fun, but.. You know.
I really hope someone picks up the Resistance franchise, I was a huge halo fanboy until I got resistance on my 14th bday back in 2007 ! Man I was hooked on both 1 and 2 ! I liked 3 but it didnt feel like a resistance game ! I reckon insomniac didnt have enough to fund R3 so the game was smaller , small mp , no co-op compared to the huge scale in R2
I really loved MAG, Sony should've kept Zipper Interactive.
They should make a sequel.
What I like about Sony is they take chances with devs. Some of what I consider this gens greatest games (TLOU, Heavy Rain, Infamous, Little Big Planet, Demons Souls) have been on the PlayStation.
Games with a awesome SP are what I prefer. Sure, mp can be fun but I spend 60.00 on a game that I want to sit in a dark room, wired in to my LED 55" with my Sennheisers 7.1 surround sound headphones and become lost in for hours at a time.
I don't care so much for loadouts and Hollywood voice acting I want a game with great atmosphere and unyielding gameplay. I want to turn off my console and sit there for a few minutes having to process what I just played. I want to be at work physically but mentally day dreaming about how I'm going to tackle that level and research online other peoples comments about being stuck or over burdened by an enemy. This is the sum total that makes a game great.
The order, second sun, knack, the next ND and MM game...this is what excites me to buy a ps4
Meh. Resistance shouldn't be milked anymore. R3 was a good ending.
I want new memorable IPs instead for the PS4 and Vita!
R:FoM was possibly the best shooter of this generation. R2 was trash and not even remotely like the first resistance. R3 was a CoD syndrome game, the story was trash (sp gameplay was fine). Resistance was the best thing Sony had going and whether it was Sony or Insomniac they ruined it. I know at lest 15 people that abandoned Resistance when it came to R2. 4 people that bought a ps3 because of RFoM as well, and didnt like any of the sequels
@AbortMission: I really have to disagree. If there was anything that I disliked about Resistance 3 it definately was the ending. I really was hoping to get to the world of the ancient chimeras or at least for them to get in the real world. The actual ending was way too predictable. I'm not a huge fan of happy endings just for the sake of it. I especially liked the ending of Resistance 2 because it took me by surprise.
It doesn't really matter because Sony does not have Halo. The king of FPS games.
If I wanted a console that was entirely about FPS games, I'd get an Xbox.
And I'd agree with you more if bungie was still making Halo.
But so far, Microsoft doesn't have an Exclusive First Party Shooter coming out this year, which is kinda odd. Halo's only coming out next year.
Xbox 1 : no exclusives for shooters
PS4: KZ-SF , Planet side , and war thunder (think that's what it is called)
Your comment just imploded with an incredible amount of contradiction .
That is disingenuous really at the start of this generation because MS is launching without their major shooter games while Sony actually is.
Except they don't even have a fighting game for launch... let alone an exclusive.
Key words: At launch. Over the course of the console cycle it's very likely that Sony will produce more exclusives with more variety. But, you keep pointing to that narrow window of time in which most of their studios and third party partners won't have had the opportunity to release or show their newest products and act as if that's somehow a barometer for the next 5-7 years. How'd that turn out the last three generations?
Killer Instinct looks good, but it easily could have been a 360 title.
I completly agree with you,heck tge reason I like Sony and nintendo mire cause they have a bigger variety than Microsoft.
Actually last gen started quite the opposite: Sony came strong from the PS2 era in JRPGs and action-adventure games (especially platforms), plus they had the ultimate racing franchise, while Microsoft was much stronger in FPS games and Western RPGs.
So both focused on their weaknesses: MS started with some action-adventure and platforming efforts with games like Kameo and Banjo, and at the same time focused heavily on JRPG - in fact the Xbox 360 was the best place for JRPGs until about two years ago when MS abandoned them and sony picked up the spoils of war - so now the tables have turned again. Microsoft also delivered PGR and Forza games back to back, and thanks to Sony missing the mark with GT it turned out that the 360 became the best place for racing franchises. Microsoft also put some focus on H&S games (Where Sony completely dominated last gen thanks to GOW and DMC), but after a few failed attempts (Ninja Blade, NNN and losing the Ninja Gaiden exclusivity) they bailed out.
Sony on the other hand focused on shooters: From Killzone to Infamous to Haze to MAG and SOCOM. But nothing in that least could even come close to dethrone Halo... hell - none of the games even comes close to the feature set offered by Halo 3 back in 2007. Not to mention the 360 had some assitance from games such as Metro 2033, PDZ, and (and that's exlcuding 3rd person shooters such as Gears). But it was eventually multiplatform games like COD and Battlefield that made FPS games a non-issue whichever console you owned
But sony also failed to hit one other major genre: the Western RPG. The PS3 practically had none (the closest thing was the ARPG Demons Souls). Meanwhile the X360 had the Fable series (which is only Semi-RPG), built up on the Mass Effect series (which was initially exclusive) and had some other console exclusives such as The Witcher and Divinity 2.
Sony also stayed on top the Platformer genre (with Ratchet and Sly games for example), while Microsoft expanded to the strategy genres (Halo Wars, Toy Soldiers for exmplae) with no real answer from Sony. Both had their 3rd party exclusive stealth-action game (MGS4 VS SC:C) but both have their sequels turned multiplatform so no real dominance here.
At the end of the generation it turns out that both have a varied selection of titles, with the PS3 strengths being mostly H&S and Platformers, while the 360 strengths are Strategy and RPGs. In almost all other genres each console has a fair share of exclusive counteroffers.
But lastly, microsoft also better capitalized on the indie market and small games segments, with Xbox Live Arcade outshining at least in quantity whatever the PSN had to offer. This is probably why Sony identified this as a key weakness of the PS3 and is now moving on full force towards the indie scene with the PS4. This gen is going to be very interesting.
"with the PS3 strengths being mostly H&S and Platformers, while the 360 strengths are Strategy and RPGs. "
Most of your arguement is actually good, but you forget to mention that MS has left RPG gamers out in the cold now the next gens are about to appear. Sony came with Ni No kuni and Tales of Xillia. MS came with what?
Do agree with your statement that MS did have a good start. Fable, Star Ocean ( THe PS version was better with dual JP/EN audio , but came out a year later )
I actually agree with you - but please note that I was making a distinction between RPGs and JRPGs (who for most part aren't really RPGs in the same sense western games are).
Regarding JRPGs, I clearly stated that "about two years ago when MS abandoned them and sony picked up the spoils of war" - which is exactly whay you are saying. MS dropped the ball here.
But if someone is picking up the Xbox 360, he still has about 4-5 exclusive JRPGs not available on the PS3 to play (although most of them are from 2006-2009). Hell, Lost Odyssey is still one of my most recommended JRPGs to date this gen.
But when Regarding western RPGs - I still stand by my statement that Sony doesn't really have anything exclusive on the PS3 to counter what the 360 offers.
Aww I didn't know they were shutting down the MAG servers. That makes me kind of sad. I haven't played it in a long time but I put a lot of hours into it. I'll probably never throw away the disk just because of all the memories.
I would rather all devs put FPS games aside for a while and concentrate on different genres this gen.
I would like to see more platformers/adventure games
I remember I used to be so hyped for Haze. My Halo friends would laugh at me... I had so much faith in Free Radical.
It's unfortunate how these shooters struggled. Resistance and SOCOM should have been so much more. Sony always had SOCOM, it's definitely the biggest disappointment and a title that should have succeeded if not for horrible management and cluelessness from the developers.
The only shooter I really wanted to play from Sony was Socom. I was playing Ghost Recon on Xbox and some of the feature in Socom sounded like they would have added to the fun in Ghost. Doing co-op online missions in Ghost was priceless though. Love those Xbox Ghost. GRAW was not quite as good.
As mentioned above i would like developers to take a break from FPSs this gen and focus on other genres. I would like to see more story driven games, more rpgs, and some new rts's. Would love to see GG create a TPS with rts elements(ala kz:liberation) for ps4. GG still has one unannounced next-gen project other than kz:shadowfall
resistance, killzone, and MAG were not bad at all maybe could have been better but honestly they were all good
I loved Resistance 1 & 2, #3 just did not do it for me though... The first modern warfare and black ops changed the landscape too, but was the bar set too high? Have not had the same buzz since. Halo was good, but its the same as before. I hope killzone 3 is good. Battlefield is good too, but more of the same. I need Fallout to be honest... I do not know what they can do at this stage to freshen up FPS'ers.
RIP SOCOM... can't wait for H-Hour
Same here. Ready to download my PS4 copy!
My first game on PS3 is Resistance. Such a great game and time. Loved how hopeless everything was and the large scale battles i have not seen on console before. Even with so much going on the game did not slow down one bit. Last but not least the amazing amazing weapons. The Fareye yes!
Resistance: Fall of Man, one of the best shooter of last gen!
MAG = Most underrated shooter of this-gen....
not sure about 1 and 2(both of which i've beaten), but resistance 3 was the most fun i had in a first person shooter this gen
Why was the 360 a better shooter console? I had great shooting games on my PS3. Resistance: Fall of Man kept me busy for months, then COD4. Such an ignorant article. Also Uncharted had a great multiplayer.
No definitely not, they weren't even close. Resistance is awful and the Killzone series has its ups and downs.
The sales and fans seem to say otherwise.
If sales are the only judge of quality then you must love Justin Beiber.
I wouldn't call Resistance awful, not by a longshot. I enjoyed the campaign in all 3 of the games to the fullest. Multiplayer wasn't the best in any of them though, with Resistance 2 probably being the best of the series.
Killzone campaign and multiplayer is fantastic, I don't know what you're talking about. 3 might not have been as good as 2, but it was still very high quality.
Please don't use that fallacious Justin Beiber argument as your justification. Must I remind you that sometimes popular things are popular for a reason.
Are they the only judge of quality? I certainly don't see those words in my comment.
Sometimes, you try too hard. Not as bad as some, but too hard, nonetheless.
@Hick, Personal insults. Always the last resort of those with no valid counter argument.
@Other Guy. Oh ok, so the "sales = quality" argument is only valid when you say it is. Got it. In before a "no, but, I, etc" style reply.
Planetside 2
Killzone 2,3, Shadowfall
Resistance 3
MAG was really good but like always, the lack of hype and marketing killed it right out of the gate. People didn't even gave it a chance... Other great games that suffered the same fate were Warhawk and Starhawk.
it was more to it than that,had an unfriendly interface,few options with play modes,takes forever to upgrade weapons
Santa Monica is working on a first person shooter if rumors are true so i wanna see what they hit me with.
mag was my favourite shooter this gen but the learning curve made it difficult for noobs! acq/dom were amazing and proxy chat needs to be added to all competitive game imo it deserves sequel no matter what the cod babies say... the hit detection clan setup and lobby system put most fps' to shame
Ha ha what?!? They didn't even come close. Resistance and Kill Zone are one above mediocre at best. I'll take 1 Halo over both those games.
the dual shock is not a shooter controller... maybe it is if you have never played a shooter for xbox but the dead space in the thumb sticks kill me .... too much unless things change ALOT the new controller looks more of the same they need to just come out with a similar controller for 40$
as far as resistance when they went away from the narration that was so great in part 1 it never felt the same... and 3 looked cartoonish and too dark.. but i do want another one for ps4 this is one of my favorite franchises
... the deadzone in the DS3 is far smaller than in the 360, meaning you have to move the sticks less to get a corresponding motion onscreen.
