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Jan 16 News

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• Game companies offer sales for Haiti relief

  In the wake of the tragic earthquake in Haiti, many game companies are selling their products for no profit, instead sending the proceeds to Haiti relief. The earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti this past Tuesday has led to the loss of tens of thousa (read)

• Leno gets support from NBC staff

  los angeles (ap) -- jay leno staffers say their boss isn't the bad guy in nbc's late-night upheaval.... (read)

• E Street Band's Clarence Clemons has back surgery

  new york (ap) -- e street band saxophonist clarence clemons says he's 'in great spirits' after undergoing back surgery.... (read)

• FESTICANTO THE NATIONAL SINGING COMPETITION (Los Angeles)

  FESTICANTO, This is A Great Oportunity!! For SINGERS!! Win The Production Of Your Album For FREE!! For Information Go To: http://www.festicanto.com/ (read)

• After a Death, Embracing Life's Diversity

  As part of the process of grieving for her husband, Corinne Bailey Rae completes an album thick with textures of rock, jazz and soul. (read)

• Huskies rediscover who they truly are | Jerry Brewer

  Well, guess the panicking can stop now. What's wrong with the Huskies? No, how about what's right with the Huskies? In a dramatic, euphoric blur of a week, the University of Washington men's basketball team has restored its moxie. The Huskies didn't (read)

• Nomltest FS 1.0.1

  Try out a new and fun to play space shooting arcade game. ( read more ) (read)

• PC News: Sims slay soldiers, dragons, and zombies in Dec. PC sales - 22 Hou

  Capping off a successful 2009, The Sims 3 and its expansion pack took the top two sales slots on the December 2009 PC sales charts, beating out Modern Warfare 2, Dragon Age: Origins, and Left 4 Dead 2. Despite some heavy competition from a trio of re (read)

• Trailer Trash

  Haiti music doc halted Former Fugee Wyclef Jean (right) was filming a documentary about Haiti's musicians when the earthquake struck so devastatingly last week. Jean had only left Port-au-Prince a few days before, having spent months on his native is (read)

• Conan's ratings soar as NBC exit nears

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• Kimmel tweaks Leno, NBC over late-night dispute

  los angeles (ap) -- jimmy kimmel stepped into nbc's late-night fray on jay leno's turf, taking comic aim at him and nbc on 'the jay leno show.'... (read)

• Julianne Moore's Eccentric New Bulgari Ad

  Courtesy BVLGARI First she was , now shes Bulgaris! Last month, we that A Single Man star Julianne Moore, 49, would be making her debut as the face of Bulgaris Spring Summer 2010 jewelry and watch ad campaign that launches in February. Now, the (read)

• Bloody letter shows Van Gogh's turmoil

  Richard Brooks, Arts Editor LETTERS in which Vincent van Gogh confesses to crippling doubts about himself as a man and an artist are to be displayed alongside his paintings. Now, 120 years after his suicide, the artist's 'worthless' paintings on (read)

• The Letters of Samuel Pepys, edited by Guy de la Bédoyère

  Drawing together more than 30 unpublished letters, this new collection spans Pepys's entire political career, and a fascinating period of British history. While the early letters contain rare vignettes of political life in the dying days of the (read)

• MP says TV debates can undermine foreign-based Persian language TV channels

  Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN - MP Mostafa Kavakebian stated here on Saturday that with the recent TV debates between conservative and reformist figures, foreign Persian language TV channels could lose their viewers. The continuation of the TV (read)

• Aerosmith Concert Rumours Untrue

  A representative for Aerosmith has cleared up rumours the rockers will be performing at a charity concert in China without frontman Steven Tyler, insisting the show was booked as a solo gig for guitarist Joe Perry. Reports surfaced earlier this week (read)

• Wii Video: Sushi Go Round: Trailer: Game Trailers - 5 Days Ago

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• Sam Houston Race Park results: Jan. 15

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• New to the WEB? Want to MEET Deal or No Deal Models? (LONG BEACH)

  Looking for a young web-personality ages 18-25 who would like to document their attendance at a red carpet event tomorrow in Long Beach from 6 pm. Want someone who can do this in a similar style as some YouTube video blogs (ie: 'ijustine' see lin (read)

• Kennedy Catholic trips No. 8 Hazen, 68-54 | Prep Boys Basketball

  Sophomore Mitch Penner scored 30 points, leading Kennedy Catholic to a 68-54 Seamount League upset of eighth-ranked Hazen. (read)

• DATABASE: Most popular Netflix rentals in the Mid-Valley

  Movies are a popular source of entertainment in the Mid-Valley. This database gives a peek into the cinema tastes of the community in one form -- online rental statistics. This database uses information provided by Netflix, the largest online DVD ren (read)

• 411 Games Feedback: What Will Happen First? Natal? DS2? Wii HD?

