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- 'Say Hey Kid' was true Giant among men Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:01AMMore than half a century ago, New York was the undisputed epicentre of major league baseball, pre-West Coast expansion. The Yankees had Mickey Mantle, the Dodgers had Jackie Robinson and the Giants had Willie Mays. The Big Apple was 3-for-3, batting 1.000.
- `Say Hey Kid' was true Giant among men Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:47AMMore than half a century ago, New York was the undisputed epicentre of major league baseball, pre-West Coast expansion. The Yankees had Mickey Mantle, the Dodgers had Jackie Robinson and the Giants had Willie Mays. The Big Apple was 3-for-3, batting 1.000.
- Big brands can be inept at defusing blog storms over recalls Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:00PMIn the past few days, we've seen product recalls for more than 1.5 million General Motors and Nissan automobiles for, respectively, faulty power steering and defective brakes. Closer to home, 1,000 "climate control" footrests, made by company based in Itasca, Ill., called Fellowes, were taken out of...
- Independence son fulfills life dream to be a firefighter like his father Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:26PMDave and Drew Hacker sit comfortably on the Independence Square as they try to remember the exact month and year Drew started dating his fiancée.
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese E-bulletin March 5, 2010 (Worldwide Faith Greek Orthodo) Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:11PMThis is the weekly edition of the GOA E-Bulletin. For more information just click on the links below to go to the topics of interest to you. If the link does not work from your email, copy the link and paste it into the address bar of your web browser. GREAT LENT: Great Lent began on Monday, February 15. The Archdiocese has a special web site dedicated to this holy season. Find resources for ...
- Portal 2 opening in Q4, co-op confirmed Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:45PM[UPDATE 3] Following weeks of cryptic teasers and a new Portal ending, Valve officially reveals new "full-fledged" sequel coming to PC and 360; GameStop listing confirms "multiplayer co-op mode,"
- Why Is 2010 Is Right for Valve and Gaming on the Mac Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:52AMLike most Mac-slinging gamers, I’m forced to resort to Boot Camp to satiate my penchant for playing hero, monster, and zombie apocalypse survivor.
- Why is 2010 the right time for Valve and gaming on the Mac? Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:14AMValve finally confirmed on Wednesday that it's coming to the Mac, and soon, but the timing seems a little odd. Why did Valve choose 2010 to be the Year of Mac Gaming?
- Felipe Massa: 'If I'd have crashed like that 10 years ago, I wouldn't be here now' Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:13PMIt usually takes something seismic in a racing driver's life to fill his head with thoughts of mortality. Something seismically positive, like first-time parenthood, or seismically negative, like a horrifying crash. Last year, Felipe Massa's world was rocked by both these experiences, and so I ask him, as he prepares for the start of the Formula One season in Bahrain next weekend, whether he ...
- Giant Interactive Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009 Results Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:57PMGiant Interactive Group Inc. , one of China's leading online game developers and operators, announced today its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.
- Boone girls outrun the Greyhounds Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:13AMHERSHEY -- Shippensburg tried to lure the Daniel Boone girls basketball team into the equivalent of a hardwood drag race in Tuesday's District 3-AAA state qualifier.
- Valve may soon raise the crowbar for Mac gaming Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:14AMLast week, enterprising gamers discovered some "evidence" that Steam, Valve's popular "App Store for games," might be coming to the Mac. On Wednesday, Macworld and a number of other outlets scored screenshots that pretty much confirm it, and even hint that blockbuster series like Half Life and Left 4 Dead should be along for the ride.
- News Round-up: 4th March 2010 Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:25AMThis week’s movers and shakers in the digital industry: Google and Tesco to sell houses? | Shazam launches audio recognition advertising | Yahoo tie-up with Twitter deepens | .xxx porn net domain plans revived | Kerrang | FindMeTV | Inbox DMG | ESPN | Motorcycling community GetOn | WebTrends | Rubicon Project | Yomego | Empire Magazine | toptable | Coremetrics | Stream 20 | Audience Science ...
- A Place to Call Home Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:03AMThe Hoosier sports tradition is one of the proudest in the collegiate ranks, and what happens on the field has...
- BEN column - New exhibit at Gallery 50; sell liquor at Walmart and Wawa; screaming about parking; Michael Holmes ... Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:27PMGood morning! Today is a special day.
- Valve May Soon Raise the Crowbar for Mac Gaming Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:04PMLast week, enterprising gamers discovered some "evidence" that Steam, Valve's popular "App Store for games," might be coming to the Mac. On Wednesday, Macworld...
