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Where will you be on May 10 at 7.00am?
If you’re awake and anywhere near a computer, you might be one of the first members of the general public to get a look at the very first official Gears of War 2 trailer.
Microsoft confirmed to UK megablog CVG that it’ll be releasing a “90 to 120 second” long teaser of the sequel at that amazingly specific date and time. Expect major disruptions to your local internet services as everyone downloads the highest resolution version possible for frame-by-frame analysis.
And it’ll be proper gameplay footage too, not some boring old atmospheric CG movie or the intro. Set an alarm now. Or just come back here at about 11.30am on the day. We’re never in that much of a hurry.

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CHICAGO - Voices for peace, justice, impeachment, and freedom gathered for a permitted march from downtown Chicago to a park on the outskirts of downtown. The march dissipated at the end of the march, but those voices which had gathered refused to end their night there.
The permitted march was planned by the M20 Coalition in Chicago. For two months (at least), meetings were held and groups like 8th Day Center for Justice; Albany Park, North Park, Mayfair Neighbors for Peace and Justice; American Friends Service Committee / Truth in Military Recruitment; American Muslims For Palestine; ANSWER Chicago; Arab American Action Network; Catholic Schoolgirls Against the War; Chicago Area CodePINK; Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism, Chicago Labor Against the War; Chicago Media Action, Chicago No War On Iran Coalition; Chicago Progressive Alliance, Chicago World Cant Wait! Drive Out the Bush Regime!, Cook County Green Party, National Lawyers Guild - Chicago Chapter, Neighbors for Peace; Nicaragua Solidarity Network, North Shore Coalition for Peace and Justice, South Siders for Peace, UIC Students for a Democratic Society; Voices for Creative Non-Violence, and Wellington Avenue United Church of Christ (and more who were not normally present at the regular meetings to plan March 19th but who were endorsers).
A rally featuring Kathy Kelly, IVAW members (a few who were present at Winter Soldier), Morton West students, a member of the Mexican Solidarity Network and more was held as people gathered on the Federal Plaza. The rally lasted one hour and then people took off down the street to make their voices heard.
The march headed west of the Loop and then wound back towards Michigan Ave. The marchers headed north to an end that is accurately described by OB Rag like this:
CHICAGO - March 19, 2008 - Police officers, in riot gear and on horses, were ready. The protesters seemed ready to take a stand.They numbered in the thousands. The Bench does not have an official estimate, but a guess is well over 10,000 people marched north along Michigan Avenue. They started with a rally and speeches at 5:00 p.m., then walked from Dearborn and Monroe to Walton and Dearborn. It was loud, boisterous and peaceful. But the ending was a cliff hanger. It looked like a riot might break out, and the Chicago Police were not backing down.

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