  With rumours about the next DS and the next Wii, the upcoming Project Natal and Duke Nukem Forever coming up again, which of these do you think will happen first? * Project Natal release * Duke Nukem Forever release * DS2 announcement * Wii HD (read)

• DJ 'Volunteer'need for Haiti relief fundraiser (Danbury CT)

  We are looking to raise money for the Haitian earthquake victims and are doing a benefit on Wed evening from 7PM to Midnight in Danbury CT. If you have the sprit of volunteerism and would be willing to donate your services to this worthy cause, we'd (read)

• E Street Band's Clarence Clemons has back surgery

  new york (ap) -- e street band saxophonist clarence clemons says he's 'in great spirits' after undergoing back surgery.... (read)

• Personal Assistant (Coast to Coast)

  Hi, I have lived Las Vegas about 2yrs now and I want to relocate to California!! I am a sexy, smart, capable female available for (live-in) personal assistant duties. I am from Virginia (East Coast), enjoy cooking, cleaning, shopping, managing al (read)

• TV ANCHOR/Actor Needed (Los Angeles)

  We're seeking 3 TV anchors for a 1 day shoot. Non-SAG actors only. Great reel builder. There is pay. $50/hour for shooting (read)

• Amazing Headshots Normally $350, just $99 on Sunday/Monday

  Amazing Headshots Normally $350, just $99 on Sunday/Monday Hi there, we have a vacancy in our schedule and would love to offer it to people in need high quality photos. Normally $350 we can offer you a full headshot package at just $99 if you (read)

• need EXTRAS for indie music video (los angeles)

  Looking for extras, both male and female, for an indie music video for an up and coming artist. Will be filmed and directed by a well established commercial director/editor. Lots of fun and old school dancing! Think Motown/Amy Winehouse/Twist n Shout (read)

• My Pixma Pro 9000MarkII is up and runing

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• 6 Orlando Students, 3 Teachers from The First Academy Safe in Haiti, Coming

  Six high-school students and three teachers from Orlando, FL are safe and accounted for after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti late Tuesday afternoon. The group, from The First Academy, a private school in Orlando, is on a missions trip (read)

• Davis on soccer: Fan activism takes center stage

  Fan activism is not a new sensation in the world of soccer. Brazilian fans have tried to get in locker rooms after disappointing performances from their beloved squads in South American while English fans have rallied outside the offices of managemen (read)

• Olympic reporter ponders her ethics

  EDMOND, Okla. - A year ago, Alice Mawdsley lay in a coma after a snowmobile accident in the Northwest Territories. She recovered and ran with the 2010 Olympic flame in Edmonton this past week. Fifty years ago, Doreen Ryan, was the first woman to comp (read)

• models wanted!

  We are currently in search for 8-10 outgoing female models for a live promotional event happening Saturday night !. Models must be fit, attractive, sexy and outgoing. Ability to intermingle with VIP guests is required. For more information and d (read)

• Lady Gaga Performs on 'Oprah,' Pledges Support to Haiti

  Pop star Lady Gaga performed on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' on Friday (Jan. 15) -- a day after The singer showed no apparent signs of illness as she performed a medley of her hits on the live show Friday. She wore a black outfit studded with spikes and (read)

• From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: 'A Remarkable Movie That Boggles

  UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- OVERVIEW: In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. The final level, abduction, was classified as the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document . . (read)

• Anil Ambani plans MGM Hollywood takeover

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  By Sean Chavel in Los Angeles Everybody's doing them, but I am most passionate about mine. Or at least that's what I say about my own work. I was at such a peak at ten that I couldn't limit it to that number, so I have a top 20. There were too many f (read)

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  'The Hangover' star Zach Galifianakis and Paul Rudd will team up together for the comedy 'Will,' reports The Hollywood Reporter. The two will be starring in 'Dinner for Schmucks,' a comedy to be released by Paramount. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay will (read)

• Clown performances are quirky, charming, funny not a Bozo in sight

  The show starts the minute you enter the lobby, with Jens Wazel ostentatiously showing you to your seat. How can you tell Wazel is a performer? It has something to do with his lively eyes and his herky-jerky wave hello at all newcomers. But it's evid (read)

• Tebow to appear in Super Bowl commercial

  Tim Tebow is taking his star power to sport's biggest stage. The former Florida quarterback and his mother will appear in a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl next month. The Christian group Focus on the Family says the Tebows will share a (read)

• NYC crews sent to Haiti draw on 9/11 experience

  A team of 80 search-and-rescue specialists from New York City is on a mission to Haiti. The squad is made up of elite members of the police and fire departments who have unique expertise working in collapsed buildings. The group touched down in Haiti (read)

• Preview: Napoleon: Total War

  Last year's real-time grand strategy title, Empire: Total War, proved to be an interesting experiment in balancing ambition and implementation. The fifth full installation in the Total War series was a radical departure from the franchise's tried and (read)

• a retrospective look on...

  now that little big planet has been out for over a year i think it's time for a postmortem review to see if its still game of the year material. if lpb had been released this year, could it have still managed to win? honestly, i don't think so. im no (read)

• XfugXfug, Gossip Fug

  'Hey guys:[Photo: Splash]'I'm Taylor, Mistress of the Dark. I'll be sucking your blood right after you buy some of these Victoria's Secret LacieTM hiphuggers. They're 3 for $30 and come with a coupon... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we (read)

• