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KABUL (Pajhwok): Public satisfaction with the services of Kabul Municipality is fair in most of the municipality's districts where public cooperation has somehow improved but generally, the level of satisfaction with municipality services is sub-... read more
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Tom McKimson is best known for his animation work at Warner Bros, where he designed among other the definitive model sheets for 'Bugs Bunny'. Born in Denver, Colorado, he began his animation career at the Walt Disney Studios in 1928, together with his brother Robert. They then joined the Harman-Ising Studios, that produced cartoons for Warner Bros. In 1937, Tom and Robert were joined by their brother Charles in their animation work.
He was a funny animal artist at Dell Publishing from 1944 to 1949, where he did comics with the Warner Bros characters 'Bugs Bunny' and 'Roadrunner'. He also did the 'Bugs Bunny' newspaper strip in the late 1940s, as well as Disney comics for the Cheerios Premium Giveaways.
Roy Rogers strip, credited to Al McKimson (art by John Ushler)
He is often credited for creating the 'Roy Rogers' daily from 1949 to 1953 together with Chuck McKimson, using the collective pseudonym of Al McKimson. However, the joint signature presumably refers to Tom McKimson and Al Stoffel, who served as writers and editors of the strip. Artists that were involved include John Ushler, Pete Alvarado, Mike Arens, Hy Mankin and Alex Toth. Writers that came after Stoffel were Phil Evans and Carl Fallberg.
Roy Rogers strip, credited to Al McKimson (art by Mike Arens)
Tom McKimson was the art director of Western Publishing from 1947 to 1972.
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Friday night's game between La Salle College High School and Father Judge was billed as a showdown between two teams locked in the chase for the Catholic League Championship.
La Salle's Eddie Mitchell, however, decided that it was a chance for a personal showcase game in front of a huge crowd. The Rider-bound senior scorched the Crusaders for 23 points, including five threes. It was his best shooting performance of the year and propelled the home team Explorers to a 55-43 win.
LaSalle played excellent defense in the win, holding Judge star Reggie Charles to eight points. Judge was cold, shooting only 2-17 from three. Steve Griffin did have a strong game for the Crusaders, with 19, but it was not enough. LaSalle jumped out to an early 18-6 lead after one quarter. They maintained that through the second quarter. Judge managed only 3 points in the third quarter. Although they tried a comeback in the fourth they ran out of time, LaSalle icing the game from the free throw line.
Mitchell started the game with a hoop. He nailed a three halfway through the first quarter and then another as the buzzer sounded to put La Salle up by 12.
Judge played better in the second, matching LaSalle 13-13. Mitchell stayed hot, with two more threes. LaSalle played very organized and disciplined ball, running sophisticated plays with crisp passes. Amar Stukes threw a nice alley-oop to Mitchell. It was 31-19 at the half. The third quarter was all LaSalle. Judge did not score until the final minute. It was 38-22. In the fourth quarter finally Charles got aggressive, but it was too late. Judge took too many jumpers and they were not falling. They were forced to foul LaSalle, as there is no shot clock in high school.
The game slowed down with all the fouls, Judge not giving up all the way to the end even though they had little chance. Steve Collins backed Mitchell up with 13 points, including six from the charity stripe.
"This is a big game, you know it was a six-way tie (for second place), so this is a big win," Mitchell said. "In practice I was making shots. I felt good. … My team played well, unselfish and that's why we got the win. When we have our poise and play together we're unstoppable."
About what is means in the standings Mitchell said, "It puts us ahead in front of the race. I just want to get to the Palestra and win a Philadelphia Catholic League championship."
"It was a good win," Brennan Woods, a senior captain said. "We needed to stay in the race with the other teams. Focus is to win out, we're focusing on defense, offense will take care of itself. We have a lot of athletes. It's great when you have a team that likes each other. We worked 1/3/1 tonight which worked well. Matching up, get out to their shooters."
"Definitely a good win," said Joe Brown, who scored 11 for the Explorers. "They had a good record, close to us. We came out good to start. A lot of our role players played well."
LaSalle improved to 15-3 overall and 8-2 in the league. Father Judge is now 14-4 and 8-3.


text: ALBANY (AP) - New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is using the power of the state's $160 billion pension system to urge President Barack Obama to order federal agencies and programs around the country to recognize gay marriages performed in New York. DiNapoli's idea is to adopt a "place of celebration" standard in federal government, meaning gay marriages that take place in New York would be recognized even in states that do not permit them. It could be a big push in DiNapoli's effort to get major companies that do business with the state pension fund to adopt anti-discrimination measures when providing benefits for gay couples. The U.S. Supreme Court last month struck down parts of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, a ruling that muddled the rights of gay couples married in New York who move to or work in states where gay marriage isn't legal. DiNapoli was scheduled to send his plea to Obama in a letter to be released Friday. "It's good for business," said Susan Sommer, director of Constitutional Litigation and Senior Counsel Lambda Legal, which defends gay rights. "It will remove any lingering argument some companies have been hiding behind ... and it reflects some very well established principles." Stephen Hayford, legislative director of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, said he expects several lawsuits will seek to clarify or build on the Supreme Court's decision. "Given the lack of clarity, it would be premature for the president to take Comptroller DiNapoli up on his request," Hayford said. DiNapoli is the sole trustee of the state's pension fund and has used it as leverage to persuade companies he invests in to bolster environmental protections, combat terrorism and disclose campaign donations. He argues recognizing gay marriages is just good business. "I have become increasingly concerned that companies that refuse to protect their employees from discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity, and those that exclude same-sex spouses from employee benefit plans that are available to opposite-sex spouses, are hurting their financial bottom line," DiNapoli wrote in the letter to Obama. DiNapoli said discrimination hurts a company's ability to recruit and retain top employees, and that could hurt the pension fund's investment in those companies. He's asking for the federal government to treat all spouses the same when it comes to benefits, no matter where they live. DiNapoli notes some companies rely on federal law to define marriage when it comes to providing benefits. The July decision by the U.S. Supreme Court left intact a provision of the federal anti-gay marriage law that allows a state to not recognize a same-sex marriage performed elsewhere. That means 37 states may not have to recognize gay marriages performed in New York. DiNapoli's latest effort to leverage the pension fund to change the policies and practices of companies in which it is invested has drawn critics. "It seems very political," said Margaret O'Keefe, project manager for the fiscally conservative Manhattan Institute's Proxy Monitor database. "DiNapoli should be more focused on getting a better return on the pension fund and not focus on these social issues." Using the fund's clout in the corporate world isn't new. The Manhattan Institute's Center for Legal Policy noted former Republican Comptroller Edward Regan in the 1980s pressured corporations who were doing business in South Africa, then under oppressive apartheid rule. He stopped short of divesting from those companies. DiNapoli took that step in 2009 and also ended $86.2 million investments from nine companies doing business in Iran and Sudan because of genocide and terrorism in those countries. But the Manhattan Institute's E.J. McMahon said DiNapoli's actions now "generally deal with comparatively less weighty domestic concerns, which are conveniently consistent with the goals of interest groups whose support DiNapoli will find handy when he seeks another term."