This is a great article. It really showed how Sony made a huge push to win the shooter war, and they got their ass kicked.
Killzone and Resistance were decent games, but MAG, Haze, and Socom were huge bust. They had quantity, but the quality were lacking. In the end the Xbox clearly won the FPS genre based on the huge popularity of Halo and multiplat advantage of CoD and BF on the 360.
From the look of things, Killzone 3 is about to get man handled by Titanfall too. On the bright side, the amount of free to play shooters on the PS4 is simply staggering. This could be good or bad depending on your preference.


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Condit by submission. Has far too good of a chin to get stopped by Brown IMO. If Hendricks couldn't stop him i can't see Brown doing so.
Spot on. Matt Brown's awesome, he's really grown on me since TUF, he deserves a fight at this level but Condit is on a different level to the guys Brown's been caning.
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Spotlight show • Steven Swift, one of Southern Utah's best-known singer-songwriters, will headline a concert marking the 20th anniversary of the independent record store Groovacious, owned by Tim and Lisa Cretsinger. On Nov. 9, 1992, Groovacious opened its doors for the first time in Oregon, and after eight successful years, in October 2000, the couple moved their store to Cedar City. To mark the occasion, the record store will offer a 20 percent discount today, with Swift's show at the store at 7 p.m. "It's going to be a fun day," Tim Cretsinger said. Of the couple, Swift said, "God knows, they've helped me a lot over the years." To repay their kindness, he said his show will include only songs from 1992, from the likes of Nirvana, Loudon Wainwright III, the Jayhawks, Pearl Jam, Tom Waits, Phish and Peter Gabriel.
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Andrew Jackson Jihad is touring as a full band, marking a departure from its usual two-piece acoustic guitar and upright bass set-up. Also playing on the tour are Future of the Left from Cardiff, Wales, and Bomb the Music Industry's Jeff Rosenstock.
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Where • Kilby Court, 741 S. Kilby Court (330 West), Salt Lake City
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Paper Diamond
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The Somalia-born, Canada-based singer will perform with MC K'Naan, whose remixed single "Wavin' Flag" reached No. 1 on iTunes in 18 countries.
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Where • Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, Salt Lake City
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Miss May I
The Kollective presents the Alternative Press Tour with Miss May I, which also features The Ghost Inside, Like Moths to Flames, The Amity Affliction and Glass Cloud.
When • Monday, Nov. 12, 6:30 p.m.
Where • In The Venue, 219 S. 600 West, Salt Lake City
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El Ten Eleven
The indie band El Ten Eleven will perform with Michna and Yourself & The Air.
When • Tuesday, Nov. 13, 9 p.m.
Where • Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, Salt Lake City
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Pierce the Veil
The emo, post-hardcore group consists of two brothers, vocalist-guitarist Victor Fuentes and drummer Mike Fuentes. Also on the bill: Sleeping with Wirens, Tonight Alive and Hands Like Houses.
When • Wednesday, Nov. 14, 9 p.m.
Where • In The Venue, 219 S. 600 West, Salt Lake City
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The country trio will perform with guest Tyler Hilton. Gloriana, known for hit singles like "Wild at Heart" and "(Kissed You) Good Night," has opened shows for Jason Aldean, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn and the Zac Brown Band. Utah fans will remember the band from its Labor Day concert at the Gallivan Center.
When • Wednesday, Nov. 14, 9 p.m.
Where • SLCC Lifetime Activities Center, 4600 S. Redwood Road, Taylorsville
Tickets • $10 to $24 at SmithsTix
ILL.GATES with Stephan Jacobs
Ill. Gates has a diverse musical style, covering genres such as electro house, techno, breakbeat, hip-hop and dancehall. He'll perform with guest Stephan Jacobs, considered a promising West Coast bass producer.
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Kollam is a city in Kerala in India. Mentioned in Greek literature from the first century, Kollam has been a thriving trading port for centuries. The surrounding region produces pepper (after which the city is named), cashews, coir and other agricultural products. The town edges with the famous Ashtamudi lake. Many a foreign traveler has visited Kollam in early medieval period. It was one of the early centres of Christian activity in Kerala. It is said that the present town of Kollam was built by the Syrian Merchant; Sapir Iso, in the 9th Century A.D. The popularity of Kollam has been established by the time honoured proverb once you see Kollam, you will not need home any more. If you are looking for car rental Kollam(Quilon) let us know and we will be happy to provide you with best budgeted deals for . Book cabs in Kollam(Quilon)


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Brace Height
Brace height is yet another important factor in the energy storage equation. A bow's brace height is simply the distance from the string to the pivot point of the bow's grip. You can kind-of think of brace height as how close the string will be to your wrist when the bow is at rest. The closer the string is to your wrist, the more work you have to do to get the bow drawn back. If you're drawing a 6" brace height bow back to a 30" AMO draw length, you'll have to pull the string back a total distance of 22.25" before you reach full draw*. But if the string rests farther back from your wrist to start, say the bow's brace height is 8", then you'll only have to pull the string back for 20.25". So the bow's brace height also figures into how LONG the bow's powerstroke will be. And as you know, a longer powerstroke generates more energy.
As a matter of energy storage, brace heights are analogous to the length of the rubber-band on a slingshot. If you hold a slingshot at arms-length and pull it back to your cheek, a shorter rubber-band would be stretched for a longer distance (and shoot faster) than the same slingshot with a longer rubber-band. In much the same way, a short brace height bow stores more energy and shoots faster than a tall brace height bow (all other things being equal). So brace height has the same affect on total powerstroke length as does the bow's draw length setting. The only difference is that the brace height determines where you start and the draw length determines where you stop. But unlike draw lengths, brace heights aren't adjustable. So you have to get this one right the first time. You can't change your bow's brace height later, should you change your mind.
If you compare brace heights and IBO speeds, you'll find an obvious correlation. Shorter brace heights tend to make for faster bows. Easy enough. Then it would seem that in order to get better performance from a compound bow, all you have to do is look for a model with a short brace height, right? Well, not so fast! Short brace height bows may be hot-performers, but they will come with a few drawbacks you should think about
*A bow's AMO draw length is measured 1.75" beyond the grip pivot point. So a bow's powerstroke distance is found by subtracting the brace height and 1.75" from the AMO draw length.
Brace Height - Speed vs. Forgiveness
If youve been shopping for a new compound bow, youve certainly noticed a variety of advertised brace heights, generally ranging from 5-9". But if shorter brace heights result in faster bows, then why arent all bows designed with short brace heights? Trade-offs! That's why. Short brace heights aren't automatically favored because a bow's brace height has a profound effect on the bows forgiveness and shootability. Short brace height bows are generally less forgiving and require more skill to shoot accurately. Since the arrow is in contact with the string for a longer distance and period, there is more opportunity for any glitches in your shooting form (hand-torque, trigger punching, etc.) to have a detrimental effect on the arrows flight. Longer brace heights have the opposite effect, limiting the effects of form glitches. In addition, very short (sub-6") brace height bows tend to yield more string-slap on the shooter's forearm (ouch!). So there are some trade-offs to consider here.
If you shoot with absolutely perfect form and technique, a short brace height bow will be just as accurate as its longer brace height cousins. But if you have average skills and are prone to occasional goof-ups, a bow with a little longer brace height will yield better accuracy in most shooting situations. The average new compound bow has a brace height of approximately 7". Bows with shorter brace heights (5-6.5") will be faster but less forgiving to shoot. Bows with longer brace heights (7.5-9") will generally shoot slower but will be more forgiving to your errors. Consider this carefully when choosing your new hunting or 3D bow. Unless you have a specific need for a blazing fast bow, you may find that a more moderate brace height will increase your enjoyment of archery and your success in the field. SPECIAL NOTE: Tall guys with draw lengths 30" and above should be especially conscious of brace height - as a long draw length and a short brace height are a particularly bad combination, especially for new shooters.
Brace Height Market Trends
Just as 300 fps seems to be the accepted IBO speed-minimum, 7 inches is the generally accepted brace height minimum in today's compound bow market. If you visit our compound bow specification charts, you'll surely notice that a disproportionate number of bows are advertised with exactly a 7" brace height. This isn't by accident. Experienced shooters - particularly bowhunters - tend to avoid short brace height bows, regarding any brace height under 7 inches as "radical" or "unforgiving". So a bow with a 6 7/8" brace height is often a lame duck - at least regarding bow sales. As such, most manufacturers try to aim to hit the market-pleasing 7+ inch brace heights on most of their new bow designs. As a matter of selecting a new bow, we submit there's probably no justification for such an exacting prejudice, as there's nothing particularly lucky about a 7" brace height. But that does seem to be the commonly accepted line-in-the-sand between performance and shootability.
Short-Draw Archers - Built in Forgiveness
If you are a short-draw archer (27" draw length or less), you'll be pleased to know you have a nice advantage regarding forgiveness and shootability on your compound bow. As we noted earlier, a bow which has a 6" brace height and is set for long 30" draw length will have 22.25" powerstroke. This means the during the shot, the arrow will remain in-contact with the string for approximately 23-24" (including string follow-thru) until the arrow finally releases. This would generally make for a rather unforgiving setup. But that same bow in the hands of the short-draw archer will be considerably MORE forgiving to shoot. If a short-draw archer shoots the same bow at - say - 26" draw length, his/her powerstroke will only be 18.25" long. So the short-draw archer's arrow gets off the string in a shorter distance - thus the short-draw archer has some "built-in" benefits of forgiveness. If you are a short-draw archer, don't spend too much time fretting over brace height. Instead, consider shooting a bow that's a little more aggressive. The same bow that might give your 6'4" hunting buddy fits, will be quite manageable when set for your short draw length. And choosing a more aggressive bow will help you to recover some of the speed and power lost in a short-draw setup.Elite bows, Vortex Binos, Trophy Taker sights, Carter releases, Goldtip Arrows. CBE sights, Vapor Trail Strings, B Stinger stabilizers
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My next Bow has a 8.5'' BH my draw is 28'' and it still hits 300 fps,,,I am happy with that...I have not owned a bow that hit 300 or better that I really liked very much most were short a-a bows that put extra pressure on my shoulder...
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Some important things to consider when talking brace height.
I'll give you two examples of bows where the arrow leaves the string and nearly the same point.
Bow A, 8.25" brace height no string stopper or STS
Bow B, 7.25" brace height with string stopper
Arrows shot from both bows will leave the string at nearly the same brace height. Why you ask? The arrow will leave the string the instant the string hits the stopper on Bow B. On Bow A the string travels forward, usually to where the cables are at rest. This would be approximately 7" brace.
You would think Bow A would be greatly more accurate. It's almost the same as Bow B.
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Well thanks for this info. I now understand what a forgiving bow is. I've been shooting for a long time but never been explained to me properly. I just knew when a bow felt right and didn't really understand all the factors. I been shooting a diamond marquis 2008 and love it. I shot over 3000 arrows at around 485g and it shoots awesome for me. Also a constitution and it shoots well also, just recently purchased and learning for target competition.
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Hey DB,
Thanks for a great article. Being of the short draw variety (a whoppin' 25"), I have really struggled to find a bow with any speed with a 7" brace. I do think I have finally settled on one with a 6.75" brace, so now I feel more reassured that this will be a plenty forgiving bow for me. Thanks!
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One thing I dont understand they say longer brace is more forgiveing because arrow leaves the string sooner but if the shorter brace bow is faster then it leaves the bow faster than the longer brace hight bow. Me I shoot a shorter brace hight bow better I have tried all and have a 6 inch Hoyt Vector Turbo and it kills my other arrows.
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Strawberry Granita
The mellowed acidity of aged balsamic vinegar pairs perfectly with the sugary sweetness of strawberries. For a special presentation, garnish with wild strawberries.
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- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 1 quart (4 cups) ripe strawberries, washed and hulled
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons vodka (optional)
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon aged balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon basil leaves, cut into thin strips
To make the sugar syrup, combine 3/4 cup water and 4 tablespoons sugar in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved, about 2 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
Place half the strawberries in a blender with the sugar syrup, lemon juice, and vodka, if using. Puree. Transfer to a fine mesh sieve and press on puree, pushing the pulp through. Discard seeds remaining in sieve.
Pour mixture into a shallow 8-inch square pan. Freeze 2 to 3 hours, or until almost completely frozen. Scrape granita with a fork to make it flaky. Freeze for another hour and scrape again. When ready to serve, scrape again.
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Teens Trash Ex-Football Player's NY House, He Posts Photos Online
(Jen Chung) The party at the Stephentown home occurred over Labor Day weekend. The former Patriot and Raider has posted photographs of some of the teens on a site called HelpMeSave300.com; the Facebook "about" page explained, "Last weekend, 300 kids/students broke in and vandalized a residence that has been our home since 1981. They were drinking (underage), doing drugs, selling drugs and destroying property. It looks like there was over $20,000 in damage to the home."
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The Mass Grave is a pit located at the foot of a mesa in El Castillo del Diablo, Bone County, north of the Restricted Area and south of the Verdant Meadows Airfield in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
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Former Phoenix Suns Head Coach, John MacLeod, was inducted into the Suns Ring of Honor, the club's highest achievement, during halftime of Wednesday's Suns-Thunder game.
MacLeod coached the Suns from 1973 – 1987, and remains the winningest head coach in franchise history, having tallied 579 victories during his tenure. Only five coaches in NBA history have won more games with a single team.
"The Phoenix Suns are proud to induct John MacLeod into the Suns Ring of Honor," said Suns Managing Partner Robert Sarver. "Coach MacLeod played an instrumental role in our organization's legacy of success, so it's only appropriate to put his name up alongside the other Suns legends."
The induction ceremony took place at halftime with "The Voice of the Phoenix Suns," Al McCoy serving as emcee. Ring of Honor members were on hand for the ceremony, which featured comments from Paul Westphal and Alvan Adams, with MacLeod's family and friends nearby. Throughout the night former colleagues, players and friends also paid tribute to with video messages.
As fans entered US Airways Center, they were able to write a personal message to MacLeod, in addition to enjoying photos and memorable moments of the honoree during his tenure with the Suns.
MacLeod led the 1976 Suns to one of the team's two NBA Finals appearances, and still holds Suns coaching records for NBA Playoffs appearances (9) and playoff victories (37). MacLeod's 707 career coaching victories place him as one of the NBA's Top 20 all-time wins leaders.
MacLeod joins twelve other Ring of Honor members (Alvan Adams, Charles Barkley, Tom Chambers, Jerry Colangelo, Walter Davis, Cotton Fitzsimmons, Connie Hawkins, Kevin Johnson, Dan Majerle, Joe Proski, Dick Van Arsdale and Paul Westphal).
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MSI has announced its new AE220 21.5-inch touchscreen entertainment system equipped with AMD's latest APU platform.
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Did Blake Lively Give Fans a Peek at Her Wedding Dress?
- Did Blake Lively really give us a glimpse of her wedding dress? — Us Weekly
- Elizabeth Banks admits she was "genetically blessed" — HuffPost Celebrity
- Kendall Jenner might have a new man — Gossip Girl
- What makes Will and Kate show PDA? — Lainey Gossip
- Vintage stars! Travel back to The Mask's 1994 premiere — People
- The craziest Easter Egg in Kim Kardashian's game — BuzzFeed
- John Mayer looks nearly unrecognizable — ET
- Jay Leno is coming back to TV — Hollywood Reporter
- A celebrity recounts her scary groping incident at Comic-Con — TooFab
- Will you see the James Brown biopic? — Rotten Tomatoes
- Nikki Ferrel lashes out against The Bachelorette — Wonderwall
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"I have police officers coming in and buying thousands and thousands of rounds of AR-15 ammunition," Lowry said.
Because Hagel has opposed some Iran sanctions bills (while supporting others, something Lowry neglects to mention).
There are legitimate criticisms of the study, but not because it includes "attempted forced kissing," as Lowry suggested.
Lowry again: [Federal Aviation Authority head Michael] Huerta claims sequestration gives him no wiggle room.
Disclosure: Lowry was an employee of Bloomberg LP for three months following the company's 2009 acquisition of BusinessWeek.
Sanford told her often that he wished she was going to come over to the Lowry Paint Company to work, when she finished.
Mr. Lowry would keep my card for me, and, as a natural consequence, it was lost.
He walked into the hall, where Mr. Lowry stood awaiting him.
Mr. Lowry has behaved foolishly, but I desire that nothing more be said about it.
Lowry's footman told me a person had been with an urgent request that he would go as soon as possible to No. 19 Bellringer Street.


