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Philanthropists gift contemporary art work to Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Twelve important modern works of art by internationally renowned artists have been gifted to Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales. The works, which were given by well-known art collectors Eric and Jean Cass through the Contemporary Art Society, include two lithographs by the famous Surrealist Joan Miró and a major work by Dutch artist Karel Appel and will be exhibited at National Museum Cardiff from 4 May until 21 July 2013.
Over the last 35 years, Eric and Jean Cass, who live in Surrey, established an outstanding and very personal collection of over 300 sculptures, ceramics, drawings, prints and paintings, which have been given to the Contemporary Art Society for allocation to public institutions and to support contemporary art in the UK. The gift totals over £4 million.
Amongst the Eric and Jean Cass gift to Amgueddfa Cymru are four lithographs by the Catalan artist Joan Miró. One of the lithographs is called Miró and was produced in the 1970s as a poster to advertise Miró's original prints being available to purchase at Vision Nouvelle, Paris. The colourful design and abstract forms are typical of the work of Miró, who became famous for his part in the Surrealist group in Paris during the 1920s and 1930s.
Others include The City, 1982, an oil on canvas by Karel Appel, which shows a naked woman and a dog roaming through a desolate landscape of skyscrapers. It deals with the subject of city decay and poverty inspired by Karel Appel's experience of the streets of New York in 1981. There is also a painting, Private Waltz,1989, acrylic on cotton duck, which is a large gestural abstract work by British artist John Hoyland. (List below)
In 1969, Eric Cass worked closely with architect Brian Sapseid to design a house called Bleep. The name Bleep is in recognition of Cass Electronics and the high-pitched sound emitted by paging receivers marketed by the company. The open plan, modern architecture of the house encouraged Eric to start purchasing modern and contemporary art to fill their home.
Both made an early decision to donate their collection to museums and galleries in the UK, so that audiences from around the country would be able enjoy the works. The Contemporary Art Society was appointed to manage the distribution of the Cass Gift, nominating seven institutions from its network of 65 member museums across the UK to receive works. The seven nominated museums were invited to pitch to receive works that would complement or enliven their current collections. Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales was nominated as one of the beneficiaries alongsideGallery of Modern Art (Glasgow), Hepworth Wakefield, Leeds Art Gallery, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Edinburgh), The Royal Pavilion and Museums (Brighton) and Wolverhampton Art Galler.y
Melissa Munro, Derek Williams Curator, said,
"We are extremely grateful to Eric and Jean Cass and the Contemporary Art Society for their generous gift which was part of their personal collection and which will greatly benefit the Amgueddfa Cymru collections. To have been selected for this gift demonstrates the regard in which the National Museum Wales collections are held and I hope visitors enjoy seeing the works of art on display at National Museum Cardiff from 4 May."
Paul Hobson, Director of the Contemporary Art Society, said:
"This tremendously generous gift from Eric and Jean Cass is of incalculable cultural and financial value to institutions and audiences across the UK and is an example of selfless philanthropy. Eric and Jean have built their collection with great passion, care and intelligence, always knowing that the works would in time enter public collections where the pleasure they have had privately would be shared with the widest audience nationally, now and in the future. It is typical of this enlightened couple that they would aspire to benefit audiences no matter where they live, recognising that artists and audiences seed their imaginations through experiencing these important local collections. We look forward to the opening of the display in Cardiff"
The Contemporary Art Society is a national charity that encourages an appreciation and understanding of contemporary art in the UK. With the help of our members and supporters we raise funds to purchase works by new artists which we give to museums and public galleries where they are enjoyed by a national audience; we broker significant and rare works of art by important artists of the twentieth century for public collections through our networks of patrons and private collectors; we establish relationships to commission artworks and promote contemporary art in public spaces; and we devise programmes of displays, artist talks and educational events. Since 1910 we have donated over 8,000 works to museums and public galleries - from Bacon, Freud, Hepworth and Moore in their day through to the influential artists of our own times - championing new talent, supporting curators, and encouraging philanthropy and collecting in the UK.
For more information on the Eric and Jean Cass gift please visit: http://www.contemporaryartsociety.org/our-work-with-public-collections/the-eric-jean-cass-gift
Entry to National Museum Cardiff is free, thanks to the support of the Welsh Assembly Government.
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales operates seven museums across Wales National Museum Cardiff, St Fagans: National History Museum, National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon, Big Pit: National Coal Museum, Blaenafon, National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre, National Slate Museum, Llanberis and the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.
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For more information, please contact Lleucu Cooke, Communications Officer, Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales on 029 2057 3175 or e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Art works gifted to Amgueddfa Cymru by Eric and Jean Cass through the Contemporary Art Society:
Karel Appel (1921-2006)
The City, 1982, oil on canvas by Karel Appel, shows a naked woman and a dog roaming through a desolate landscape of skyscrapers. It deals with the subject of city decay and poverty inspired by Karel Appel's experience of the streets of New York in 1981. The paint is applied thickly, in broad expressive strokes. The primitive lines, which form the figures and the buildings, mimic the simplicity of children's drawings.
Appel was born in Amsterdam in 1921. In 1946, following his studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam, Appel travelled to Denmark and there met the Danish artists who would form part of his International Cobra group in 1948. This group rejected the western rationalist approach to art and embraced primitivism, childlike art and explored diverse ways of commenting upon the human condition. Appel broke from this group in 1952. He went on to become part of Art Informel. Among the members of this group were American Abstract Expressionists, Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock.
Eric Cass developed an early admiration for the work of Appel and also purchased a major sculpture by Appel titled Tête Soleil, 1966, which has been gifted to Wolverhampton Museum and Art Gallery.
John Hoyland (1934-2011)
Private Waltz,1989, acrylic on cotton duck, is a large gestural abstract work by British artist John Hoyland.
The paint is dripped and spattered onto the canvas displaying the action of painting itself. Hoyland's work was inspired by the American Abstract Expressionists, a group of abstract painters who emerged in New York in the 1940s and included Jackson Pollock, Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko and Robert Mortherwell among others. Hoyland met some of these artists while on a trip to New York in 1965 following the receipt of a travel bursary from the Peter Stuyvesant Foundation. In 1979, he spoke of the critical response to an exhibition of his own work at the Whitechapel Gallery;
'…everyone went on about the colour. In fact I really hadn't thought about colour very much: it had been the least of my preoccupations. I wanted brilliant, full, unmixed colour, but basically it was reds, greens and oranges. I was much more preoccupied with shape, where to locate colours, what kind of shapes to use and so on. This was all in the wake of Rothko, etc. – it was trying to come to terms with those paintings of his, but knowing that one couldn't go on making them that simple. I just happened to like those colours, and I still do. But the ways edges met, how colours impinged upon one another, and the way that that affected the space was much more of a problem.'
Hoyland was born in Sheffield in 1934 and studied at Sheffield College of Art from 1951 to 1956.
Private Waltz was painted in 1989, when Hoyland travelled to Minorca, Jamaica and Italy. Eric and Jean Cass initially purchased a platter by John Hoyland in 1987 - which is also part of the Eric and Jean Cass gift to the Museum - but continued to search for a painting to accompany it in the collection. They purchased Private Waltz in 1990.
Joan Miró (1893-1983)
Amongst the Eric and Jean Cass Gift are four lithographs by the Catalan artist Joan Miró. One of the lithographs is called Miró and was produced in the 1970s as a poster to advertise Miró's original prints being available to purchase at Vision Nouvelle, Paris. The colourful design and abstract forms are typical of the work of Miró, who became famous for his part in the Surrealist group in Paris during the 1920s and 1930s.
Also among this group of lithographs is L'Enfance D'Ubu, 1975. The simplicity of line is deliberately childlike to illustrate the childhood adventures of Ubu. This series of work was inspired by the character of Ubu in Alfred Jarry's play Ubu Roi. Miró read the play several times and illustrated a collector's edition in 1966. He produced his own book called Ubu's Childhood or L'Enfance D'Ubu in 1975. Ubu's Childhood consists of Catalan and Majorcan sayings and humour collected by the artist, in-keeping with the character of Ubu.
Joan Miró was born in Barcelona in 1893. He began studying art at the age of fourteen at the La Lonja School of Fine Art. In 1920, during his first trip to Paris, Miró visited the studio of Pablo Picasso and attended a Dada Festival. He moved to Paris the following year and began to meet artists and writers who would eventually form the Surrealist group. This group believed in producing art, which emerged from the subconscious mind, whether that be through the representation of dreams or of thoughts discovered by a variety of psychoanalytic methods. Miró became renowned for his automatic paintings and drawings, which display a childlike form and purity of unconscious thought free from the control of reason.