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A leading organization met with US policymakers last week to discuss more effective use of aid money for rights and democracy.
The courts have come under increasing scrutiny in recent years as they've shouldered criticism for political bias and corruption.
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The textile industry is Cambodia's largest, with some 300 companies providing jobs for an estimated 300,000 workers.
Prominent activists agree that the main obstacle for an effective commission will be its lack of protection mechanisms and independence.
Hun Sen said the remarks were impolite and disrespectful following a 10-day visit this month.
The legacy of the Khmer Rouge, which destroyed the courts, and former control by Vietnam both hampered the development of the system.
Subedi said last week he was not confident the courts could bring justice to the people of Cambodia.
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The regulation, signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen May 31, calls on authorities to make lists of squatter communities.
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We've established many times over that quadrotors are going to kill you, probably in your sleep. And that's, you know, that's OK, we've come to terms with it. Or had, until we found out their crucial weakness: they're actually hilariously bad at quadrotoring.
Watch, giggle, and hope that it's one of these fools that comes for you in the night and not their more accomplished brethren. [UPenn via IEEE Spectrum]


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A Florida prosecutor cleared of wrongdoing the FBI agent who shot and killed Ibragim Todashev, a Chechen man connected to the brothers accused of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombing.
The agent, who has not been identified, was interviewing Todashev, 27, in his Orlando apartment in May, when he says Todashev came at him with a metal pole and left him with a head wound that required stitches. The FBI has defended the agent's actions, saying he acted in self-defense in shooting Todashev, a mixed martial arts fighter.
Jeffrey Ashton, the Florida state prosecutor who ran the investigation into the shooting, is expected to release his findings Tuesday. Officials close to the investigation say the review concluded the FBI agent acted in self-defense.
In its own review, the FBI also cleared the agent of wrongdoing, but has not released its findings as they are still being examined by the Justice Department's civil rights division, which is expected to concur with the FBI.
Todashev's family and the Council for American-Islamic Relations pushed for Ashton's independent investigation into the shooting on the basis that the FBI's internal investigations rarely find their agents at fault.
"Obviously we have a lot of concerns about this, a lot of concerns," said Hassan Shibly, executive director of the CAIR's Florida chapter. "We're eagerly waiting to see the full report. We weren't expecting any of this to come out today."
The FBI interviewed Todashev over his friendship with Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the elder of the suspected marathon bombers, who was killed in the manhunt that followed the bombing. Officials say Todashev admitted to the two of them participating in an unsolved triple homicide in Waltham, Mass., in 2011.
Many of Todashev's friends say they have been arrested, deported, or barred from entering the U.S. in the months since the shooting.
"The FBI did a great job of making sure that all of his closest friends were out of the country before they released this," Shibly said.
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Pulitzer winners include "Orphan Master's Son," "Stag's Leap" and "Embers of War"
Yeah, I'm pretty proud of my colleagues at The Denver Post for being awarded a Pulitzer Prize today for Breaking News Reporting of the horrifying Aurora theater shooting.
But there was other Pulitzer news today, among other things, about books. Here is a list of the winners!
Winner: "The Orphan Master's Son" by Adam Johnson: "an exquisitely crafted novel that carries the reader on an adventuresome journey into the depths of totalitarian North Korea and into the most intimate spaces of the human heart."
Finalists: "What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank," by Nathan Englander and "The Snow Child," by Eowyn Ivey.
Winner: "Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam," by Fredrik Logevall: "a balanced, deeply researched history of how, as French colonial rule faltered, a succession of American leaders moved step by step down a road toward full-blown war."
Finalists: "The Barbarous Years: The Peopling of British North America: The Conflict of Civilizations, 1600-1675," by Bernard Bailyn and "Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History," by John Fabian Witt.
Winner: "The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo," by Tom Reiss: "a compelling story of a forgotten swashbuckling hero of mixed race whose bold exploits were captured by his son, Alexander Dumas, in famous 19th century novels."
Finalists: "Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece," by Michael Gorra and "The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy," by David Nasaw.
Winner: "Stag's Leap," by Sharon Olds, "a book of unflinching poems on the author's divorce that examine love, sorrow and the limits of self-knowledge."
Finalists: "Collected Poems," by the late Jack Gilbert and "The Abundance of Nothing," by Bruce Weigl.
General Nonfiction
Winner: "Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America," by Gilbert King: "a richly detailed chronicle of racial injustice in the Florida town of Groveland in 1949, involving four black men falsely accused of rape and drawing a civil rights crusader, and eventual Supreme Court justice, into the legal battle."