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Tornados Blow Past College of FaithSeptember 14, 2013
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- The Brevard College Tornados collected 563 yards of total offense in a 69-0 rout of the College of Faith Saints at East Mecklenburg High School on Saturday afternoon.
Brevard picked up 469 yards on the ground as three different Tornados rushed for over 90 yards, paced by Kelvin Jeter's 121 yards on eight carries. Jeter also scored a pair of touchdowns, including a 60-yard dash to put BC in front 41-0 late in the second quarter.
Jordan Ollis opened the flood gates with a three-yard rushing touchdown to give BC a 6-0 advantage at the 9:08 mark in the first quarter, and later made it 13-0 with an 11-yard score with 4:57 remaining in the opening quarter. The junior tallied 96 yards on 17 rushing attempts on the afternoon.
Quarterback Tanner Wright was responsible for a pair of BC touchdowns, first finding the end zone on a one-yard quarterback keeper early in the second quarter and connecting with Tydrell Wright for a 43-yard touchdown pass on Brevard's next drive make it a 34-0 game.
Brevard held a comfortable 48-0 lead going into the break following Jeter's 60-yard score and a 10-yard touchdown run by Juan Hicks.
Freshman quarterback Kevin Herbst scrambled for a four-yard touchdown run on BC's first possession of the 3rd quarter, and Modzelle Atkins crossed the goal line on a three-yard run on BC's ensuing possession to make it 62-0.
The Tornados pushed the College of Faith backwards all afternoon, and the Saints finished with -35 yards of total offense. BC completely smothered the Saints ground game, and with the help of numerous botched snaps by the COF offensive unit, the Saints finished with -81 rushing yards.
Junior Michael Gruber led the defense with six tackles, while Rufus Jenkins and Gus Dukuly both had five. Jenkins recorded the game's only sack for a loss of seven yards.
The BC defense also provided some scoring before the afternoon was through as freshman Ray Ciervo recovered a fumble in the end zone with 9:41 left in the game to make it 69-0.
The Tornados look to keep their momentum going when they open South Atlantic Conference play next Saturday against the Carson-Newman Eagles in Jefferson City, Tennessee. Kickoff from Burke-Tarr Stadium is set for 1 p.m.


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BWW Interviews: Rachel Willis-Sørensen Talks Her Career, Houston Grand Opera's DON GIOVANNI, and the Best Aspects of Performing Opera
Despite being wholly busy and working on perfecting DON GIOVANNI with the Houston Grand Opera creative teams and cast, I had the pleasure of being able to spend a delightful 30 minutes with the talented and intelligent Rachel Willis-Sørensen. We discussed her career, including her impressive contest wins, preparing Donna Anna in DON GIOVANI for Houston audiences, performing in Houston, and the best aspects of being an opera performer.
Me: How did you first get started in opera?
Rachel Willis-Sørensen: I was singing a lot of contemporary styles. I did a lot of Broadway style musical theatre and jazz music. I did a lot of jazz choirs and solo jazz work in high school, and I found I was losing my voice a lot. So, I wanted to take voice lessons to get a little technique. The teacher suggested that I had a voice that was pretty well suited to opera. I was like, "What the heck is opera?" I had very little exposure, I guess. You know that opera signing orange on Sesame Street or car commercials or something. It wasn't like any part of my life. I went and saw CARMEN, and I really enjoyed it. Mostly, I think, at the end of the day, the thing that got me interested was the teacher appealing to my ego [Laughs], and saying, "Wow you have a really big larynx, like you have a really unique timber, and if you could figure out how to do this." She expressed it as "the fulfillment of the potential of the human voice" to sing without electronic amplification and be heard over a 100-piece brass orchestra. The fact that was a possibility for me was really exciting, so I just started studying it. The more I listened to it, the more I really fell in love with the music. I found all these really wonderful composers who's music really speaks to me and just this amazing dynamic humanism, you know, the expression of these deep, diverse feelings through the music in such a way that I feel is just really unique to opera. It's really explosive and exciting. I mean, you can get that from a lot of sources. For me, I just really love opera. I fell in love with it, so I pursued it. Now, I get to do it for a living and that's a huge and exciting blessing.
Me: When did you realize that you wanted to perform in opera professionally?
Rachel Willis-Sørensen: For a while, I was taking it like one step at a time. I got into music school in Utah-BYU-and I was cast like second cast, third cast, fourth cast, whatever. [Laughs] I got one performance of [LA] BOHÈME, and I was singing Musetta. Because I was not the primary cast, the costume shop had a fitting, and they gave me this old dress that didn't fit. It was way too big. They pinned it on the outside to take it in. Then came the day of my performance and nobody had taken it in, and it was still pinned on the outside. I didn't have a wig, and it was like "Ugh! Such a second hand production!" And this really nice girl actually said, "You're not looking ugly on your night." She pinned it on the inside for me, and it was really great. It's funny because it was so stressful. Then, I finally got to go on in the second act and got to sing this big aria, "Quando me'n vo'." The whole cast is on stage, and it's supposed to be at the Café Momus in Paris. It's just like this really exciting part for that character because she sings this big aria and has the whole attention of everyone on stage. It was the first time I sang with a full orchestra, and there I was in this huge theatre-maybe 2,000 seats-with my huge red dress and the whole orchestra, and it was like the first time in my life I was proportionate to the event. I'm really tall, and I have a big, loud voice. I feel, in general, like I'm too big, too much, something, but in opera it really fit. It was like everything I had was an asset, not a deficit, to my performance. It was so exciting. I just felt like this magical thrill, like I found my niche on the planet. You know, I found really where I belong. It was so exciting to want to pursue that for the rest of my life. So, that was really the moment. Singing "Quando me'n vo'" on stage in a production of LA BOHÈME is where I realized this is what I was born to do, you know.