Other works gifted to Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales from Eric and Jean Cass through the Contemporary Art Society are:
Joan Miró, L'Enfance D'Ubu, 1975, lithograph on paper
Joan Miró, Oda a Joan Miró, 1973, XXV/XXV; lithograph
Joan Miró, Oda a Joan Miró, 1973, XXV/XXV; lithograph
Joan Miró, Composition, 1957, lithograph
Patrick Caulfield, Commemorative Vase, 1979, Bone china
Brigitte Deuge, Ceramic Plate, 1992, Porcelain
Peter Hedegaard, Red, Marron and Blue Abstract, 1969, Edition 2 of 35; lithograph
John Hoyland, Platter No. 11, 1985, Earthenware
Bjorn Wiinblad, Susanne I Badet, 1988, multiple porcelain


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Chef Concierge Samuel Leveillé, of Mandarin Oriental, Geneva, reveals the Swiss city's top shops, from local chocolatier to international watchmaker
When it comes to shopping, Geneva has it all. The city has a human scale, yet it is international and ideally located in the centre of Europe, with all the luxury brands one could ever dream about. However, it would be a mistake to limit Geneva's shopping culture to luxury boutiques only. There are plenty of refined and authentic shops or ateliers where one can find top quality products that won't break the bank.
Here, at Mandarin Oriental, Geneva, our team of four Clefs d'Or concierges (myself included) has selected a few of the best specialist stores, starting, of course, with Switzerland's most-wanted delicacy: chocolate. For chocoholics, Geneva is a paradise for all tastes. The old ancient town of Carouge, also referred to as 'Geneva's Greenwich Village', is home to one of the best and most modern chocolatiers, Philippe Pascoët. His colourful creations are made with an extensive choice of flavours, such as pistachio, saffron, passion fruit, mint and white truffle. For those who prefer something more traditional, we recommend the refined chocolatier Du Rhône, or the well-known Auer boutique for its chocolate almonds called Princesse.
But before being totally enchanted by cocoa, remember that another star of the region is cheese. Find fresh and seasonal cheeses at La Halle de Rive in the city centre. Aficionados might also enjoy the wide selection at luxury department store Globus, where many different kinds can be tasted. Switzerland is also renowned for its Victorinox Swiss Army Knives. Visit the brand's flagship Geneva store for watches, clothing, and to create your own personalised Swiss knife.
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For those who would be more tempted by the sparkle of jewellery, Cartier has recently opened a luxurious new boutique. Otherwise, visit Adler, one of the most famous local jewellers. And finally, stock up with the finest beauty and cosmetic products made in Geneva, by the renowned L Raphael – perfect for pampering after a long day of shopping. Alternatively, post-shopping, replenish your energy with a dark chocolate mousse cupcake, just one of many flavours at Geneva's creative bakery, Cupcakes & The City. Or have a laid-back lunch at L'Adresse, a charming restaurant with a rooftop terrace and an integrated fashion boutique, where you can buy hip labels such as Isabel Marant Etoile and APC. And if you are around on a Saturday, don't miss the Mediterranean-style morning market in Carouge, for fresh local food and to enjoy a coffee on the terrace of one of the surrounding cafés.
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Diana Kennedy
In terms of introducing to Americans an understanding of various national cuisines, the most influential writers, assuredly thus far, have been Julia Child (French), Marcella Hazan (Italian), and Diana Kennedy (Mexican). However, the British-born Kennedy has provided an additional dimension, that of the pioneering anthropologist. Perhaps more than any culinary writer, she has served as the conduit for preserving a wonderfully traditional regional cuisine by traveling more than a million kilometers around her adopted country, alone, in a simple pickup truck, seeking sources for documenting the techniques and ingredients passed down orally in remote villages for centuries.
Now in her mid-80's, she came to Mexico in 1957 to marry Paul Kennedy, a foreign correspondent for the New York Times. Through Paul, she developed a fortuitous friendship with Craig Claiborne, the food critic for the Times. Through their discussions, Claiborne was impressed with her knowledge of the Mexican cuisine to the extent that he strongly urged her to write a cookbook. And ultimately, after Paul's death in 1967, he persuaded Diana to research and write the book, The Cuisines of Mexico, now considered one of the modern culinary classics. Over the succeeding 30 years, she wrote 6 more books. The latest, From My Mexican Kitchen, focuses on basic, but thorough, instruction in techniques for preparing the fundamental elements of Mexican cuisine, something she says she should have written in the beginning.
Upon meeting Ms. Kennedy, the first unmistakable impression is that this is a very interesting woman. Her appearance is reminiscent of pictures of Anglican missionaries in the colonies during the early 20th century: handsome British facial features, but with bronzed skin; bright, passionate eyes; strong, leathery, working hands which Yousuf Karsh would have longed to photograph; all together exuding the firm, self-assured kindness and zeal of the women who ventured out into the far reaches of the British Empire.
However, instead of proselytizing to the natives, Ms. Kennedy sought to learn from them in order to convert the rest of the world. She professes that her work was made possible by "the generosity of people in small villages who let me sit in their kitchens for hours watching them prepare meals with primitive tools, and who took me with them to the local forests to forage for exotic ingredients." While this is undoubtedly true, it is equally so that the personality of Ms. Kennedy is the rare one that encourages strangers to trust and help her. In the modern vernacular, she "bonds" rapidly. Her other prominent feature is a constant state of alertness; she misses nothing and you sense that her observations are under frank scrutiny. When she travels, she says it is almost always alone, "to avoid being distracted by someone who wants to talk about somewhere other than where we are."
She became the "savior" of traditional Mexican cuisine, being the first person to empirically research and record the endless regional variations of the cuisine's staple elements of moles, corn masa, tortilla, peppers, beans and meats. She did so in a style that dissuaded Americans away from the familiar notion of the monochromatic amalgamation of thick starch spread across a plate and topped with bean paste and cheap, melted cheese. Her success was evidenced last year when Chef Rick Bayless's Frontera Grill in Chicago won the 2007 James Beard Award for Best Restaurant in America. Anyone who has dined at either Frontera, or his upscale Topalabambo, knows the depths of flavorful delight to be found in true Mexican dishes.
Despite her acclaim (among her many awards, she was admitted to the Order of the Aztec Eagle, the highest honor given to a non-Mexican by the government), she has continued to live alone on her seven-acre ranch in rural Mexico, four hours west of Mexico City, albeit with a loaded pistol under her pillow. There, her principal source of water is rain captured in her cistern, and her electricity is supplied entirely by solar panels on her roof. "My life isn't frugal, it's Spartan," she laughs. But, with an added twinkle in the eye and sheepish smile, she adds, "However, I do always keep a little foie gras in the freezer. Everyone should."
She claims her real luxuries are "clean water, wonderful weather, and quiet, which lets me hear the birds sing. I also love eating with silver and drinking good tea." That doesn't sound like too much to ask for someone who has enabled the world to experience a remarkable cuisine.
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True to form, before he was taken to hospital for what has been described as "an exploratory operation", the Duke of Edinburgh was at Her Majesty's side, supporting her during a traditional Buckingham Palace Garden party while she hosted a diverse range of guests, including actor Benedict Cumberbatch and a group of Scottish Girl Guides.
None of the guests, it was later revealed, had any idea that the Duke might be en route to the London Clinic for up to two weeks after the party.
Garden parties always follow a strict format, and this one was no different. At 4pm, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh appeared through the doors on to the West Terrace with the Earl and Countess of Wessex. The tea tent emptied, the crowds ground to a standstill and all 8,000 guests stood to attention for the national anthem.
Then the royal team divided into different 'lanes' through the crowds. For a full hour, the Queen, the duke, and the Wessexes made snail-like progress through the crowd, with all eager for a handshake and a chat.
Yesterday, as usual, the duke was accompanied by his private secretary, Brigadier Archie Miller-Bakewell, as he chatted to dozens of guests, among them a little group from the British Association of Dairy Farmers and a couple of alumni from his old Scottish school, Gordonstoun.
As garrulous as ever, the duke worked his way down the entire lane but even then there was no respite.
While many guests sought a seat and shelter, the Queen and the duke were then ushered into the Royal Tent. Here, they remained on their feet for another 40 minutes, working their way through a VIP crowd.
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Then the crowds slowly enjoyed one last meander round the gardens in the evening breeze.
It might be a charming Edwardian idyll for the 8,000 guests but it is always hard work for the hosts. And the largest garden party of the season is yet to come next month – for up to 10,000 at Holyroodhouse.
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Bon Jovi performed at Slane Castle to a crowd of 50,000 fans on Saturday, before jetting off to his next concert.
The U.S. rock star did a two hour set including their biggest hits such as "Living on a Prayer". During the show John told the crowd, "This is the show I've been waiting for all year. I like what I see! I'm gonna take in all I see."
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On September 27th there will be a national day of action to bring more attention to the growing green job market organized by a movement called Green Jobs Now. The day will be filled with grassroots events throughout the country aiming to draw attention to the need for more Green Jobs and funding so that environmentalism can more easily become a part of our daily lives. Even YOU can sign the Green Jobs petition, participate in an event near you or even host your own event in your neighborhood!