Finalists: "Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity," by Katherine Boo and "The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature," by David George Haskell.
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With the accomplishment of Amazon Great Indian Festival, it has also conjointly announced the Amazon Diwali Sale Offers which will be applicable on phones, electronics, laptops, appliances, clothing, etc. Both existing and new users can avail discount of up to 80% from 24th October 2020 to 27th October 2020. All the Amazon Prime users will be able to access the deals from 12th October and all the new users have the opportunity to grab a discount of 30% on their first purchase.
Amazon Great Indian Sale is all set to hit the block. The sale starts 19th of January and will be lasting till 22nd of January 2020. For Amazon Prime members, The Great Indian Sale starts at 12 noon on 18th January. Grab the opportunity and fill up your carts as The Amazon Great Indian Sale is offering Upto 80% off on all items.
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No cost EMI option available on ICICI credit cards on orders above Rs. 3,000.
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Amazon App offers great discounts on physical gold vouchers, purchased only from app. The coupon is a limited time offer and will expire soon. The amazon app is available both in playstore and app store. No promo code required. Offer on limited jewellery mentioned in the app.
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Amazon offers 30% cashback to its wallet users. The offer is not limited to any specific product but customer can choose anything listed on amazon app and website. No promo code is required. To use amazon wallet, customer must login with their user id and password. The cashback will be credited to your amazon wallet within 3 working days.
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The contest will have 9 quiz questions spread across 3 levels having 3 questions each. The contestants will be getting amazon notifications via mail. Winners are expected to get upto ?5000 in amazon wallet. The odds of winning depend on the no. of participants. Winners have to submit their I.D proof to avail the prize. The winner announcement will be on 28th February, 2018.
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Customer is sure to get a discount on almost all everyday products mentioned and also on pet/ household supplies. Customer can avail the offer directly form app or website by clicking the collect coupon button placed below the category. The discount will be deducted from the bill instantly at the time of payment.
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Amazon deals in BPL let their customer buy the luxury of LED TV at a discount upto 30%. The offer can only be availed at amazon app or website. Customer can avail further wallet or bank card discounts. The offer can also be extend to exchange of your old TV. The customer review of all the listed TV sets are 4 stars and above.
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SBI customers can avail this amazing offer. Amazon App offers instant cashback to its customers. To avail the offer customer does not require any code but payment from SBI debit/credit card will only be required. The cashback will be refunded to your account in 72hours. The cashback is available on EMI. It is a limited time offer and not available on net banking.
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Amazon App offers great discount on prestige cookers starting at ?500, Prestige offers you a variety to choose from. Prestige cookers of 1-6 L are listed each with different discounts. Electric cookers are also available at higher discounts. Amazon also has a variety in brands and cooker material, so customer can compare and buy smart. Further bank and wallet discounts available.
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Amazon Offers Today a great deal on fashion and clothing. Multi brands offer upto 60% off on jackets and hoods starting at 584, John player offer its entire collection on sale. Women are surely to get amused as Biba and W are giving flat discounts starting kurti range from 599 and pajami at 239. This sale can only be availed at amazon app and website. Limited offer, expires soon.
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This Airtel 4G hotspot comes with a 1 year warranty. It also provides 4G speed with even non 4G device. This sale Amazon offers this huge discount and in addition all the other bank and wallet offers exist. Customer can also avail cashback upto 200 with amazon pay payment. This product is available on cash on delivery also.
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Amazon deal provided only on amazon app and website gives its customer amazing discounts. Handpicked glasses are available at a minimum 50%. Some new trends have also been introduced by amazon like OGLE and MIRROR. The aviator range listed starts only at Rs. 229 and Wayfarer starting at Rs. 264. Customers can add amazon pay discount to the initial discount and get great deal.
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This year Amazon offers this great discount on daily use items listed on amazon app and website. Listed products are available on cash on delivery. Customers can browse from a range of brands depending on quality and price. This discount can be increased with additional 10% amazon pay cashback.
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Amazon in collaboration with Redmi phones have come up with this exciting launch offer of Y1 series. This phone is equipped with 16MP camera, 5.5" HD display and long battery life. This phone is one of its kind with the finger print sensor and MIUI 9 featured making it unbeatable for its customers at a price not expected. Exclusively available in amazon.
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Amazon App offers with Nokia an additional discount of 1000 on Nokia 6. Customers can avail this offer only by ordering phone from app. Additional cashback of 10% can be attained by payment through amazon pay. Amazon pay also offers cashback upto 1500 if booked through GreenMobiles. HDFC customers can get additional 10% cashback with payment from card.
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Amazon pay offers cashback upto 2000 credited to your wallet within 3 days of purchase. This offer can be availed by both app and website. GreenMobiles also provide 1000 off on purchase with their website using amazon pay. HDFC customers get 10 % instant discount when paid from card.
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Amazon deal with HDFC offer makes it easier for customer to choose amazon. This offer reduces the bill price instantly. Maximum discount on any item is 1500. The mentioned discount can also be availed with EMI and exchange offer. This offer is also valid on current going Amazon Great Indian Sale.
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Amazon offers 2018 an amazing discount on photo frames. Gift your loved ones a surprise this year. Pay with Amazon Pay and get additional 10% cashback in your wallet under 3 days of transaction. Amazon has listed all top brands with quality and economic price; compare to get the best in the least price.
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Amazon Offers Today this gadget at a discount rate saving your 1000. Customers can avail this deal by clicking deal of the day button. This remote is an amazon choice product with highest rating. Customer can add the Ethernet adapter with just 1499. This remote make your TV smarter and your life easier.
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Amazon app offers today amazing discounts on all the just launched amazon basics. It includes Home furnishing, luggage, sports, electronic accessories and pet and car/bike accessories. No promo code is required. To avail the offers just click deal of the day. Amazon pay users get additional 10% cashback after paying from their wallet.