Me: Having studied and worked at the Houston Grand Opera Studio, how does it feel to return to Houston Grand Opera as Dona Anna in DON GIOVANNI?
Rachel Willis-Sørensen: Well, that's really fun actually because I have so many friends here, so many exciting memories, and so many fun things I like to do in the city. It felt kind of like coming home, you know. Actually, I was so thrilled at the gate, when we landed, that I got a little choked up. [Laughs] A little teary. I was happy to come back to all these family-like friends that I made while I was here the first time. Also, the company has extremely high standards. It's fun to be able to work on something and get to take the time to make it what it really should be, and I know that they [Houston Grand Opera] are willing to do that. So, it's really great. It does feel nice to have made some professional milestones between leaving and coming back so that they take me seriously and believe that it's going to work out for me. I think they always believed in me. That was why they gave me the chance in the first place, but to have it kind of come to fruition, to have good things happen, to have other people acknowledge me and that, you know, I might have a career. So, it's exciting to come back and have people hail you like a little hero. [Laughs] That's nice.
Me: Are you and Donna Anna alike in any way?
Rachel Willis-Sørensen: No! [Laughs] Not at all. [Pauses] This is kind of a tough call because people seem to want a really elegant and regal aesthetic for this character, but I personally have a problem with that. She's raped, or almost raped. Somehow, there's a big, traumatic event that takes place during the overture with the drumbeat or during the first bit, when Leporello's singing. We don't see it, and we don't really know, except that she describes it later. And, in my opinion, there is no duplicitous music. I think Mozart just intended for her to be telling the truth. So, in my opinion, it does happen. He [Don Giovanni] tries to rape her, fails, and he runs away because maybe a servant comes in-that part's not really clear. But, then, her dad comes to save her, and he's murdered. It's really traumatic. These events would be really horrifying. I don't know that a person would be concerned with decorum in those moments, but it's interesting, I guess, people except to see a very regal, sort of ballet approach to these moments. And it seems to me that there's so much more drama than that.
I don't know. In my personal life, I don't think I'd be concerned with my posture and walking really gracefully in the moment when my father was murdered, you know. [Laughs] So, that's often an issue I have to address, but it's not so hard to play a person in your natural approach. You just have to put yourself in a different place. I guess, to me, maybe what works is to consider that she's been broken. These experiences have been so difficult, and she's not getting the support she needs from her fiancé, Don Ottavio. He keeps sort of saying that he will help, and he is actually never successfully there for her in spite of what is a really challenging emotional undertaking. I mean, she is in this bad position. It's just a double whammy, but the rape attempt would have been the most traumatic thing that ever happened to her. I sort of get the impression that her mother died in childbirth or something, sometime really early after she was born, because they never talk about the mother. She's obviously not a present figure in her life. So, her dad is her whole family. She has no siblings. And then he gets murdered. So there are these two really huge, life altering events taking place in one moment.
Then the whole opera transpires in the course of something like maybe 36 hours maximum. It's not long. So sometimes she gets a bad rap for being really depressed, but, I mean, you've got to think that 36 hours ago, by the end of the opera, her dad died. And her fiancé is already insisting that they get married the next day. You would be mad. You would say, "I need some time to mourn," which is what she says and which inevitably gets a laugh. I don't know. I mean, it's not funny to me. I can understand because it looks like she's evading him, like she doesn't want to marry him, but, you know, if you're parent was murdered and your fiancé insisted to marry you the next day, you'd probably feel it was insensitive.
Me: What do you enjoy most about preparing to play Donna Anna for Houston audiences?
Rachel Willis-Sørensen: The musical preparation has been a real thrill. Trevor Pinnock is our Maestro. He is very famous for his work with early music and accurate period instruments. He has a very different aesthetic to most other maestri I have worked with, and it's interesting to see how he wants to make the music come alive. It's really exciting. He really pushes the boundaries of convention, in terms of how we're allowed to express music dramatically-different colors and different tempi choices. It's really exciting musical preparation that has been fun and groundbreaking, and I feel will inform the way that I sing Mozart for the rest of my career.
Me: What are your favorite aspects of working with Houston Grand Opera?
Rachel Willis-Sørensen: It's great to come back home, to come back to place where I have so many acquaintances. The audience is really friendly. Actually, you know what, the city of Houston is definitely a big perk. I live in Dresden, Germany right now and it's a very different cultural situation. I don't know how to say this without sounding offensive. I mean, I like it there, don't get me wrong. People just are not very friendly. And in Houston, everyone's friendly, you know. You go to the grocery store and they call you "hun."


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Rangers fan for life. I bleed blue like no other.
I've been playing since 7th grade, but nothing too serious. Started out in goal, then moved to left wing. Play a little of both now. I'm a college senior, playing lots of roller/deck and a little ice every now and then down here in Virginia. I never play when I'm home in Jersey though, none of my friends play.


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I am actually including two different recipes for this post- both are for the same casserole and they taste pretty similar, but one has Cream of Chicken Soup in it and one doesn't. I know that some people do not like Cream of Chicken soup, so I wanted to share an alternative. Both recipes are delicious and this side dish is a Sunday dinner favorite at my house! This also makes an easy freezer meal- I divide the recipe in half and freeze one half for another day. Serve it with some ham and you have a delicious meal with very little prep work. Anyway, here are the recipes:
3 tablespoons butter
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 cup milk
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese (8 ounces)
26-ounce bag frozen shredded hash browns
1/2 cup light sour cream
3 cups cornflakes, lightly crushed
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until the onion is softened and translucent, about 5-6 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, for about a minute.