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|For the Frankie outfit in GTA Vice City, see Frankie Outfit. For other characters of the same name, see Frankie Boyle, Frankie Gallo, Francis "Frankie" Garone or Francis "Frankie" McReary.
Frankie is a minor character in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, serving as Reni Wassulmaier's assistant for his/her advertising company based in InterGlobal Films studios.
Frankie is depicted with an overly effeminate personality, which seemingly clicks well with Reni's behavior. However, Frankie is later fired for not "spanking" Reni and satisfying "his" pleasure. Even though Frankie is told that he is fired, he is seen again with Reni watching an on set rehearsal during the mission, "Say Cheese".
He was voiced by Garth Kravits.
- Frankie may be a reference to the band "Frankie Goes To Hollywood", whose members are gay, seeing as he works for a movie studio, and is somewhat gay.


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(( I )) channel wisdom daily as one who is destined to express the universal force in this way… i have a vital part to play in the world, we all do, Sereda is moving with the wholeness that is ONE where there is no separateness at all..So I am completing my continuous mission of show and tell..revealing the divine omniscience in the world through my divine efforts, though I did not choose to do this work just now, it was in the making many incarnations before Sereda appeared physically upon this planet…she is just a manifestation of physical form that allows the other divine beings to see her in this physical form and her to see consciousness in a multitude of perceived separated physical form..Though we are expressing in the body of this human form, is consciousness that we are is unimpeded by the invisible omnipresent force that is within all things..This active force which is always building and completing the other with its omnipotence..Just is…this movement is infinitely regenerating..Recycling and healing it.. Forever experiencing itself as conscious of being conscious…this force is seeing at times as light though it is no- thing..It is peace though it isn't that either..It is love but it isn't that either..And constant bliss..Haaa, no not even that…it is NO -THINGS that has created the world to fully experience itself.. For without form it would experience only being conscious of being conscious… today I dedicate this to my teachers who assisted me in reminding me of whom I am as a divine being this incarnation..Though I didn't study with you all of this life..I know you from before..I always recognized you..With your light so bright.. What an example you are indeed..Never have you been a mystery..Your position is open, honest always true to what some of us call law of MAAT and you know who you are.. As sages in this time you will not be looking to have your name shouted out..Or even to have me announce any sorts of accolades as you have transcended the physical limitations of the illusion of perceiving that you need anything to continue your work on this earthly plane..In the physical form you are what one would call a sage as some of us are.. You are one who is fully realized as a divine being in this life by others' and you have been that in many other lifetimes as well..I see you energetically when my eyes do not..You work without reward from individuals because you know the law of attraction and the law of cyclical movement..Your gifts are knowing who and what you and also who the rest of us are…today thank you for seeing me in my most natural state..As one who is unconditioned, healed and always becoming..You also understand that everyone has their place and position in the puzzle of life, nothing is an accident..We all have our routes that we choose before we chose to ever step into a body here on earth..You know that some of us stay on the surface..However some have the mission to go deep into the unknown into all the places most others' won't while teaching and understanding of what is and was.. Regardless of what you've experienced, you don't judge one or all by what they do or do not..You simple offer support of whatever you specialize in because you see ALL for the trueness IT is..You've learned lessons from any and all reflections of God whether they are either "good' or "bad", it is because you know your destiny and position and will continue stand within your place like the sun..That does its work for all daily..Completely Unmoved by anything else that passes it by..You are also free like the wind to blow into another space .. When it is Necessary . As a sage, you know that any excess of anything is unbalanced…you seek harmony in all things, you share when there is less or none at all..You know about the laws of life..While also appreciating the many ways the universe expresses itself to us all..you understand life force cultivation and choose to exercise equilibrating your person as necessary…through physical movement, study, qi gong, tai qi, mediation, observing cycles, affirming ones' deeds and by nutritional means…You know the key to life is to enjoy it…on the inside…naturally you exude peace.. you know we are peaceful…and cannot be disturbed by anything…you do your part… until the day you cross over to other realms…you will repeatedly showing others what they are, so they too will know they can always choose as a divine being in this life. Lastly, Thank you for being in the physical form with me this lifetime…The world is truly blessed to have such wisdom walk this very path in the same infinite time and space. It takes one to know one… ~ I Am Visualizing Constant Bliss Returned to you…I ♥ you
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Nick Marshall accounted for four scores and No. 24 Auburn battered Johnny Manziel in a 45-41 win over No. 7 Texas A&M on Saturday.
Tre Mason's 5-yard score with less than two minutes to play was first ruled down at the 1, but it was reviewed and ruled a touchdown.
Texas A&M (5-2, 2-2 SEC) had a last chance, but Manziel was sacked by Dee Ford on fourth down to secure the win.
Manziel threw for 454 yards and four touchdowns and ran for a fifth score, but also had two interceptions and missed a series in the fourth quarter with an apparent injury to his right arm or shoulder before returning.
Marshall threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 100 yards and two more scores for Auburn (6-1, 3-1), which lost 63-21 to the Aggies last season.
Mississippi 27, No. 6 Louisiana State 24
OXFORD, Miss. -- Andrew Ritter made a 41-yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining to lead Mississippi to a 27-24 victory over No. 6 LSU.
Ole Miss (4-3, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) led by as many 17 points lead and was ahead nearly the entire game until late in the fourth quarter when LSU's Zach Mettenberger hit Jarvis Landry for a 4-yard touchdown to tie it at 24 with 3:19 remaining.
But the Rebels responded with a methodical drive that ended in Ritter's field goal.
LSU joined Georgia, Texas A&M, Florida and South Carolina as ranked SEC teams to lose Saturday.
Bo Wallace completed 30 of 39 passes for 346 yards and Jaylen Walton rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns for the Rebels, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
LSU (6-2, 3-2) nearly pulled off the comeback, but couldn't overcome a rough game by Mettenberger, who threw three crucial interceptions.
The winning field goal was redemption for Ritter, who had a 29-yard attempt blocked earlier in the fourth quarter.
Tennessee 23, No. 11 South Carolina 21
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Michael Palardy made a 19-yard field goal as time expired to give Tennessee a 23-21 victory over No. 11 South Carolina that ended the Volunteers' 19-game losing streak against ranked opponents.
South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw left the game after being sacked by Marlon Walls and Daniel McCullers with less than five minutes remaining. Team officials appeared to be looking at his left knee while he was on the sideline.
Tennessee got into field-goal range on a spectacular 39-yard catch by freshman Marquez North. Four consecutive runs by Marlin Lane got the Vols to the South Carolina 2 and set up the field goal.
Tennessee (4-3, 1-2 SEC) hadn't beaten a ranked foe since a 31-13 victory over No. 21 South Carolina on Oct. 31, 2009. The Vols also had lost 16 of their last 18 SEC games.
South Carolina (5-2, 3-2) had a four-game winning streak snapped.
Vanderbilt 31, No. 15 Georgia 27
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jerron Seymour ran for a 13-yard touchdown with 2:53 left, and Vanderbilt rallied from a 13-point deficit by scoring 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to upset No. 15 Georgia, 31-27.
The Commodores (4-3, 1-3) got their first Southeastern Conference win this season and their first victory over Georgia in Nashville since 1991. They also snapped a six-game skid to the Bulldogs.
Georgia (4-3, 3-2) lost its second straight after failing to hold a 27-14 lead. Brendan Douglas fumbled after a catch with 1:59 left, and Aaron Murray was intercepted on the final play.
Torren McGaster started the comeback by recovering a fumbled punt late in the third quarter. Backup quarterback Patton Robinette ran for a 2-yard TD, and Carey Spear kicked a 40-yard field goal. Seymour put Vandy ahead a play after Georgia punter Collin Barber could only fall on a high snap at his own 13.
No. 14 Missouri 36, No. 22 Florida 17
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Maty Mauk threw for 295 yards in his first career start and Andrew Baggett converted five field goals to help No. 14 Missouri defeat No. 22 Florida 36-17 on Saturday and open a two-game lead in the Southeastern Conference East Division.
With James Franklin watching on the sideline in street clothes, Mauk put any doubts to rest about whether he was ready on the first play of the game with a 41-yard pass to L'Damian Washington and then a 20-yard toss to Bud Sasser for a 7-0 lead just 22 seconds in.
Missouri (7-0, 3-0) outgained the Gators 500-151 and became the first conference opponent in 14 games to score at least 21 points against them. The Tigers bullied (4-3, 3-2) Florida at the line of scrimmage, sacking quarterback Tyler Murphy six times and flushing him out of the pocket throughout the game.
No. 5 Florida State 51, No. 3 Clemson 14
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Jameis Winston threw for 444 yards and three touchdowns and No. 5 Florida State crushed No. 3 Clemson, 51-14, making statement that should be heard from Alabama to Oregon.