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Amazon offers this great Indian sale all its lovely collection of bangles on flat 60% sale for women. This sale lets you choose among brands with different material and stones. Cash on delivery available on bangles. On minimum order of 250, using amazon wallet customer can get additional cashback upto 10%.
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Amazon app offers this discount for all the photographers. This is a limited period offer valid only today. Customer can choose from a variety of options depending on price and requirement. If you pay with amazon wallet then customer can get cashback upto 10% additionally. Amazon basics also come with camera lens starting at 1049.
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Apple in partnership with amazon is offering its customers a great variety of phones at a discounted price. Customers can also avail one year accidental warranty at just 2199. This sale lets customer pay you cash on delivery. Easy EMI options available also sets available in black, gold and silver color.
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Amazon is the first name that pops in everyone's mind when it comes to trusted online shopping sites. Amazon offers hefty discounts but what many people don't know is that it gives even bigger and better discounts on its app. Get discounts upto 80% while shopping from Amazon app in the form of amazon coupons because it keeps bringing its splendid offers which are app specific and you won't be able to get them on the website.
The Amazon mobile app has a very easy user interface and will get downloaded in less than 2min, thanks to its small size of 10mb. It has an excellent rating of 4.3 on Google play store and has 50million downloads till now. The app was launched in 2011 and since then, it has proved its mettle in all the online shopping domains.
The Amazon app brings to you over 10 Crore original products and that too at great prices. You can shop on the Amazon app for products ranging from electronics such as the latest Redmi phone, Apple iPhone Samsung J7, one plus 3T and many more. Along with these, the is a wide variety to choose from for clothing, footwear, accessories, kitchen essentials, personal hygiene, makeup products,jewelleries, toys and much more. Enjoy shopping experience at a lightning speed on this app and never worry about security reasons because all the transactions done are 100% safe. You can choose from a wide variety of payment options like payment through debit or credit card, Amazon pay balance, net banking, EMIs and cash on delivery.
The discounts on various shopping sections on Amazon app are given in the table below-
Amazon fashion deals
40% to 80% off
Electronics sale
Up to 80% off
Large appliances
Get 35% off
Headphones & Speakers
60% off
Home & kitchen products
Avail 70% off
Great Indian Amazon app sale
With this great Indian sale, it brings great festive deals on mobiles, electronics, appliances, home furnishing and much more. This amazing sale gives you the chance to free yourself from small savings and aim at big savings this festive season. During this sale, you also get up to 15% additional off with SBI bank debit/credit cards and Amazon pay balance.
The products which are included in the Amazon great Indian sale are mainly electronics such as mobiles, laptops and large appliances. There are big discounts on almost all items as shown in the table-
Offer price
One plus 5
Rs 32999
Apple iPhone 7
Rs 42999
Samsung on7 PRO
Rs 8190
Lenovo PHAB plus Tablet
Rs 12499
Lenovo Yoga 500 14-inch Laptop
Rs 56490
Moto G Plus, 4th gen
Rs 15277
HP 14-AM081TU 14-inch laptop
Rs 46990
Apart from these offers, there are huge discounts on other products as well. Load Amazon pay balance of Rs 500 and get 15% cashback. The maximum amount of cashback offered per individual is Rs 500. You can also get exchange offers on most of the electronics items which will result in even more savings.
Amazon Diwali sale
There will be offers on clothing, appliances, mobile phones, electronics, laptops etc which will make your Diwali even brighter and sparkling. You already know how much shopping needs to be done on festivals for the whole family and it will be no different this year but what major change you will see this time is that the shopping won't burn a hole in your pocket if you download the Amazon app and shop from it. The major highlights of the sale are:
This bumper sale is not just another sale. Being true to its name, this bumper sale is giving HUGE discounts this diwali but not for the whole Diwali offer duration. This offer gives you select discounts on hourly basis which you mustn't miss.
There will be huge discounts (upto 50%) on various electronics items on the brands such as mobile phone brands Redmi, Samsung, Motorola, Lenovo and much more. You may also avail additional discounts using SBI bank debit/credit cards. Apart from mobile phones, get the refrigerator you were wishing for so long this diwali. There are discounts on products such as cameras, mobile phone accessories, washing machines, laptops and much more.
Now you can select from a range of awesome men wear, women wear, children wear and that too in various styles. Don't worry about the high prices because Amazon will give you so many discounts and cash backs that you won't need to look elsewhere? Amazon app is the one stop solution for all the clothing, footwear and accessories for men, women and kids alike. Discounts upto 80% will be provided in the Amazon diwali offer sale.
There is wide variety of clothing available on Amazon for men, women and kids and on the Amazon app you can get a big discount on all products. There are tops, kuris, shirts and bottom wear such as jeans, palazzo etc for women and t-shirts, jeans, etc for men and all the kids wear as well. You can find all your favourite brands such as BIBA, Jockey, Akkriti, US Polo, Levi's, people etc on Amazon.
You can find all your footwear needs fulfilled at this one stop shop like flats, boots, formal shoes, bellies, sport shoes etc from the trusted brands such as Catwalk, Jade, BATA, NIKE, Adidas, and Reebok etc.
Bags are a very important part of our daily life and cannot be ignored while doing our shopping. You can find all kind of bags here on the Amazon app. Be it clutches, side bags, large hand bags, totes and many more. Trusted brands like puma, Caprese, Lavie are all available on it.
In this electronic-savvy world, how can we ignore our electronic items and gadgets? Well, all the electronic products such as mobile phones, laptops, their accessories, and other such things are available from reputed brands such as Samsung, Apple, Huwai, Lenovo, Motorola, HP, and Micromax.
