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- Ins and Outs: EPL transfer window special Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:06PMEvery transfer from the English Premier League made during the transfer window that closed at midnight, August 31
- A videogame history of bullet-time Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:57PMVariations on bullet-time are legion, yet the essence remains the same. Slow down the action, make enemies say “Faaaarrrccck” in a deep bass, and allow the player some extra time to lock onto his or her prey.
- Pachter: Mafia II not likely to be profitable Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:57AMTake-Two's title gets whacked at retail
- Around 75 participants show up for BYU football's walk-on tryout Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:36AMOn a cool, end-of-August Monday afternoon in Provo, nearly 75 hopefuls showed up for BYU's walk-on football tryouts. If they play their cards right, work hard and get a few breaks, one of them may end
- WL stores pull 'spice' at police request Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:08AMAn ordinance to ban the sale of synthetic marijuana in West Lafayette won't go before the city council until September, but two businesses apparently have pulled the product from their stores' shelves.
- Analyst: Mafia II Likely Unprofitable, Long Delays Aren't Helping Take-Two Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:52AMRead Dead Redemption will help power Take-Two past revenue estimates when it reports its third fiscal quarter this week -- which is a good thing, says Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter, given the underperformance of Mafia II and the possible delays of two games. Rockstar's critically-acclaimed open world Western is still selling strongly enough to cover for Mafia II's weakness -- which is ...
- Paul Allen Sues 11 Companies, Including Google and Apple, for Patent Infringement Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:02AMBillionaire Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, filed suit Friday in federal court against 11 Internet search and e-commerce companies, including Apple, Google and Facebook, alleging that they are using technology developed at his now-shuttered California laboratory, Interval Research Corp.
- Fall Film Preview: Fall Season Promises Music and Magic Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:25AMThe next film based on C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia series hits theaters this December.
- Paul Allen, Vivendi, Google, Holocaust Art, Gucci: Intellectual Property Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:40PMA business owned and controlled by Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft Corp., sued 11 companies including Google Inc., Apple Inc. and EBay Inc., saying they infringed patents on Web-based technology.
- Incumbent mayors draw opposition Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:53AMMountainburg's former police chief will try to unseat the mayor who fired him in this November's municipal elections.
- RESULTS Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:00PMWebster 23 21 7 0 — 51
- Paul Allen Sues 11 Companies, Including Google and Apple, for Patent Infringement Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:38PMBillionaire Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, filed suit Friday in federal court against 11 Internet search and e-commerce companies, including Apple, Google and Facebook, alleging that they are using technology developed at his now-shuttered California laboratory, Interval Research Corp. The suit lists alleged violations of four technology patents developed at Interval Research in the 1990s ...
- AHS class of 1975 enjoys 35th reunion Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:43PMAbilene High School class of 1975 had their 35th class reunion over the July 16 - 18 weekend. A total of 37 classmates participated in the weekend festivities.
- Lady Gaga, Princess Diana Beaten by Byron in Celebrity Stakes Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:30PMIf you’re looking for someone to blame for Lady Gaga , Madonna and Britney Spears , go back to 19th-century actress Sarah Bernhardt, who made headlines with her love life and traveled with a pet lynx.
- Prep soccer preview: West, Central and East return players; young North rebuilds Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:11AMWest Davidson was a game away from a share of the Central Carolina Conference title before falling at champ Salisbury. The Hornets are CCC favorites again this season, but with what the Green Dragons return, they're likely to have a say in the matter.
- More in the bottle: the dubious value of game length Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:53PMWhenever a game is previewed, a writer is going to ask about the length. Whenever the length of a game is given in a review, there is bound to be someone in the comments wailing about the state of modern gaming, and it's always the same gripe: "Since when is it okay to release a game at X price that's only Y hours long?" Last week a group of developers wrote a series of articles arguing that ...
- Prep football team capsules Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 7:16AMFERNDALE HEAD COACH: Ryan Dunlap
- Smith fights prison releases Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 4:57AMTanika Lynch shot and stabbed to death Jocelyn Payne in her Harrison Township apartment in 1995 in a dispute over money. She was sentenced to 16 years and eight months in prison for second-degree murder.
