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Call of Duty 4: Game of the Year Edition (PS3)

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Features:

Ride as part of an armada of attack choppers delivering manpower to the battlefield
Create-a-class options allow you to customize gear for the best chance of success
Take on the world as both a U.S. Marine and a British S.A.S. Soldier
Rim lighting, character self-shadowing, texture streaming and physics-enabled effects add incredible realism

The Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year Edition delivers the most thrilling combat action experience available. Take on the world as both a U.S. Marine and a British S.A.S. Soldier. Travel across the globe, relying on your wits and weapons to launch all-out assaults and accomplish stealth missions. It's the most up-to-date collection of firepower, machinery and military vehicles in the Call of Duty series. Prepare to experience the sophisticated technology and unbelievable graphics of an incredibly realistic warfare experience.

Experience tomorrow's war today in an immersive series of land and air strikes. Get the job done using 70 new advanced weapons. Make it to the next skirmish via choppers, jets and gunships. Conceal yourself and lie in wait with night-vision goggles and ghillie suits, then bust through enemy strongholds in a display of powerful weaponry.

Features:

Authentic weapons include assault rifles with laser sites, claymore mines, .50 caliber sniper rifles, M-249 SAW machine guns and more
Engage hostiles from above in a thoroughly modern aerial gunship
Rim lighting, character self-shadowing, texture streaming and physics-enabled effects add incredible realism
Rack up experience points to unlock new items and gain perks
Create-a-class options allow you to customize gear for the best chance of success
Ride as part of an armada of attack choppers delivering manpower to the battlefield
Take down enemies from the sky in well-equipped jets
Matchmaking and leader boards provide the latest developments in tracking

Since its release in 2007, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has garnered critical acclaim, securing more than 15 perfect score reviews and more than 50 combined Editor's Choice and Game of the Year awards. Read more...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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Modern Warfare is back. On November 8th, the best-selling first person action series of all-time returns with the epic sequel to the multiple Game of the Year award winner Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Read more...

The Call: A Novel

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The daily rhythm of a veterinarian’s family in rural New England is shaken when a hunting accident leaves their eldest son in a coma. With the lives of his loved ones unhinged, the veterinarian struggles to maintain stability while searching for the man responsible. But in the midst of their great trial an unexpected visitor arrives, requesting a favor that will have profound consequences—testing a loving father’s patience, humor, and resolve and forcing husband and wife to come to terms with what “family” truly means.

The Call is a gift from one of the most talented and extraordinary voices in contemporary fiction—a unique and heartfelt portrait of a family, poignant and rich in humor and imagination.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Hardened Edition

List Price: ~~$99.99~~
Price: $99.99

Features:

New Kill Streak categories (Assault, Support and Specialist) that offer new perks and options for players
Deep multiplayer support, including two-player Co-op Survival mode
Customizable strike package options based on kill streaks
Special Hardened Edition bonus items

Boasting multiplayer map packs, memberships, in-game unlockables, and a one-of-a-kind book bound by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s untold secrets, the “Hardened Edition” is the definitive experience for the Call of Duty fan. Read more...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the 2011 release in the best-selling Call of Duty First-Person Shooter action series. The game is a direct sequel to the previous game in the series, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, with a campaign storyline continuing the struggle of U.S. forces against an invasion by the Russian Federation following the framing of an undercover U.S. agent in a terrorist attack on Moscow. Along with classic Call of Duty multi-character control, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 contains deep multiplayer support, including two-player Co-op Survival mode. The game also contains all-new Kill Streak categories and customizable strike packages that offer more options for player combat styles and strategies.

SunOpta Inc. Schedules Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results Release and ...

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Announced today that it will issue its financial results for the second quarter ended July 2, 2011 on August 9, 2011, after the close of the stock markets.

The Company plans to host a conference call at 10:00 AM Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, to discuss the second quarter 2011 financial results and recent corporate developments. After opening remarks, there will be a question and answer period. This conference call can be accessed via a link at the Company's website at www.sunopta.com . To listen to the live call over the Internet, please go to the Company's website at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. Additionally, the call may be accessed with the toll free dial-in number 1 (877) 312 - 9198 or International dial-in number (631) 291 - 4622. If you are unable to listen live, the conference call will be archived and can be accessed for approximately 90 days at the Company's website. A replay number can also be accessed between August 10th and 17th with the toll free dial-in number 1 (800) 642 - 1687 or (706) 645 - 9291 followed by pass code: 74437112#.

Source: MarketWatch (press release)

A Call to Take Back the Internet From Corporations - NYTimes.com

by By JENNIFER 8. LEE

The control that companies exert over the Internet in areas ranging from banking to freedom of speech has raised increasing levels of concern, especially in the wake of the controversial WikiLeaks release of State Department cables last year. Several companies constrained WikiLeaks, including Amazon, which kicked WikiLeaks off its servers after pressure from American lawmakers; PayPal, which suspended WikiLeaks’ account ; and credit card companies, which refused to take donations for it.

Governments at this point rarely act directly to constrain the Internet; instead, their policies are mediated through privately owned and operated services, Ms. MacKinnon said. This is true of China, which maintains the famed Great Firewall that blocks sites like Twitter, YouTube and Facebook in favor of local services. But domestically, every year the Chinese government gives out “China Internet Self-Discipline Awards” to honor companies that voluntarily cooperate with its censorship policies. Baidu, which had been Google’s rival in China before the search giant redirected China users to its uncensored Hong Kong site in 2010 , has been among the honorees.

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