I know you have made up your mind on doing shopping from Amazon app so if you are also wondering about the process to avail these offers then it is-
Don't wait anymore and download the Amazon app right away so that you don't miss the chance to buy all you favourite items without thinking about your budget. You don't need to worry about the authenticity of the products as Amazon sells 100% original products. So just shop and relax and get the best out of the offers!


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In an unusual five-hour afternoon session in mid-January, 11 former chairmen of the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) sat down around a U-shaped table in Tampa, Fla., and recounted some of the highlights and lowlights of their terms in office over the past 20 years.
Invited by ARVC CEO Paul Bambei as a way to "tap the brain trust and to reengage them for high-level strategic guidance and direction," this meeting was the first of its kind in the history of ARVC but most certainly won't be the last. It was held in the Embassy Suites Hotel while the 2nd World RV Conference was being held nearby, said Bambei, who chaired the ARVC meeting.
"A lot of anecdotal stories were passed back and forth," he said. "There was a lot of good laughter. No formal minutes were taken and participants agreed not to reveal details of their discussion.
Invitations went out last summer. "We started with a gentlemen who wasn't a past chairman but by everybody's account needed to be there: Herb Strauss," Bambei said. "He was the first treasurer of ARVC and was very instrumental in the early, "˜dire strait' days of ARVC, keeping it together and personally bankrolling some of the expenses. It is such a great story."
Other attendees were former ARVC chairmen Dan O'Connoll, Al Daniels, Irv Banes, Jeff Sims, Chuck Hays Jr., Dick Whalen, Randy Packard, Kathy Palmeri, Mark Anderson and David L. Berg; current ARVC executive committee members Rob Schutter Jr. (chairman), Marcia Galvin (first vice chairman), Terry Munoz (second vice chairman), Tim Deputy (treasurer), Truman Hartshorn (secretary); and Paul O'Neill, former ARVC ex com member.
"We purposely aligned this so our folks could intermingle (at the RV Conference) if they wished. The Florida RV SuperShow was also happening at the same time. It was a good place and the right time" for the ARVC gathering, said Bambei, now in his third year as Colorado-based ARVC's CEO.
Other former ARVC chairmen were invited but were unable to attend, Bambei said. "I will try to keep it going at least once a year to get their strategic insights," Bambei said. "They have such a wealth of information and perspective. This was invaluable."
The group had a combined 500 years experience in RV park and campground management. "They talked about back in the day when they were chairmen, the stress and challenges that were facing them," said Bambei. "They may have had run-ins with each other over the years, but they always walked out of the room with respect for each other.
"It puts a lot of the current day's issues in perspective," he added. "We all surreptitiously came to the conclusion a lot of the issues of yesteryear are still issues today. We kind of vowed not to let that happen in the future. We need to take the bull by the horns and deal with them," he said. I think there will be some great value in this going forward "Time marks how people have made mistakes and learned from them. That is the greatest learning to be gained.
Meanwhile, a videographer taped 10-minute vignettes with each of the former chairmen for posting on ARVC's revamped website when its launched in February.


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Lakeland College has freshened up its business administration major with changes that will better position graduates to enter the workforce.
The college consulted with recent alumni in the workforce, employers and advisory boards for these programs in making these changes. Analysis of career development data and national market trends were also part of the process.
Students majoring in business administration will select one (or more) of eight emphasis areas to complement their studies. The emphasis areas are between 12-18 credits and provide greater focus in select areas.
The major is available through Lakeland's traditional program at its main campus and the college's evening, weekend and online program offered at seven locations throughout Wisconsin.
The emphasis areas are business economics, finance and insurance, healthcare management, nonprofit management, sport management, management, hospitality management and international business.
Finance and insurance is a new area for Lakeland and includes three new courses which cover concepts that are part of national competencies required to work in the industry.
The non-profit organization management and sport management emphasis areas will provide access to classes within those existing programs at Lakeland for business students interested in those areas.
"Lakeland College is agile enough to innovate on behalf of students to create a unique environment as students search for a profession and security in jobs," said Mike Ansay, chairman and chief executive officer at Ansay & Associates LLC, one of the region's largest and fasting-growing insurance agencies.
"This is especially important in today's economy. Creating unique opportunities for students that position them for success after graduation is really what Lakeland is all about. The college's academic program is reinventing education in a way that has the college working on behalf of the student and their parents."
According to the 2013 National Association of Colleges & Employers Job Outlook Survey, finance is the No. 1 major nationally in terms of job openings, and the insurance industry is a major employer in Wisconsin.
"Any one of these emphasis areas, coupled with our core business administration curriculum, will prepare students for jobs in those fields," said Scott Niederjohn, Kohler Associate Professor of Economics and chair of Lakeland's business division. "These changes create new choices for our students that match needs in the marketplace. The insurance industry is a major employer in Wisconsin."
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- Converting a capstone leadership course to a business policy and strategy course, based on feedback from employers who said these are skills they seek in applicants.
- Reducing the number of credits required for several majors in the business division to allow students more choices in elective courses within and outside the division.
- Changing the resort management major to hospitality management, which reflects hiring and other marketplace trends in the industry. This major is only available through the main campus program.
- A requirement that students in the international business major or the emphasis area complete a study abroad experience. This major is only available through the main campus program.


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This report describes the family backgrounds and developmental outcomes of children as they completed the program and also describes progress in children's outcomes between Head Start entry and exit. It focuses on the population of children who entered Head Start for the first time in fall 2009 and completed one or two years of the program in spring 2010 or spring 2011 before entering kindergarten. This report on children's kindergarten readiness is the third in a series of reports describing data from the 2009 cohort of the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2009). Previous FACES 2009 reports described the characteristics of children and their families and programs as they entered Head Start in fall 2009 and at the end of one year in the program.