The Atlantic Coast Conference's game of the year, billed as maybe the league's biggest game ever, quickly became a Seminoles' seminar on how to take apart a top-five opponent on its hostile home turf.
Winston was 22 for 34 for Florida State (6-0, 4-0 ACC). His first throw was a 22-yard touchdown to Kelvin Benjamin, and he scrambled for a 4-yard touchdown that made it 41-7 with 4:04 left in the third quarter.
Tajh Boyd threw two interceptions for Clemson, and his first-quarter fumble was returned 37 yards for a touchdown by Mario Edwards. Clemson (6-1, 4-1) turned it over a season-high four times, including on the first play from scrimmage.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- AJ McCarron threw three touchdown passes and Kenyan Drake rushed for 104 yards and two scores to lead No. 1 Alabama to a 52-0 victory over Arkansas.
The Crimson Tide (7-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) rolled to a 28-0 halftime lead and easily avoided catching the upset bug that struck other SEC powers. Alabama has won by the same margin over Arkansas two years running.
The Razorbacks (3-5, 0-4) have dropped five straight games and were coming off a 52-7 loss to No. 11 South Carolina.
Drake needed just eight carries to reach 100 yards for the second straight week. T.J. Yeldon had 88 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries.
McCarron was 15-of-21 passing for 180 yards in three quarters, including touchdowns of 4, 30 and 17 yards.
Arkansas' Brandon Allen completed 7 of 25 passes for 91 yards with two interceptions.
No. 4 Ohio State 34, Iowa 24
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Carlos Hyde ran for 149 yards, including 106 yards and two touchdowns in the second half, to lead No. 4 Ohio State to a 34-24 victory over Iowa on Saturday.
It was the Buckeyes' 19th consecutive victory, the most in the nation and tying the second-best streak in school history.
But it didn't come easy. The Hawkeyes (4-3, 1-2 Big Ten) dominated offensively in the first half and led 21-14 at the break behind the passing of Jake Rudock and running of Mark Weisman and Damon Bullock. Hyde tied it with the first rushing TD against Iowa this season on Ohio State's first drive of the third quarter, and the Buckeyes took over.
No. 13 Stanford 24, No. 9 UCLA 10
PALO ALTO -- Tyler Gaffney ran for 171 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 13 Stanford smothered Brett Hundley and ninth-ranked UCLA, 24-10.
Kevin Hogan threw for 227 yards and a spectacular touchdown to Kodi Whitfield as the Cardinal (6-1, 4-1) regrouped again after losing at Utah last week. Stanford has not lost consecutive games since October 2009.
Stanford hurried Hundley all afternoon to slow down UCLA's up-tempo offense. Hundley completed 24 of 39 passes for 192 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions to Jordan Richards — the second with a little more than 2 minutes remaining to seal Stanford's victory. UCLA (5-1, 2-1) has not started 6-0 since 2005.
No. 12 Baylor 71, Iowa State 7
WACO, Texas -- Bryce Petty threw for 343 yards and two touchdowns, Antwan Goodley had 182 yards receiving and two scores, and No. 12 Baylor tied a school record with its 10th straight win, beating Iowa State 71-7 on Saturday night.
The Bears, who came in averaging 70.5 points in four home games but were slowed in a come-from-behind win at Kansas State last week, led 37-0 at halftime and narrowly missed its first shutout win in the Big 12.
Baylor (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) matched its 10-game winning streak from 1936-37.
Iowa State (1-5, 0-3) was without quarterback Sam Richardson while Baylor pulled away in the second quarter. The Cyclones had nine first downs and three turnovers.
The Cyclones scored with 47 with seconds left on a 27-yard pass from Grant Rohach to DeVondrick Nealy. Corey Coleman returned the ensuing kickoff 97 yards to give Baylor its fourth 70-point game this season.
No. 16 Texas Tech 37, West Virginia 27
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Davis Webb threw two touchdown passes and No. 16 Texas Tech scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to beat West Virginia 37-27 Saturday.
In his first road start, Webb completed 36 of 50 passes for 462 yards. He became the first Red Raiders freshman to surpass 400 yards passing in each of his first two starts.
Texas Tech's Ryan Bustin kicked three field goals and Kenny Williams had a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs, including the go-ahead score with 9:20 left in the game.
The Red Raiders (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) moved into sole possession of first place in the conference. Dreamius Smith ran for two touchdowns for the Mountaineers (3-4, 1-3), who led 27-16 but punted on four straight possessions in the second half to let Texas Tech take over.
No. 17 Fresno State 38, UNLV 17
FRESNO -- Derek Carr threw for 412 yards and connected with Davante Adams on four touchdown passes on a record-setting homecoming night as No. 17 Fresno State beat UNLV, 38-17, for its best start in 12 seasons.
Carr and Adams set the tone against the Rebels (4-3, 2-1 Mountain West) with a 75-yard touchdown on the opening play of the game. The Bulldogs (6-0, 3-0) equaled their start in 2001 when Carr's older brother, David, led the team to six straight victories to open the season.
That streak ended 12 years to the day before this game in an upset loss to Boise State. Carr and Adams made sure there would be no similar disappointment this year and have the Bulldogs in their best position since then to get that long-awaited BCS berth. The first BCS standings will be released Sunday.
Carr completed 33 of 46 passes, breaking Paul Pinegar's career school records for completions and touchdowns with 849 and 85, respectively.
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Blake Bell threw for 131 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 18 Oklahoma finally awoke from its Red River rout hangover to beat lowly Kansas, 34-19.
The Sooners (6-1, 3-1 Big 12), whose national championship aspirations were cast aside by Texas last weekend, stumbled through the first quarter and found themselves in a 13-0 hole.
But behind Bell's steady play, a stingy pass defense and a 49-yard touchdown toss from wide receiver Lacoltan Bester to Sterling Shepard on an end-around play, the Sooners scored 25 straight points on their way to winning their ninth straight over the Jayhawks.
James Sims ran for 129 yards and two touchdowns for Kansas (2-4, 0-3), but he didn't have much help. Jake Heaps was just 5 of 13 for 16 yards passing, the fewest yards through the air for Kansas since throwing for 15 yards in a loss to Nebraska in 2010.
Arizona State 53, No. 20 Washington 24
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Taylor Kelly accounted for 352 yards and four touchdowns, Marion Grice scored three times and Arizona State's defense bottled up Washington's Bishop Sankey in a 53-24 win over the 20th-ranked Huskies.
Arizona State (5-2, 3-1 Pac-12) has struggled against the run the last two seasons and Sankey entered the game as the nation's leading rusher at nearly 150 yards per game.
The Sun Devils flipped the tables with a dominating defensive performance, limiting Sankey to 22 yards on 13 carries while holding the nation's eighth-best offense to 212 total yards.
Grice ran for 161 yards and added to his nation-leading scoring total with a spectacular touchdown catch and two more scores on the ground.
Kelly threw for 268 yards and two scores and Zane Gonzalez kicked four field goals in Arizona State's eighth straight win over Washington (4-3, 1-3).
No. 21 Oklahoma State 24, Texas Christian 10
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Clint Chelf completed 10 of 25 passes for 178 yards and an interception and No. 21 Oklahoma State used a quarterback change to earn a 24-10 win over TCU.
Josh Stewart added 10 catches for 141 yards and had a 95-yard punt return for a touchdown, giving the Cowboys (5-1, 2-1 Big 12 Conference) enough offense to celebrate a homecoming victory.
Chelf replaced J.W. Walsh at quarterback after the sophomore threw his second interception of the first half, an ill-advised throw into the middle of the end zone. Walsh finished 9-of-18 for 115 yards and two interceptions.
TCU (3-4, 1-3) also switched quarterbacks in the second quarter after falling behind 17-0, but it didn't help as the Horned Frogs struggled in their second trip to Stillwater in as many years.
Starter Trevone Boykin returned to quarterback in the second half, completing 17 of 35 passes for 188 yards and three interceptions. However, TCU couldn't get any closer after getting within 17-10 with 7:39 remaining.
No. 23 Northern Illinois 31, Central Michigan 17
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Jordan Lynch rushed for 316 yards, an FBS record for a quarterback, and No. 23 Northern Illinois stayed unbeaten with a 31-17 victory at Central Michigan.
Lynch had three rushing touchdowns and was 20 for 30 through the air for 155 yards and another score to help the Huskies (7-0, 3-0 Mid-American) extend the nation's best conference winning streak to 20 games.
He broke the rushing record held by former Northern Illinois quarterback Stacey Robinson, who had 308 against Fresno State on Oct. 6, 1990.
Northern Illinois extended its road winning streak to 13 games, second only to No. 2 Oregon's 18 straight. Cooper Rush completed 16 of his 22 attempts for 271 yards and two touchdowns for the Chippewas (3-5, 2-2), who had a two-game winning streak end.