- Will Comets' core be able to score? Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 8:51PMMason is hopeful of a repeat as Greater Miami Conference champions , but the Comets will have to find a way to put enough goals on the board. "The big question is, can we score enough goals?" Comets coach Paul Reedy said.
- Smith fights prison releases Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 8:24PMAs state tries to reduce prison population, prosecutor creates unit to challenge some parole board actions
- NCAA Football Preview - BYU Cougars Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 12:26PM2009 SEASON IN REVIEW: The BYU Cougars started off with a bang last season when they opened up the new Cowboys Stadium in Dallas with a thrilling 14-13 win over third-ranked Oklahoma. Granted, the Sooners had to finish the game without Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford who was knocked out for the season on a hit by Coleby Clawson, but still the Cougars were fighting an uphill battle against one ...
- NATALIE PORTMAN HAS LUSTY LESBIAN LIP LOCK WITH MILA KUNIS — PHOTO! Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 5:11AMNATALIE Portman shares a sexy lesbian kiss with Mila Kunis in the dark thriller Black Swan. Portman plays an obsessive ballet dancer competing for the lead role in Swan Lake, but in order to get it she has to trump new pupil Kunis. The film also stars Vincent Cassel as the girls’ artistic director and Winona Ryder, [...]
- Talent, depth give East Lansing good shot at CAAC Blue title Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 3:51AMCAAC BLUE
- Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis Share Kiss in Upcoming Movie Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 3:18PMNatalie Portman locks lips with Mila Kunis for the dark thriller, ‘Black Swan’ Tara Fowler A picture from the upcoming dark thriller Black Swan features Natalie Portman sharing a steamy kiss with Mila Kunis . Portman plays an obsessive ballet dancer competing for the lead role in Swan Lake , but in order to get it she has to trump new pupil Kunis, reports Showbiz Spy .
- Mountain West: TCU ramps up as Utah bows out Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 1:53PMTCU was one second away from likely playing for the title last season and has much of the team back. You know what that means: The Horned Frogs should be in the conversation again, J. Darin Darst says. Utah - Mountain West Conference - United States - TCU Horned Frogs - Sport
- Former Rockstar Developers Form Socialspiel, Announce 'Push' Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 6:38PMSocialspiel, a new Vienna-based development studio featuring several ex-Rockstar employees, has announced its first title. Called Push, the turn-based title is a browser-based online board game featuring a character named Pon Du Bear. It will be available to play on Facebook, Belgian social networking website Netlog, and other social services. Socialspiel is focused on creating browser-based ...
- Socialspiel Announces First Title, Push Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 4:58PMPush (Web) Former Rockstar games developers go small and social in Vienna, Austria.
- Scoreboard: Aug. 17 Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 6:34AMTransactions BASEBALL American League <
- GDC Europe: Alan Wake – What Took So Long? Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 4:47PMAlan Wake (X360) And more from Remedy Entertainment.
- Ludacris Will Rock the Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel in September; Fashion Show and Openers by Sean Forbes and ... Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 2:48PMMTV and Grammy Award winner Ludacris will meld his driving song style into Detroit's night life Friday, September 10, 2010, when he performs live at MotorCity Casino Hotel. Tickets range from $32-39 in The Sound Board at the hotel and packages for the weekend are now on sale.
- People & Places for Aug. 16 Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 11:21PMON THE MOVE ADVERTISINGJacki Juenger is an account executive at The Martin Agency. She was formerly with Universal McCann in New York. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Richmond and her master's from Virginia Commonwealth University's Brandcenter. Colton Payne is an account coordinator at The Martin Agency. ...
- Prep Roundup: Bruins edge league-leading El Dorado, 3-2 Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 4:18PMThe last time Coleman Huntley took to the mound against El Dorado, the Pioneer Valley League's first-place team, Bear River's junior right-hander fell one run short of knocking off the Cougars.