- Valve may soon raise the crowbar for Mac gaming Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:24PMLast week, gamers discovered some "evidence" that Valve may bring its Steam service to the Mac. On Wednesday, Macworld obtained a screenshot that all but confirms it.
- Downey's stellar career at USC winding down Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:28PMCOLUMBIA -- Catch him while you can. Devan Downey's special South Carolina basketball career is winding down.
- Athens falls; Royal Oak, Shrine triumph Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:09PMWATERFORD - They say experience and age are virtues.
- resource center Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:13PMReceive the latest technology news and information. Durbin to introduce Internet human rights bill A U.S. senator plans to introduce legislation that would impose criminal or civil penalties on U.S. Internet companies that bow to pressure from foreign governments and violate human rights.
- Will Project Natal make "next-gen" obsolete? Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:08PMFrom here on out Microsoft are making their play for the masses, and it has all kicked off with a New Scientist feature on how Natal actually works. Natal senses motion by flooding your gaming room with infrared light while monochrome cameras record just how much light is being bounced back.
- Coyotes coach Tippett, family, enjoying life in the desert Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:46AMCoyotes coach, soon to become first-time grandfather, finds several ways to unwind.
- Indian new citizen/PR told Singapore NSman complaining about foreigners to make himself more “marketable” Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 11:57PMWritten by Our Correspondent A probable Indian new citizen/PR has asked a Singapore citizen and NSman complaining about unfair competition from foreigners to make himself more “marketable” on a discussion about the Budget 2010 on YPAP Facebook: [Source: YPAP Facebook] The discussion was started by YPAP member Genesis Shen who had expressed concerns that the PAP’s “generous spending” [...]
- Johnson counts the cost of the bruising defeat to Ireland Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 6:18PMThe England manager Martin Johnson is not yet surveying the debris of a failed Six Nations campaign, although it will break into a thousand pieces if his struggling side lose the Calcutta Cup match with Scotland in Edinburgh on Saturday week.
- Will There Be Consequences?: Loose Lips Daily - City Desk - Washington City Paper Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 8:34AMMorning all. How will the D.C. Council deal with one of its own? That is a question that will begin to be answered this morning, as Chairman Vincent C. Gray takes reporters' questions on his response to the Bennett Report.
- Minnesota sputtering back to life Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:22AMLeaders at the Capitol who must wrestle down a massive budget deficit are cautiously optimistic that Minnesota has started to pull itself from the death grip that clamped down on the nation's economy....
- Brighter forecast: Minnesota sputtering back to life Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 10:52PMBudget outlook due Tuesday is likely to point toward recovery.
- The A4 and the A8: secrets of the iPad's brain Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 9:14PMMost companies, when they go to the enormous expense of designing a complex chip, tell everyone about it. Even a company like Sun or IBM, whose chips are used only in their own computers, unveil the details of their new processors well before products based on those new parts come to market. This is true for game consoles, for SoCs of all flavors, for PC chips, and for most of the rest of the ...
- Due for a stint on the podium Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:55PMThere are a handful of iconic photographs in the world that serve to remind you - if only briefly - that there are others out there doing it that little bit harder, more bravely, more stoically than yourself, and whatever you're doing you should pause for a moment to reflect on your comparative health/wealth/good fortune.
- 19 Startups Showing Their Wares At TechCrunch Japan’s TokyoCamp Demo Event Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 9:30AMA total of 19 Japanese startups were given the chance to show their services at TokyoCamp, a demo event held by TechCrunch Japan (one of the country's biggest blogs) this Friday. The event, which was co-organized by hosting company KDDI Web Communications , was a blast and attracted over 200 people this time. This was the third TokyoCamp (see here and here for my previous reports), and here are ...
- Best Weapons of All Time Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 10:05AMFrom the BFG to the Crowbar, we pick our 50 favorites.
- Peterborough sport: this week from the archives - 27/02/10 Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:13AM10 YEARS AGO FOOTBALL: Former Deeping Rangers player Malcolm Christie bagged his fourth goal of the season to ensure a vital point for relegation threatened Derby at Sunderland. (27/02/2010 09:00:00)
- Microsoft vs. the Zombie Hordes Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 5:26PMMicrosoft did battle with millions of zombies in an attempt to decapitate a botnet known as "Waledac." It used a combined technological/legal assault and managed to quickly snuff out the spam-spewing ...
- Inside Forza Motorsport, Part III: The Physics Of Driving Games [Forzalopnik] Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 12:12PM# forzalopnik On Monday, we took a look at a pretty cool office . On Wednesday, how to make a fake car sound real . Earlier today, a Jalopnik-liveried Shelby . Now, we look at the guts of Forza's digital world. Welcome to the machine. More »
- Microsoft vs. the Zombie Hordes Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 12:04PMMicrosoft did its best Woody Harrelson impression this week and set out to bag some zombies. The zombies we're talking about here are PCs infected with malware. The bad guys spread the malware around and then remotely control victims' computers as part of a botnet that can do stuff like send out spam email or carry out DDoS attacks.
- H.S. basketball: Saratoga boys bounced in first round of Class AA tournament by Queensbury, 84-67 Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 4:15AMSARATOGA SPRINGS — The surprising season for the Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks boys basketball team ended just about as abruptly as it appeared to begin.
- Oil barons ruined my fantasy football Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 12:38AMThe emergence of Premier League clubs as playthings of foreign plutocrats has had a devastating effect on the fantasy chairmen of England When Ernest Hemingway prepared to write, he would imagine himself stepping into the boxing ring to do pugilistic battle with Tolstoy, Dickens or Balzac. Hemingway had an old-fashioned view of the sexes and chivalrously refrained from make‑believe bouts of ...
- The forgotten story of ... the 1932 US bobsled team Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 7:05PMThe incredible tale of how the 1932 Winter Olympics brought together four fascinating men to win gold and a place in history This is a long story. It is also a good story. One that has never been told in full anywhere else. Maybe you want to read it here and now on the screen, or maybe you would like to print it out and read it later on. You could even tuck up in bed with it tonight. It is, I ...
- Pass the magic scarf, an oil baron has ruined my fantasy football | Harry Pearson Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 7:01PMThe emergence of Premier League clubs as playthings of foreign plutocrats has had a devastating effect on the fantasy chairmen of England When Ernest Hemingway prepared to write, he would imagine himself stepping into the boxing ring to do pugilistic battle with Tolstoy, Dickens or Balzac. Hemingway had an old-fashioned view of the sexes and chivalrously refrained from make‑believe bouts of ...
- Team notes: NASCAR drivers ante up for Las Vegas trip Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:14PMNASCAR team reports as the Sprint Cup Series continues its Western swing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
- The Adjudicator verdict - S14, W3 Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 7:00AMThe Adjudicator has taken this week to sit back, relax and try to figure out why his wife is mad at him. But he's a professional and he has still managed to whip up his verdict for round three.
- 3 keys to beating Villanova Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 4:31AMIGNORE THE HYPE Arinze Onuaku made the classic undersell. Like athletes are supposed to do in the wake of a big game, the Syracuse center assured reporters that Saturday's matchup against No. 7 Villanova will be treated just like any other. Preparing for the Wildcats was a lot like doing so for Providence or St.
- On the blueline: One game to go, vs. Canada, gold at stake Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 11:09PMUSA women's hockey national team member Caitlin Cahow, a 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, will document her experience as she prepares to compete at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.
- Herald Scotland Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 5:50AMFor Celtic, the secret to success at Ibrox this weekend is to hit early and accurately and draw the current champions out of their preferred counter-attacking shell.
- The Adjudicator, Super 14 Rd 3 Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 5:36AMThe Adjudicator has performed two backflips in as many weeks with Queensland Reds. They've cost him two wins. No more gymnastics. Send him your thoughts for week three.
- Big 12 Conference Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 2:36AMBig 12 Conference-Around the Big 12
- Eagles release Westbrook, one of team's greatest offensive weapons Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 12:19AMThe Eagles announced Tuesday that they are releasing Brian Westbrook, the team's all-time leader in yards from scrimmage. He had been scheduled to make $7.25 million in 2010. Indications are the team did not present Westbrook with an opportunity to stay on for less money.
- WORLD CUP 2010: England boss Fabio Capello facing big problems ahead of finals Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 7:43PMIt has been a week to forget for England boss Fabio Capello. Aaron Lennon has suffered a recurrence of his groin injury, England’s training base in South Africa is still a building site and another of his players is the subject of tabloid speculation about his private life.
- Resident Evil 5 - Walkthrough (PS3) Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 3:34PMResident Evil 5 (X360) Resident Evil 5
- Teutonic Tuesday: Exit Kaka, Enter Cacau! Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 1:13AMOft-neglected Stuttgart striker Cacau was in the form of his life this weekend. Read on for a discussion of his performance, a round-up of all the other big games, and a review on the Bundesliga/Serie A battle for third place among European leagues.