No. 25 Wisconsin 56, Illinois 32
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Melvin Gordon rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 25 Wisconsin to a 56-32 rout of Illinois.
Gordon topped 1,000 yards for the season on a 13-yard touchdown run in the third quarter that put the Badgers (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) up 42-17. He finished the chilly, 40-degree night with 1,012 yards for the season.
Gordon's touchdown capped the second of two bruising, third-quarter drives that put Illinois away. Running back James White finished the first with a 2-yard touchdown pass from Joel Stave.
Before the drives, Illinois (3-3, 0-2) found ways to claw back from an early 21-0 deficit and trailed 28-17 at halftime. Quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase led Illinois with 249 yards passing. Steve Hull caught six passes for 105 yards.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Devin Gardner set school records with 584 yards of offense and 503 yards passing and matched a Michigan mark with five touchdowns to help the Wolverines outscore Indiana 63-47 Saturday.
Michigan (6-1, 2-1 Big Ten) lost two fumbles in the second half that gave the Hoosiers (3-4, 1-2) a chance to win in Ann Arbor for the first time since 1967.
Thomas Gordon had two interceptions in the fourth quarter, including one inside the Wolverines 10 with 2:57 left, to avoid an upset.
Michigan's Jeremy Gallon had a Big Ten-record 369 yards receiving and two TDs. Fitzgerald Toussaint had 151 yards rushing and scored for a fourth time with 1:12 left in the shootout. The Wolverines set a school record with 711 yards of offense, and gave up 572 on defense.
Toledo 45, Navy 44
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Toledo's Terrance Owens tossed a 20-yard touchdown pass in the second overtime against Navy and Jeremiah Detmer kicked the extra point to give the Rockets a 45-44 victory over Navy.
Owens found Bernard Reedy wide open in the end zone on Toledo's second play of the second overtime, tying it at 44-44.
The winning play came after Navy's Geoffery Whiteside scored on a 9-yard touchdown to give Navy a 44-38 lead. But Nick Sloan missed the extra point.
Sloan had just sent the game into overtime with a 40-yard field goal on the final play in regulation.
Navy (3-3) scored in both overtimes but gave the Rockets (4-3) an opening after the failed kick.
Navy piled up 419 yards rushing while Toledo had 316 yards on the ground.
Temple 33, Army 14
PHILADELPHIA -- Matt Rhule won his first game as head coach and Temple won its first game of the season with a 33-14 victory over Army at Lincoln Financial Field.
The win snaps a seven-game losing streak for Temple (1-6) and a six-game home losing streak, both dating back to last season. Army (3-5) has never won at the Linc in 11 tries since the stadium opened in 2004.
Freshman quarterback P.J. Walker led Temple in his second college start, completing 10 of 16 passes for 203 yards passing, two touchdowns and an interception.
Junior wide receiver Jalen Fitzpatrick caught one of Walker's two touchdowns and amassed a career-high 128 yards on four catches. Temple led 26-0 at the half and 33-0 in the third quarter before Army backup quarterback Kelvin White threw for one touchdown and ran for another for his team's only two scores.


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The most famous meunière preparation is probably sole — it's a slam dunk for pretty much any thin, delicate, white fish fillet. But it's also one of the best ways to treat chicken cutlets. The recipe, which I wrote about in an early Minimalist column, is infinitely variable, but here I've done it about as simply as possible. Dredge the chicken in flour, cook it in a skillet with oil or butter until nicely browned and just cooked through — as long as you get really nice browning on one of the sides, you're fine — and finish with lemon juice and chopped parsley. The brown butter is luxurious and totally optional.
As for the variations, you can change the coating, using cornmeal, breadcrumbs or finely ground nuts instead of flour. You can season it with chopped fresh herbs, dried spices or parmesan. You can flavor the butter with herbs and garlic as it browns, or make any number of pan sauces — with wine, stock, butter, mustard, vinegar, capers, etc. — after you sauté the chicken.
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Gamasutra writes: I just couldn't take it anymore.
I was about 15 hours into Far Cry 3, and the next mission involved sitting down to play a game of poker with the game's main villian, Hoyt.
It was sure to lead to an intense prison breakout of his heavily armed fortress, which would have been a lot of fun, but it didn't matter.
I just couldn't handle another 7 minute monologue about the nature of good and evil, or the true nature of fear or whatever I would surely be forced to watch.
Far Cry 3 is a good game. It's one of my recent favorite games, but enough was enough.
Why I stopped reading this article... it's lame.
Yeah, I kinda read the description and soon decided I didnt care enough to read anymore
Some people are just too stupid to understand greatness. They're also unimaginative that they can't tackle objectives like taking over bases in any creative way they wish. Vote this crap down!
Why would we care in the first place. Who are you?
I can already see what's gonna happen. People will come here by the thousands to call the article dumb and tell everyone not to click on it, even though, through their idiotic clicking of this article, despite their disagreement with it's idea, they have catapulted the article to the front page, where the article will bask in the hateful glow of an all-too-eager-to-hate gaming community.
All in all, though, as someone who gave the guy a chance, his reasons for disliking the game aren't that good to me. Just seems like it wasn't for him at all.
God forbid anyone express an opinion that differs from yours. "The article should be down-voted because I really liked the game!" QQ
Speaking as someone who really enjoyed Far Cry 2 and beat that game, i found Far Cry 3 to be boring after a while. I was a bit further along than the guy that wrote this article...maybe another hour or two...and i just couldn't bring myself to drive to another tower and climb it, or sneak into another stronghold to take it over.
too repetitive and not enough interesting, different, random stuff in the environment.
" clicking of this article, despite their disagreement "
Are we only allowed to click on an article if we agree with it?
I don't disagree with him. He makes a good point. But instead of targeting one game, he should have talked about open world games in general as almost all suffer from this.
His reasons ARE good.
" Just seems like it wasn't for him at all. "
Exactly. It's an open world game like Skyrim and Fallout. All of these open world games suffer from the same shit he talked about. He would have known this was gonna happen going into the game.
It's like a journalist reviewing a game of a genre he dislikes.
You missed my point. This happens all the time on thia site though. People only go to the articles that they have something negative to say about, and, most of the time, its not even constructive. Look at the first comment - its just childish.
I have no problem with people disagreeing, but for christ sake open up some dialog. Dont say- youre dumb for thinking this and an idiot for writing about it. That was what i was getting at.
'too repetitive and not enough interesting, different, random stuff in the environment.'
How could you think that about FC3 yet you finished and liked FC2? FC2 was a hell of a lot more boring and repetitive than FC3.
"Why I Stopped Playing Far Cry 3"
"The Walking Dead Is Not For Me"
lucky i reead the article and they even put a Far cry 2 picture in their with no apparent reason...
Also, I thought Voss was the game's main villain, not this Hoyt fellow. Fail article..
It's a fail article because you don't know who the main antagonist in the game is?
Everytime I see an opinion piece like this, this is always my first thought;
I love far cry 3 its sooooo much better than far cry 2, i dont understand this article at all its just stupid. Same knowyourstuff there are so many ways to tackle the games objectives.
Um...no there aren't.
There are 2 main ways to tackle an object (like taking over a stronghold): Stealth and Guns blazing. If you want, you can toss in opening an animal cage.
You could approach objectives in Far Cry 2 the same way...minus the animals.
maybe you just suck at the game then hmm ? I can think of about 20 diff ways to take over a base depending on what is in the near vicinity of it.
Why I never read this article... This game is awesome front to end
2 issues I have with the game
Frame rate on consoles and screen tearing
And my biggest issue the 1st person driving, I mean it's good for those who like it but atleast give me a operation to switch the camera angle
You have to drive a lot in this game and for me personally it got really irritating
My only issues w/ Farcry 3 is the second island is way to easy, that disguise wrecked it. Aside from that, it`s my favorite game of 2012.
Lots of children with ADHD, have issues with cut-scenes in games. They annoy and bore them.
This writer is one of those douche bags.. He was so bored with the 5min cinematics that he wrote a mess of text on why he had had enough..
People like this have never even seen good films.. For they are not able to stay awake during them.
Imagine this idiot playing Mass Effect lol
Why would you stop playing right at the end of the game.....???? I don't care how bad a game has gotten if I'm near what I think is the end I push through. But far cry 3 is amazing so no forced pushing was involved.
I do that in pretty much the majority of the game I play. I usually get bored before the end...I don't know why, but it sure give me incentive to keep replaying it haha
This game is definitely overated imo anyway. I have played a total of two hours and just like any other open world game its just full of a huge open space, few enemies, and repetitious sub missions and missions.
It is beyond me how this game received 9 and 10's when the mp is so garbage. The graphics are grainy, the mp design and animations are garbage and the red lazer kill cam is so badly done. Not to mention you can hardly get into an online game because the servers suck.