- Cougar scrimmage: A preview of what's to come Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 3:21AMHow noteworthy could Saturday's first BYU football scrimmage really have been? In an "opening" setting, with about 4,000 fans looking on at LaVell Edwards Stadium, head coach Bronco Mendenha
- For the Record Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 2:46AMScores, statistics, standings and information of local and national sports.
- With Cougar Nation watching, both QBs look good Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 2:21AMThe only group that seems to have reached a consensus opinion right now about BYU's developing quarterback battle is the defense.
- Taco John’s annual youth golf classic is a success Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 11:10PMMUSCATINE, Iowa – Just before thunderstorms rolled into the areaFriday afternoon, the 16th annual Taco John’s Youth Golf Classicwrapped up.
- Only group that seems unanimous about BYU QB decision is the defense Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 5:51PMThe only group that seems to have a consensus right now about BYU's developing quarterback battle is the defense.
- Golf: Canfield shoots 69 to win city junior tournament Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 1:59AMMUSCATINE, Iowa - Michael Canfield fired a 3 under 69 Thursdayto win the boys 16-18 age group at the Muscatine Junior City GolfTournament at the Municipal Golf Course.
- News Digest Reviews: 50 HD Movies And 47 HD Hotties! By Swanni Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 4:02PMWashington, D.C. (August 8, 2010) -- 50 HD Movies, 14 Days & 47 HD Hotties! (note: the films are listed in alphabetical order.)
- Rodeo specialty act: 'one heck of a cowboy' Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 1:51PMRiding rodeo is hard enough with two hands, but doing so with one is unheard of. John Payne, dubbed the One Arm Bandit, does just that, defying the odds every time he puts on a show. Not only does he manage a feat once thought impossible, he does it well.
- Free-spending, debt-laden Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 11:33AMJacqui Payne wanted to be just like her friends, and creditcards were the means to get there.
- Carlisle could call bond election to ease classroom shortages Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 8:41AMPRICE - Citing near-crisis level overcrowding, Carlisle Independent School District trustees agreed to set Aug. 23 to make a final decision on calling a November bond election.
- Hands-on helping hand Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 12:04AMWhen Gene Payne of Max Motors approached the administrators at Nevada Regional Technical Center about an automotive shadowing program, he found Director Teresa Stark very interested. During a tour of the facility, Payne noticed the need for help and community support.
- Wahlberg gets star in Hollywood sidewalk Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 8:51PMMark Wahlberg has been enshrined in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- School/city cooperation Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 7:58AMNorth Tonawanda School Board member Michael P. Carney issued a challenge to city officials during Tuesday night's board of education meeting.
- Oklahoma oil and gas drilling activity Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 2:37AMCarter: Wagner & BrownLP, Croskell No. 1H-17 Well, SW/4 NW/4 SW/4 NE/4 (BHL) of 17-03S-03E, 2149 MCFPD, 108 BOPD, TD 15,184 feet.
- Waco news briefs for Aug. 10 Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 12:11AMRockstar Games programmer and Texas State Technical College graduate Jason Jurecka will give a free presentation about the gaming industry at 1 p.m. Thursday in TSTC’s John B. Connally auditorium, at Crest and Campus drives.
- Monday Morning Quarterback Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 8:10PMCue the Little River Band earworm... Kim Hollis: The Other Guys opened to $35.6 million. Is this more, less, or about what you expected? Should Sony be pleased with the result?
- Ferrell’s ‘The Other Guys’ Captures Box Office Crown Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 2:49PMThe buddy cop comedy drew $35.6 million-worth of audiences across the nation Joshua Lindsey Dream thriller Inception ’s three-week run at the top of the box office charts has come to an end, as the Will Ferrell-Mark Wahlberg buddy cop farce The Other Guys debuted at No. 1 with a domestic total of $35.6 million over the three-day period, reports MTV News .
- Five Video Games That Must Become Movies Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 12:15PMMovies based on video games tend to, for lack of a better word, suck. Super Mario Bros. Max Payne. Even the, ahem, “charms” of Milla Jovovich, have not been sufficient to mask the fact that the Resident Evil franchise lacks the old-school chills that made the video games such memorable classics. Blame lazy studios (it’s always [...]