Combine the chicken broth and milk in a liquid measure and slowly whisk in the mixture. Add the salt, pepper and thyme. Stir to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring frequently, until the mixture is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
Take the pot off the heat and stir in the cheese until smooth. Mix in the frozen hash browns, lifting and folding the mixture until well combined. Finally, stir in the sour cream.
In a medium bowl, toss the lightly crushed cornflakes with the butter until evenly combined. Scoop out the potato mixture into a 9X13-inch baking dish and top with the buttered cornflakes.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, until hot and bubbly around the edges.
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text: Two new bodies of painter Enoc Perez's work that focus on Bertram Goldberg's Marina Towers in Chicago and Luigi Moretti's Watergate in Washington, D.C., are now on exhibit in Watergate's hometown at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. The Puerto Rican artist, who now lives in New York, has a penchant for building portraits. Throughout his career he has painted Oscar Niemeyer's Palácio de Justica in Brazil; Pavilion of the Soviet Union, Expo 67, in Montreal; Gordon Bunshaft's Lever House in New York, among others. Through them all is a running theme: utopia. As he told Zing Magazine in 2010: "I see buildings as metaphors, as abstractions. I like how architecture can embody ideas, 'the future', progress, enlightenment, optimism, etc. In fact it can project ideas in any direction. To paint architecture is to paint ideas. It is to paint an abstract reflection of current society." The series on the Marina Towers, in its repetitiveness, echoes Claude Monet's paintings of the Rouen Cathedral and Andy Warhol's Marilyns, while the work on the Watergate will be installed and stretch across the gallery's two rounded walls as part of Utopia. Through Feb. 10. • corcoran.org


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Hi all. I've only recently gotten BT3 up and running on my system. While I still have a few housekeeping things I want to do before I start using BT3 as I did with BT2, I would much rather use Gnome than KDE. I've been looking around a tad and I haven't seen any info on installing Gnome in BackTrack in order to read up on what I need to do and to see if it's even possible however, I haven't found much info.
I learned most of my Linux on Ubuntu and I'm very used to 'sudo apt-get install'ing whatever software I need and that is how I would have installed Gnome however, BackTrack doesn't have aptitude installed. The only package manager I know of in BT is RPM, which I find very confusing. Is there anyway I can install aptitude to BackTrack? If not, how about Gnome? Any help or a point in the right direction is awesome. Thanks.
and check out pureh@te's post
I've been doing some more google searching and I've found that a guy on slax.org makes a slax module for gnome. (http://www.slax.org/modules.php?action=detail&id=435) I've installed it and all of its listed dependencies however it doesn't seem to get along with BT3 very well. Some things I've noticed after about five minutes are any attempt to open the apperence window (change background, desktop effects, etc) results in it closing immediatly after opening. Also, any thing but the main gnome main and custom menu panel items will not go on a panel. Either they keep restarting or it says they aren't anywhere to be found.
Luckily, I still have KDE and I made a backup of my system before getting into this. But anyway, if anyone has any info on what to do about this, (or even another way to install gnome) it would be awesome.
I had the exact same questions as you, and after a while I figured this out:
gnomeslackbuild.org/download/ works for me!
Also I used fast-track to install slapt-get for me


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Topic: gemzar plus oxali...now what?
Gemzar plus oxali, since august 17--so two months, every other week--has shrunk the tumors in my liver. This is good news; gemzar plus xeloda did nothing. But gosh, the side effects/toxicisities of the combo are getting to me--the anemia, the stomach distress, lack of appetite, and sluggish bowels--how long have people stayed on this regime? We were very pleased about the Cat Scan on Oct. 5, but the cumulative effects of the treatment do affect my mood. With everything there was to talk about, i forgot to ask my doctor how long she recommends I stay on this treatment.
Perhaps we'll reach a point where we can stop, soon, and try one of the clinical trials out there. I think that is my hope right now.
It is so good to talk to people who know what I'm going through, know the language and the concerns. I am 56 and was a pretty strong and healthy recreational hiker until last year. Diagnosis was Nov. 22, followed by a whipple on Dec. 11, followed by radiation, gemzar and xeloda. But in July those drugs were suspended due to Cat Scan showing tumors in my liver. which rapidly increased in number, until the oxalicplatin was tried. Now we have some control over this disease.
thanks to anyone with ideas and encouragement.
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well i got bt4 running and persistent with the right wifi drivers implemented.
had my troubles with it, but it always booted.
although bt4 doesnt fit the screen while booting up, so at some point it seems to stop. you then have to type
root ->enter
toor ->enter
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Douglass Named Deputy Chief of Staff at GSA
September 18, 2006
Contact: Andrew Gibbons (202) 501-1231
Washington D.C. – The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today announced the appointment of Kimberly A. Douglass as Deputy Chief of Staff within the Office of the Administrator, effective on September 17, 2006.
"I'm thrilled Kimberly will be joining us at the GSA," said GSA Administrator Lurita Doan. "Her work at the White House has made her a standout in the Bush Administration, and I look forward to her joining my staff."
Douglass comes to GSA after five years with the White House Management Office, where she served most recently as Director. In this role, Ms. Douglass oversaw the daily operations and logistical support services for the White House staff. She also managed the White House budget and additional appropriated funds in the Executive Office of the President.
"I am eager to work with the Administrator and all GSA employees as we continue to provide quality service to our many clients," Douglass said. "It's been an honor to work for President Bush at the White House, and I'm thrilled to be given this new and exciting opportunity."
Previously, Ms. Douglass worked in Philadelphia, Pa., at Greater Philadelphia First (GPF), a civic and business leadership organization of chief executives, where she served as Director of Corporate Services. While at GPF, Ms. Douglass implemented a new member recruitment initiative and developed a member events program.
Douglass holds a bachelor's degree of science in business administration from Villanova University.
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