I get it the sp for some may be good and i admit they did try to add diversity as opposed to other open world games i also dislike, but come on the mp should have dropped the game down to like a 7. Games like Starhawk that are known for mp get thrashed by some reviewers for its weak sp, but almost all reviewers for Far Cry 3 just gave it a pass and didnt even factor in the mp? Wow!!!!
If ur playing fc3 do the mp ur doing it wrong
What you said. I tried it because it was there, sucked. But I look at it like a bonus. Doesn't take away from the awesome single player. Also, article is bad, and whoever wrote it should feel bad.
they decided to tag multiplayer on its an added feature doesn't mean they should still get a free pass if they do some garbage work on it. I will agree it is horrendous graphics and the story for me its subpar, the only thing that FarCry3 has going for it is the gameplay and that slowing getting tiring for me at least.
Then why was the map editor and multiplayer the strongest in FC2? I don't see anyone praising FC2's singleplayer. Also FC3 includes the map editor, Co Op and Multiplayer, so to skimp on 50% of a game is not acceptable.
You played for two hours. I don't think you have a right to criticize the game like that. While I haven't tried the MP exactly, the co-op is incredibly fun.
So you prefer MP games and didn't like FC3. So how is it "overrated"?
I get that you didn't like it, but that doesn't mean its overrated.
who said i prefer mp games? lol i def didnt buy fc3 for mp but the fact remains the mp is atrocious and the game should score less bcus of that. Reviewers should base reviews off all aspects.
Secondly ive put several hours into sp and found it boring and redundant kike most open world games.
Sorry these ppl shouldnt get a pass, if you make a mp do it right, if not dont do it at all. Too many games have been scored down for having a weak component in their game so their shouldnt be an exception.
The same was done with max payne 3 overhyped and under delivered evethough i loved the sp
@ specsmatter, perhaps you shouldn't buy any more open world games? You just don't seem to enjoy them at all. Just saying, if you dislike them, why buy or even try them?
Your comment gives me the impression that you flat-out dislike open world games. If that's the case, then you disliking Far Cry 3 doesn't mean anything to me. Just because someone doesn't like a certain genre of games, doesn't mean said genre is bad, and it looks like you just dislike Far Cry 3 for being a sandbox, not because it's actually garbage.
whoa now.. The MP is freaking AWESOME too,don't dare talk down on such a rewarding experience like that .. Of course the meat is the amazing SP but still.. everything about this game is strait up badass. =)
Whoever wrote this article is insane.
Have I ever told you the def.....too easy.
This is such a non issue. Far Cry 3's end was it's strongest part.
If I were to take issue with anything it would be the "boss fights" with Vaas and Hoyt and the fact that Vaas was underused.
Well... lets be honest, the "very" end of Far Cry 3 is horrible. The journey leading to that end part is pretty good and made me wish there had been more story elements to the game involving the main villains.
I felt the "good" ending made sense given how things worked out with Citra.
The bad ending made less sense in light of the late plot twist regarding you know who. That altered the path of Jason's characterization.
Things would have made more sense had it come earlier in the game. It would have been better motivation for Jason to leave for the southern island than a generic desire to kill Hoyt.
And that would have given the writers an excuse to keep Vaas around longer.
Good definitely made more sense. The other ending would have been so much better had they fleshed out the "addtional" characters better, given more story. I just felt that other character that played in the twist just felt like a blip in the story and yet suddenly became a major component in the final story with no real justification. The choice to be made seems soooo ridiculous there is no reason to choose the one version from a character point of view. It felt like it was there just as a gimicky game mechanic.
It's lame and a very much spoiler even in the description on N4G. I hate when journalists put spoiler type information out in front with out warning people.
lol... just realized peeps might think I feel Far Cry 3 is lame. I am referring to the article not the game. quite liked the game up until the very end.
Far Cry 3 isn't even heavy on the dialogue, compared to games like Skyrim or Mass Effect. It's perfectly paced so the dialogue comes in at the right moments, usually when you need a breather from all the action.
Also the voice acting is extremely good.
"In Far Cry 3, there's hardly any conflict in the cinematics, and as such, very little drama."
Ummmm...the poker game with Hoyt he mentions itself contains quite a few WTF!? situations.
the game easily..EASILY...a 9.5 out of 10 for me. I played about every shooter on the market this gen, and this is the one that got most things right.
Wow, I was so sure this was a Kotaku article.
I hate Kotaku.
Why I stopped playing Far Cry 3
Finished it 3 times
So...okay...that's nice. Why should readers care?
This is news? Why some person quit playing the best game put out in 2012?
I stop playin because i have no cam or rocks
I also stopped playing the game after around 15 hours. When the game was good it was great (unscripted, dynamic interactions and taking over camps), but when it was bad it was really bad. In addition to the unskippable cut scenes, Here is what ruined it for me:
-The horrible HUD(Giant flashing symbols, outlines, and prompts everywhere, WTF?)
-The skills were ridiculous and just padded the playtime (why is cooking a grenade and sliding a skill? Why not just let me throw a knife by equipping it rather than making it a skillpoint based QTE?)
-The QTEs. Why not just have context sensitive interactions? Staring at a ledge or a box until a prompt for grab or open pops up kills immersion.
-The physics. Seriously, the body physics and horrible death animations are worse than FC1 from 10 years ago!
-The linearity. It's an OPEN WORLD game. Why do I fail if I move 10 feet outside the mission area? And why does just driving into the mission area start a mission?
-The inventory and UI. Probably fine for console gamepad players, but it is TERRIBLE on PC. Why do I have to back all the way out to the main menu to load a game, and why is there only 1 save slot? These are programming 101 mistakes by a dev rushing to get the game into the hands of 12 year olds who won't notice.
I agree. First week of playing this game I thought it was goty material, vaas was an awesome character. I got tired of it though. The open world nature of the game contradicted the narrative. Jason is so supposed to start off as an innocent guy who slowly turns into a killer. Funny thing is, right after the first mission I can go on a complete massacre across the island and then have to listen to the dialogue about how he's not up for killing. The articles point about monologue after monologue is also true. The main let down for me and the reason I didn't finish the game was down to Jason being such a lame character, I couldn't care less how his story ends.
Why i stopped playing fc3...i loved the game so much i was sad to see it end so i postponed finishing it for a few days! Then came to my senses & finished it. Seriously one of the GOTY for me!
some ppl need to play cod all year long and thats it rinse and repeat because they just don't understand FC3 . why in the blue hell would you get FC3 for multiplayer dumbest move of the year. if you like multiplayer stick with Halo,COD, BF3 or Borderlands 2 don't buy anything else
or better yet just play WOW year around because in WOW your'e always in Multiplayer 24-7 even if you think your buy yourself your not.
Why I almost barfed when I started to read the article... Well, because of the article
one of the most easiest Platinums ive ever got was from this game. loved every min of it.
This guy is not worth listening too
I really liked this game, but I do think they stumbled around a lot with the story. During the first half I was thinking this was going to replace Borderlands 2 as my GOTY for 2012, but after finishing it I don't think it even places top 3. Top 5 maybe, but they really went in some wonky directions with a lot of things.
I don't know about you, but I didn't play Far Cry 3 for a very strong story, I just wanted to have fun in an "anything goes" jungle.
Bullshit Sensationalist Article trying to make money off the fact that FarCry 3 is a great game.
Will not click into the article, but will post here how stupid it is so that the Author may hopefully read this and stop.
I am going to make an article and post it on here. It is going to be called, "Why this article makes me want to play Far Cry 3"
Cool story bra. Have any more ?
Baffling how many articles make the cut. I mean this article is an opinion... And that's all good but who's opinion is this? Why didn't this guy say this on twitter? People follow you there and might care, but here? We don't give a rats ass about opinions of nobody's. now if this was an article by kojima or someone deep in the gaming development business then it would be intriguing.
Agreed. really doesnt make sense why he was bothered with the dialogue in this game. It was implemented nicely into the game.
Now MGS at times was tough but a solid game also.
i did get bored of the tropical island after awile, but that happened in almost all sandboxes. still one of the best games released last year
Come on everyone and explain how an OPINION is wrong and stupid... you may not like it, but it's an opinion and he's tell you how he feels. You're the idiots who got this to the top of N4G.
Game got repetitive when you got to the 2nd island. I rushed to finish the story at that point.
I would be more annoyed if I was the writer of the article to know how close I came to finishing the game only to give up so near the end. Plus the whole reason for quitting was beyond lame. Half life 2 has a character talking to you in the same way with absolutely no noises coming out of Gordon freemans mouth whatsoever and that is one of the finest video games there has ever been made. This so called issue is hardly unique to far cry 3 or even all that much of annoyance to normal people anyway.


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BENOUVILLE, France — Historical film footage and modern interpretive dance recreated the images of World War II at D-Day's 70th anniversary, a blend of old and new that bridged seven decades and depicted a once riven Europe as a newly unified whole.