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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released new guidelines on using the antiretroviral medication Truvada to reduce the risk of HIV infection in uninfected individuals. The government now recommends that hundreds of thousands of people at risk of becoming HIV positive should take the medication once daily.
The HIV prevention strategy is known as pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP. Recent studies have shown that it is more than 90 percent effective in preventing infection, reports the New York Times.
It would mean a 50-fold increase in the number of prescriptions for the drug, Truvada — to 500,000 a year from fewer than 10,000. The drug costs $13,000 a year, and most insurers already cover it. The guidelines tell doctors to consider the drug regimen, called PrEP, for pre-exposure prophylaxis, for gay men who have sex without condoms; heterosexuals with high-risk partners such as drug injectors or male bisexuals who have unprotected sex; patients who regularly have sex with anyone they know is infected; and anyone who shares needles or injects drugs.
Truvada is manufactured by California-based Gilead Sciences. The pill is a combination of tenofovir and emtricitabine. It's been marketed since 2004 as an HIV antiretroviral. Truvada became the first medication ever to be approved for HIV prevention in adults in July 2012. That marked a major milestone in the 30-year global epidemic.
Truvada is not a "magic" pill. It is most effective when used in a combination with condoms and other risk prevention, according to research. But the intervention is not being broadly prescribed for gay men—who are the largest risk group. "By analyzing pharmacy databases, Gilead has tried to track how many Truvada prescriptions are for the drug regimen, rather than AIDS treatment. As of last September, the company said, it knew of only 2,319 — of which 49 percent were for women."
Questions have been raised about adherence—you have to take one pill daily for a lifetime—as well as resilence and the impact of powerful antiretrovirals on a healthy immune system. But the major question: Who will pay for the drug? In the United States, Truvada can cost $36 a day or up to $14,000 a year. "Giving Truvada to the 100,000 most at-risk gay men in the U.S. would cost more than $1 billion a year," reports Bloomberg News. "The CDC said on its Web site. That sum covers only the cost of the pills, and doesn't include marketing, HIV testing, and doctors' visits."
"Private insurers and state Medicaid programs have thus far generally covered such prescriptions, and Gilead has a program covering co-pays and giving Truvada to the uninsured," adds the Times.
Unfortunately, those in most need of the intervention do not have broad access private health insurance: Black and Latino gay and bisexual men. Stigma, homophobia, racism and other barriers also prevent them from knowing about/asking for PrEP.
The number of new HIV infections in the United States has remained "relatively stable" at approximately 50,000 per year between 2006 and 2009, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that was published in August 2011.
But there have been a soaring number of seroconversions among Black men who have sex with men. The trend has been particularly "alarming" among Black MSM aged 13 to 19, according to the CDC. New infections have increased by 48 percent between 2006 and 2009. New infections rates are much higher in some cities—such as Milwaukee, where an estimated 42 percent of Black gay/bi men could be infected. See our report for EBONY: "New Data Show Black Gay Men Face "World's Highest" Risk of HIV"
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Black Gay Men "World's Highest" Risk of HIV [EBONY]
HIV Positive Blacks Less Likely to Stay in Care [EBONY]
Ken Like Barbie Talks to Gay Men About "PrEP"
FDA Approves Truvada for PrEP
FDA Approves Gilead's New 4-in-1 Pill
SF First City to Offer PrEP to Gay Men
Leading HIV Groups Call on FDA to Approve PrEP
Preparing for PrEP
"Alarming Increase" in HIV Young Black Gay Men
Daily Drug Reduces HIV Transmission
HIV a Rite of Passage for Young Black Gay Men?
1 in 3 Black Gay Men HIV Positive; 60% Unaware
"Alarming" HIV Rates Young Blk Gay Men in Miss.
CDC: 42% Black Gay Men in Milwaukee are HIV+
HIV "Epidemic" Among Black Gay Chicago Men
CDC: Young Black Gays Hit Hardest by HIV Infections
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Friday, 26 August 2011
Chanel Illusion d'Ombre Epatant
The shadow come with a tiny angled brush (which I forget to photograph) it works really well to create a thick but even line.
The shadows have really good pigment, I bought Epatant (£22.50), which is an intensely shimmered greyed green with a silver edge.
When I first used this I applied two coats and found the colour too stark and frosty, picture below
I much prefer wearing it with one application of colour and with a cool dark deep brown just at the outer edge, picture below ( this is after 11 hours wear with a primer so doesn't look as crisp as when I first applied it)
Although these are deemed long wearing I have to wear an eyeshadow primer with these otherwise I do get creasing after an hour or two.
I was worried that these would have the same texture and wear as the spring Ombres Perleés de Chanel Eyeshadow Palette (which I really didn't get on with) which is why I only bought one, however now that I know the formula is different I'll go back and get Illusoire.
Swatched below on the left and blended in on the right:
Although we are all very caught up with these gel shadows and the nail polishes from Chanel's fall collection, I was very tempted by the neutral Prelude eyeshadow quad, unfortunately we get the baked version here in the UK and it did swatch sheer but I am going back and forth on this as I really did like the colours, if anyone has the baked version I'd loved to know how it applies?
I bought this from John Lewis
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I loved all the colours but I went for one to begin with as well in Mirifique. I haven't yet tried mine all over the lid, only as a thick line and it did fade a little towards the end of the day. I like the unusual, bouncy texture which seems to be good for not getting lots of fallout.ReplyDelete
Epatant is the one that I'm likely to get so it's lovely to see your swatches and hear your thoughts. It is very pretty but imagine I will also need to apply a primer like you. Illusoire is calling to me but I think going for something totally different would be more beneficial.ReplyDelete
PS. I placed a Zuneta order today :D
Wow, the colour is awesome. I haven't tried them at all but they look similar to the new L'Oreal infalliable shadows...same potted, spongey texture.ReplyDelete
It looks beautiful! I like the way it looks on you both ways, but it does look especially pretty with the dark brown on the outer edge. This is definitely my favorite shade among these :)ReplyDelete
Hi Meeta,ReplyDelete
I do like the texture, I am tempted to get one of the darker ones to use to line, I wasn't sure if these were limited edition or not?