The dance performance took place across a giant map of Europe. Near its start, dancers in black Gestapo-like uniforms sought to subdue others in overalls. Dancers in olive drab represented the landing on Normandy's beach, moving in slow motion as many fell to the ground only to rise again to the strains of a lone bagpiper. On giant screens behind them, scenes from the war unfolded, from an execution to D-Day to footage of surrendering Germans. Soviet, British and U.S. soldiers were shown celebrating and unfurling their respective flags.
One piece of footage showed Queen Elizabeth II as a wartime driver and mechanic with the women's Auxiliary Territorial Service. She was one of the few visiting heads of state to have lived and served in the war.
If the moment may have proved awkward for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the dance and film images also captured the post-war European reconstruction and the new alliances that emerged in its aftermath.
The ceremony ended with daytime fireworks of colorful flames and smoke and a missing man flyover emitting trails of red, white and blue smoke — the tri-colors of the U.S., French, Russian and British flags.
At its conclusion, a live camera caught President Barack Obama complimenting French President Francois Hollande: "It was a wonderful, wonderful event."
Some reviews in social media were less sanguine.
"Someone in France apparently thought D-Day should be Dance-Day," one Twitter wag declared.
Queen Elizabeth II's Service
Among the European royalty gathered and chatting at the D-Day observance in Normandy, history gives Britain's Queen Elizabeth II a special place. Not only was she one of the few heads of state there who lived and served during World War II, her family gets credit for saving other royal families' lives during the war.
King George VI and the Queen Mother used Buckingham Palace as a safe-haven and a de facto base for resistance for ousted European royalties, according to biographer Hugo Vickers. And British warships helped royals flee the Nazi threat.
When Germany invaded the Netherlands in May 1940, the formidable Dutch Queen Wilhelmina — the great-grandmother of Willem-Alexander who was present in Normandy — hopped on a British destroyer ship which took her across the North Sea and onto Buckingham Palace. She was given protection in the palace by King George VI and the Queen Mother, the Queen's parents, the biographer has written.
From Britain, Queen Wilhelmina established the Dutch government in exile, organizing a command center and communicating messages to her people. Wilhelmina became an inspiration to the Dutch resistance.
Meanwhile, Norway's King Haakon and Crown Prince Olav were also guests at Buckingham Palace after the Nazis invaded their country in April 1940. Haakon's grandson King Harald V of Norway is also attending Friday's ceremonies.
In addition to King Harald V and King Willem-Alexander, other members of royalty Friday in Normandy were King Philippe of Belgium, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg. Attending from the United Kingdom in addition to Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, were their son, Prince Charles, and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall; and their grandson Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge.
A Tense Meal with Putin
Lunch may have been more than a little tense, with the Russian and Ukrainian presidents seated at the same table for the first time, but at least the 38 invitees — including the British, Danish and Norwegian royals — ate well.
The menu showed off regional specialties, prepared by four Michelin-starred chefs. It included Norman caramel-pepper cookies, John Dory, and braised veal.
The 18th-century chateau where the lunch was held, just 7 kilometers (about 3 miles) from Sword Beach, was an important gathering point for the French Resistance, and was at one point used as a war hospital. It was one of the rare buildings in the region left undamaged during the fighting.
Obama and Hollande might not have been too hungry for lunch — each one had two dinners Thursday night.
Obama ate first with Hollande, then nibbled seafood with friends in a discreet Right Bank restaurant. Hollande, after dining with Obama, had a second supper with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Obama Remembers His "Gramps"
In a wistful moment as Obama addressed veterans assembled on Omaha Beach for the ceremony, he shared how much he missed his own World War II veteran grandfather.
Stanley Dunham, the man Obama called Gramps, was a 26-year-old supply sergeant stationed near the English Channel with the U.S. Army Air Forces when the invasion of Normandy began.
Six weeks later, he crossed the Channel, too, and followed the Allied front across France. A year later, Dunham was on track to fight in Japan when the atom bomb sent him home to Kansas instead.
"As I was landing on Marine One, I told my staff I don't think there's a time where I miss my grandfather more," Obama said as he neared the end of his speech. "I'd be more happy to have him here than this day."
He elaborated on that thought in an interview that aired on NBC Nightly News Friday.
"He would have been proud to see that what he was a part of so long ago was now being celebrated by a grandson who was the commander in chief of the greatest military on earth," Obama said in the interview with anchor Brian Williams. "I think he would have been pretty proud and probably more than a little surprised."
Dunham died in 1992 at age 73.
Associated Press writers Jim Kuhnhenn and Darlene Superville in Washington contributed.


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2 pears halved lengthwise and cut into 3/8-inch slices
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2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
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short for Cross Country, as in running Cross Country, as in the best sport out there.
by NuckaPlease November 25, 2004
CROSS COUNTRY. The best sport of my life. You hafta be sweet to be good at xc, and it takes a hell of a lot of work to get there. And even if you are never good, it's still worth it cause all that running keeps you from getting fat.
"Dude, is that the xc star from A-dubb? Shit, we're screwed."
by Underdawg November 15, 2006
cross country. the next and superior activity to a sport. requiring vast physiological, psycological, and physical abilities as well as the ability to push oneself. this is opposed to sports where one is told what to do, very closly resembling physical theropy or crossing a street holding hands .
that xc kid was running down my street last night. he peed in my yard but its ok because he was hydrated. most of the urine was water.
by asicsTitan April 08, 2006
THE BEST SPORT EVER! yeyah. We run through the woods. its hella intense. all those people who say it isn't a sport are lame. they just cant run that far. The boys tend to be either really skinny, or have really nice bodies....esp. when they run with their shirts off and get all tan
by C07 June 23, 2005
hardcore, an abbreviation for xcore also known as hardcore.
person 1: "Man that woman was xc she danced for 6 hours in a row without taking a break."
person 2: "you mean xcore as in hardcore"
person 1: "yea man, she was xc, same thing"
person 2: "nice"
person 2: "you mean xcore as in hardcore"
person 1: "yea man, she was xc, same thing"
person 2: "nice"
by coolchicka123 May 23, 2010
by elliotktm February 13, 2008
have a cool and good night. Xc Omegalul
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CRESTVIEW � Incoming Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce President Dennis Mitchell says that supporting local businesses means working outside city limits, too.
CRESTVIEW � Incoming Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce President Dennis Mitchell says that supporting local businesses means working outside city limits, too.
"Our chamber has made a point of thinking big and thinking regional," Mitchell said Saturday during a new-officers installation dinner at the Crestview Community Center. "It isn't just about Crestview ... Today there are no economic islands. Parochial thinking is like a deadly virus to a vibrant economy."
See a photo gallery from the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce installation banquet >>
Past chamber presidents Derek Lott, Mike Roy, Craig Shaw, Dan Bowers Jr. and immediate past-president Karen Hardell passed Mitchell his ceremonial gavel after Mayor David Cadle administered the oaths of office.
Joining the chamber's leadership are president-elect Alicia Booker, North Okaloosa Medical Center; secretary-treasurer Phyllis Enzor, Enzor Management; vice president for membership Marian McBride, Okaloosa Title and Abstract; vice president for strategic development Craig Shaw, Shaw Moving and Storage; vice president for community services Paul Lowry, LPL Financial; and vice president of events Chris Daggs, Hub City Ford.
New board members are David Col�n, Fred Astaire Dance Studio; Lynn Yort, Waste Management; Christie Cadenhead, FNBT.com; Lynn Dominique, Revive Media; and Katie Sharon, Coastal Bank and Trust.
Cadenhead was also announced as the Triple-B festival organizing committee�s new chairperson.
With big band music and a Mardi Gras theme, the new chamber krewe "let the good times roll" as they took the lead in the region's business community.
Mitchell, a retired Troy University faculty member and economist, chose the evening�s Carnival theme.
Special Awards
Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce Past-President Karen Hardell presented the organization's annual awards. Recipients were:
�Brian Hughes, News Bulletin Arts & Entertainment Editor, Dr. W.J. "Doc" Burrows Citizen of the Year
�Dino Sinopoli, Re/Max Agency One, Robert L.F. "Bob" Sikes Military Advocacy Award
�Mary Richardson, A Grand Elegance, Member of the Year
�Leon Daggs and family, Hub City Ford, Business of the Year
�President's Awards: Dr. Pam Meadows, Rae Schwartz, Paul Lowery, and David Col�n and Erica Moreno.
�Special recognition: Frank and Betty Brooks on their retirement
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Teaching Israel Up Close and Personal-Jewish Exponent Article
In the Jewish state, where life often travels at a breakneck pace, March 21 was a particularly hectic and eventful day.
Israelis were preparing for Passover, and President Barack Obama was in the second day of his three-day visit to the country.
As Obama prepared to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, two rockets were fired from Gaza at the southern Israeli town of Sederot, causing some damage.
And eighth-graders at the Abrams Hebrew Academy in Yardley were there in the Middle East experiencing it all — virtually, that is.
Several times a year, usually right before a major holiday, the class is taught by a teacher in Jerusalem via videoconferencing: The virtual sessions are part of the Bucks County day school's partnership with Bar Ilan University, which is located outside Tel Aviv.
More than a lesson, the classes are really discussion sessions in which the instructor tries to provide students half a world away with a flavor of life in Israel. Rabbi Ira Budow, who has run the Abrams Hebrew Academy for more than 30 years, said that students need to know "there's more to Israel than 'Hatikvah' and Yom Ha'atzmaut."
A passionate educator and Zionist, the Orthodox rabbi said he hopes to impart to every student that "Israel should be at the center of our Jewish thought, our Jewish heart. I am trying very much to make this something that they understand as central to their life."
When his eighth-graders depart on their school trip to Israel later this month, Budow said, "they are not going to go as tourists; they are going to go as educated young people."
One might think that teaching Israel to day school students might be a relatively simple affair, that these kids would already be getting lots of knowledge about the Jewish state at home.
But Budow and other administrators at day schools throughout the region said they don't take anything for granted. The schools devote a great deal of time and resources, both high-tech and more traditional means, to offer students as broad a perspective as possible on modern Israel.
In teaching teens, educators must contend with the fact that, if students read digital media on the subject, they are likely getting an incomplete or unbalanced view of Israel. And, schools are facing a long-term trend in which the younger generation is less attached to the Jewish state than previous generations, who identified with Israel as an underdog and, in many cases, as a miracle for simply existing.
The 2009 "Jewish Population Study of Greater Philadelphia" found that 35 percent of those 40 and under reported feeling "not very" attached to Israel, compared to 20 percent of 40-61 year olds and 14 percent of those over 62.
On the flip side, however, today's teachers have more resources available than previous generations of educators could ever have dreamed of, including, of course, the ability to click through cyberspace for a seemingly endless well of information.
For example, there's the iCenter (theicenter.org), a Chicago-based innovation hub funded by the Jim Josephs Foundation and the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation that pushes for Jewish educational institutions to fully incorporate "Israel — people, land, history, language and culture — into the very fiber" of their missions. The iCenter is conducting a comprehensive survey of day schools nationwide to gather information about how Israel is taught so as to identify issues and challenges. It's focusing specifically on the experiences and perspectives of Israel educators. Jay Leberman, Perelman Jewish Day School's outgoing leader, serves as an iCenter consultant. He could not be reached for comment for this story.
Anne Lanski, executive director of the center, said one of the biggest challenges of the past few decades is that, too often, Israel has been treated as a distinct subject rather than holistically included in the development of Jewish identity.
"The burning issue is that Israel needs to be understood as integral to Jewish education," said Lanki.
Nationally, the last decade has seen great improvement in both supplemental and day schools, she said.
"Today, we are at a very promising place in time because we are adopting best practices about identity-building in education," she said.
The growing number of technological tools is another reason Israel education is improving, she said. "And the Jewish communal agenda and the place of Israel — it's front and center."
For a more traditional setting, there's the Institute for the Study of Modern Israel, which is affiliated with Emory University in Atlanta. Last summer, Leslie Pugach, who teaches history and humanities at the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy in Bryn Mawr, attended a summer workshop that was geared toward high school teachers.
Although students learn about Israel throughout their time at Barrack, Pugach has the particular challenge of teaching a course on Israel to 11th-graders who opt not to spend a portion of their junior year studying in Israel at the Alexander Muss High School, a program in which the majority of 11th-graders participate.
Pugach uses an array of curriculum and materials developed by the Emory institute. Through the institute's online database, she introduces the youngsters to many of the primary documents that have defined Israel's history. She also makes heavy use of audio-visual material. "When you talk about the foundation of the state, what are its moral foundations? What are its ethical foundations? What are the legal foundations?" Pugach said, describing some of the questions she explores with students.
Pugach said she hopes to get students thinking and talking about "what does being a Zionist mean? Not everybody needs to be a fan of Bibi — he might make some not-so-great decisions — so what do we do about that?" she said, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Budow, of Abrams Hebrew Academy, said he uses curriculum developed at Bar Ilan University to expose his students, especially his eighth-graders, to topics ranging from Israel-Diaspora relations to how the global media covers Israel.
"We have an obligation to educate our kids now in a very organized and structured way," he said. "You have to have a curriculum. You have to have goals."
Rabbi Shmuel Jablon, principal of Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia, which runs from pre-K to eighth grade, said Israel is a constant theme throughout his school's curriculum and is taught as part of Bible studies, geography, history and Hebrew language.
"We are constantly trying to find additional ways to teach about Israel and it really is pervasive in the curriculum," he said. "It is impossible to teach Judaic studies without teaching about Israel.
"Israel," he added, "is very much a lving place. It's more than just falafel on Yom Ha'atzmaut. It's a deep connection every single day. We have many families with relatives in Israel or who visit frequently. We teach our students to aspire to make aliyah and to thank Hashem for the miracles He has done for us in Israel."
Nearly everyone interviewed for this story placed a strong emphasis on preparing students for college, where many of their ideas and assumptions will likely be challenged by anti-Israel activists.
To that end, supplemental Jewish schools are also working hard to teach about Israel and prepare students for the college environment.
For example, the Jewish Community High School of Gratz College — which has more than 300 students in six locations — is planning to take about 20 students in May on a three-day, Mid-Atlantic college tour. Teens will hear firsthand from college students and Hillel staff about the tenor of the Israel debate on campus. The high school program also offers a variety of electives and special programs related to Israel, including a course focusing on Israel advocacy.
While supplemental schools clearly have less time to impart knowledge than day schools, a number of area Hebrew schools have strong Israel components and some offer their own trips to the Jewish state.
At the joint Hebrew high school run by Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El and Adath Israel, both Conservative synagogues on the Main Line, sophomores take a class on modern Israel that features content developed by Jerusalem Online University. Last winter, roughly 20 students took part in a winter trip to the Jewish state, according to Rabbi Leah Richman, who co-directs the high school.
"We teach students how to advocate for Israel in high school," said Richman. "We teach the children to support Israel, and about the connection between the Jewish state and the Diaspora."


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Victory Six Pack
Pittsburgh 31- Oakland 34
A six pack of Guinness Beer -- observations for a stout, full-bodied Win.
1. Total Team Effort
A much needed and well deserved team victory was achieved with an efficient offense, opportunistic D, and solid execution by the special teams unit.
2. Carson Palmer - Field General
CP3 did a nice job using the no-huddle offense and audibles at the line especially in the 2nd half. His efficiency and command of the offense resulted in 34 points against one of the better defensive units in the NFL. CP3 Stats: 24/34 (70%) for 209 yards, 3 TD passes, 1 INT.
3. Opportunistic D
During critical junctures of the game, when it could stretch to a 3 score deficit, the Raiders defenders kept the game close or within striking range. Raider defenders Wheeler, P. Lee, and Bryant accounted for 4 stripped fumbles with the Raiders recovering 2. On the Steelers last 2 possession of the 4rh quarter, the D raised their game to cause a fumble and punt.
4. Run DMc and Raiders Offense Back On Track
Going into Sunday's contest, many Raider fans were rightfully concerned about the newly installed west coast offense and zone blocking scheme. OC Knapp has been getting hammered by many fans as a guy who is a poor playcaller and how his scheme doesn't fit the personnel. The biggest change to the Raiders productive offense on Sunday was a balanced, diversified, less predictable offense. 9 different players had at least 1 reception (3 TEs, 4 WRs, 2 RBs). Part of this change was #20 finally getting into open space on both runs and passes. The other significant change seems to be Palmer having more latitude to change the play and utilize the no huddle offense more to change the tempo.
5. Scoring More With Less
The Raiders only had 4 possessions in the entire 2nd half. The Steelers had a nearly 2:1 ratio of time of possession. In spite of few possession and a paper thin margin for error, the Raiders scored on all 4 2nd half possession (TD, TD, FG, FG). The key to the offensive efficiency in the 2nd half was committing only 1 penalty, ball security (0 turnovers), pass protection (0 sacks allowed) and converting crucial 3rd downs.
6. Wild, Wild West
It is difficult to get a handle on the Raiders this year let alone the ups and downs of the NFL as a whole. One week folks are crowning the Donkeys the King of the NFL (after beating Pittsburgh in week 1) and the next week writing off the Raiders as done (after a listless beat down by the Fins in week 2). The AFC West was completely re-calibrated after week 3 as 2 win less teams (Raiders & Chiefs) had stirring comeback victories while the "favorites" (Chargers, Donkeys) came back to earth.
Chargers 2-1
Raiders 1-2
Chiefs 1-2
Donkeys 1-2
Up Next: Raiders go to Mile High vs. the Donkeys. Let's see if the Raiders can establish a consistent level of effort and execution from 1 week to the next.


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