Hi Jane,
oooh, what did you order, the Hourglass palette? I don't get paid until Wednesday so will have to wait before I splurge, I like the look of those new RBR liners as well x
Hi Alicia,
I've had one of the L'oreal ones, I'd say their texture is between the chanel and the Armani eyes to kill, I do think the L'oreal last better than the Chanel though :)
Hi Makeup Magpie,
Thank you :) All the shades are very pretty, I guess I have been wearing a lot of natural, non shimmered shades of late so thats why I thought it a bit full on when I first tried it x
Hi ReplicaReplyDelete
The Chanel SA said that everything was permanent apart from the khaki eyeliner and the Graphite nail polish.
Hi Meeta,ReplyDelete
Thanks, your the girl in the know :) x


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Approaching the long line of cars at the Tijuana border, Jim Corti was not afraid, even though his trunk was packed with boxes of medications from Mexican pharmacies. As he reached the checkpoint he hoped he would be waved through once again.
He was on a mission to bring potentially lifesaving HIV drugs, not yet approved here, to the U.S. It was the late 1980s and many said that using unproven drugs was unsafe, but there were no approved treatments and little research to find them. People were dying, so they took action in order to survive. Ultimately, this illegal smuggling proved futile in stopping HIV, but forced the FDA to revise the laws around importing drugs for personal use.
Three Decades of Treatment Activism
In the early days of the epidemic, people with AIDS and their advocates set the stage for many victories in government and institutional policy, scientific research and clinical trials, treatment access, and drug pricing. Corti was one of the first activists who went to such extremes. But he was only one of an unprecedented wave of activists, some of whom met in the boardrooms of drug companies and in the offices of health policy makers while others committed civil disobedience in the streets.
Few treatment activists had science, statistics, or policy backgrounds. Most were just passionate to live and took the time and energy to learn everything they could by reading, studying, attending journal clubs, and engaging in long debates with their comrades. AIDS activists knew that in order simply to stay alive they had to unleash their power by educating and mobilizing their own communities.
Drugs Into Bodies
On a cold day in October 1988, ACT UP stopped all work at the FDA in one of the most remarkable AIDS demonstrations ever. "SEIZE CONTROL OF THE FDA!" centered on "getting drugs into bodies". The action was incredibly sophisticated. with media and legal coordination, street theatre, and civil disobedience outside while activists from the Treatment and Data Committee of ACT UP met with the FDA on the inside.
In those days only AZT had been approved, and experimental drugs were simply not accessible. Treatment activists felt that there were safe ways to provide early access to new drugs, but the FDA wouldn't budge. Despite the massive protests, changes were not seen until months afterward. But access to experimental drugs was eventually approved by the time of the second AIDS drug, Videx. A mechanism that allowed access to a new drug in a "parallel track" to clinical trials was put in place by the FDA. It was a win-win situation.
Pricing Battles
Drug company greed has always been a huge focus of AIDS activists, since prices were so extreme. One of the first major battles was over AZT, the first approved AIDS drug. Burroughs-Wellcome had no idea the anger its price -- an astonishing $10,000 a year -- would trigger. Several ACT UP actions culminated in the famous New York Stock Exchange demonstration in September 1989, when activists chained themselves to the trading floor balcony and stopped trading by dropping a banner that read "SELL WELLCOME." Days later, Burroughs-Wellcome lowered the price to $6,400 a year. It was the beginning of a tedious fight with the industry that continues today.
Today, sophisticated meetings regularly occur between expert drug pricing activists and drug companies. The Fair Pricing Coalition, started by Martin Delaney and others in 1998, has become the consumer watchdog of HIV and, more recently, hepatitis drugs. These activists have had a major impact on pricing policy.
According to Lynda Dee, a member of the FPC, "HIV is the only disease for which industry consults the community before a price is set." The group has also helped to ensure that all companies have decent patient assistance and co-pay assistance programs. It's a "kindler-gentler" form of AIDS treatment activism than street protests, but a critical part of changing stubborn pricing policies.
The scientific knowledge AIDS treatment activists have gained is unprecedented. This self-education was necessary to force scientists to take notice and change policy. There have been hundreds of meetings with treatment activists, researchers, and drug companies over the years, and they still occur. Meeting face to face on mostly friendly terms, companies learned how engaged and smart activists were about complex science, clinical trials, and regulatory issues.
Fuzeon came along at a time when people who had become resistant to older HIV drugs needed new ones. But its approval wouldn't have happened without constant advice from treatment activists, who advised Trimeris in its early development. The compound was bought by Roche, approved, and no doubt saved lives -- at the very least extending them until better drugs were approved. Activists, who were at the table at every step of its development, were nevertheless furious when it became the highest priced AIDS drug up to that time, at $25,000 a year (see picture below).
Clinical Trials: At the Table
"Activists have provided a model for representation in the FDA drug approval process. For years there has been a seat at the table at FDA advisory hearings where HIV drugs are given the 'once-over' by researchers and community members."
AIDS treatment activists have been a powerful voice in the design and implementation of clinical trials. From writing background documents to the creation of Community Advisory Boards, they changed the clinical trials process. Participation in research meetings and conferences forged relationships with researchers and policy makers, and community members are now rarely left out of the discussion. From the early days of the NIH's Community Constituency Group to today's grassroots AIDS Treatment Activist Coalition, a watchful eye has remained on clinical trials.
The AIDS Treatment Activist Coalition, created in 2001, focuses on HIV treatment research. The meat of its work is interaction with the pharmaceutical industry and the FDA. Veteran activists created the group because treatment activism was lagging and there was a need for a national coalition, including the mentoring of a new generation of treatment activists.
AIDS treatment activists have provided a model for representation in the FDA drug approval process. For years there has been a seat at the table at FDA advisory hearings where HIV drugs are given the "once-over" by researchers and community members. The hearings are a very sophisticated process that have a direct impact on the lives of people with HIV. Combing through clinical trials and understanding the complexities of safety and effectiveness data are not simple tasks, but the responsibility of representing people with HIV is equally difficult and necessary. This would never have happened had it not been for the early activists who demanded community representation at this very critical point of the drug approval process.
Women have also been a formidable force in treatment activism since the days of the Treatment and Data Committee of ACT UP/NY and Project Inform in San Francisco. From the ACTG 076 trial (when activists demanded that the lives of women were just as important as those of fetuses) to the GRACE study (the first trial designed exclusively for women with HIV), important lessons have been learned. Because of activists, GRACE has set a precedent and much more data will be available on how better to inform and include women in HIV research.
Global Activism
There are enormous and complex barriers to HIV treatment outside the U.S., and the basic health care infrastructure remains an impediment. The first major step forward came in 1997, when South Africa passed the Medicines and Related Substances Control Act, allowing it to make or import cheaper generic versions of HIV drugs. The drug companies were not happy -- they wanted South Africa to buy drugs directly from them. Of course, virtually no one in Africa could afford the drugs at full price, and without them millions would die.
The media were virtually silent on the issue, so members of ACT UP/NY and F.U.Q. (Fed Up Queers) planned actions targeting Al Gore, who was announcing his presidential run in June of 1999. Despite being progressive on other issues, Gore had worked with drug companies to block the South African law, making him a perfect target.
After several months of activist "zaps" resulting in wide media coverage, the U.S. changed its policy toward South Africa in September of 1999. And in May of 2000, after continued pressure (including taking over the offices of the U.S. trade representative), Bill Clinton expanded the policy to all nations, issuing an Executive Order that "...the United States will henceforward implement its health care and trade policies in a manner that ensures that people in the poorest countries won't have to go without medicine they so desperately need."
Today groups like Health GAP fight for drugs and necessary resources for people with HIV across the globe. According to Health GAP's website, "We work with allies in the global South and in the G-8 countries to formulate policies that promote access, mobilize grassroots support for those policies, and confront governmental policy makers, the pharmaceutical industry and international agencies when their policies or practices block access." Their multi-pronged strategy includes advocacy for the importing of generic drugs without the need for industry-controlled charity programs, and work to ensure that the Global Fund to Fight AIDS and PEPFAR remain well funded. The list of Health GAP accomplishments is huge -- it has led the international battle for drugs in parts of the world where HIV treatment was just a dream.
The Future
Many AIDS treatment activists have moved on to professional careers or are simply taking time for themselves after years of thankless work. But there are many others who continue to follow the latest developments in cure-related research and Hepatitis C.
AIDS activists in the U.S. and abroad have tracked AIDS cure research closely since the first case study of a cure was reported in February 2008. Several activists, including the late Martin Delaney, set off a new wave of AIDS activism focusing on the complex goal of eradicating HIV. Community Advisory Boards are being formed to follow the latest cure research being done through the NIH Martin Delaney Collaboratory. While much of the research is still in the basic science stage, activists have been invited to the table at this early stage once again, a testament to years of activist expertise and trust in patient collaboration.
AIDS activists joined hands with HCV (hepatitis C virus) activists in developing the watchdog group known as HCAB (Hepatitis Community Advisory Board). Tackling the challenge of HCV drug development has not been an easy task, but HCAB has done incredible work monitoring it on a national and international scale. At this stage of the game, with huge improvements in HCV treatment looming, HCAB has been involved with almost every new drug and helped guide clinical trials with most of the major drug companies.
Finally, ACT UP San Francisco has reformed after years of stagnation and apathy. Recently, it held a street action protesting the exorbitant price of Gilead's new drug, Stribild. We have come full circle from the days of the Wall Street AZT pricing action. During this time, many lives have been changed and thousands saved. But some things still haven't changed, highlighting the urgent need for a new force backed up by past successes.
These are obviously not the only stories that can be told of an exceptional group of activists over three decades of AIDS. Many people have not been acknowledged by the executive directors or fully supported by AIDS service organizations and they never asked for accolades or awards. They understand that the real reward is the lives saved. These are the activists who changed the course of the epidemic and thankfully they remain alive and effective today.
Matt Sharp is long-term survivor, activist, writer, and educator.


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(visited by Ross Finlayson)
22-Mar-2013 -- This was one of those confluence visits where the drive to get to the point was far more interesting than the confluence point itself. From the small town of Shelley, south of Idaho Falls, I took a series of paved rural roads, and then several long, scenic gravel roads - Wolverine Creek Road, Cedar Creek Road, Blackfoot River Road, Trail Creek Road, and finally Portneuf River Road - that circumvented the several ravines and 'badlands' that lie in this area. There is open range cattle ranching in this area; several times, I was forced to slow to a crawl as I passed cattle (usually including several recently-born calves). So, a warning to anyone else who visits this confluence point: Watch out for cattle!
Portneuf River Road took me just 0.3 miles from the confluence point, which lies (like so many western U.S. confluence points) amid sagebrush. The point itself sits on an old road cut.


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The first expansion pack, Back To Karkand, is almost upon us and EA have released a gameplay trailer for one of the classic maps, Gulf Of Oman, for us all to polish our bayonets to and have even revealed the return of an old friend.
I wish i could rehabilitate COD players and the video game media. WHY DO PEOPLE LIKE COD!?
Would be nice to see more non-military vehicles make their way into BF3 or other games. Would be funny pulling around a corner in a minivan and come face to face with a tank.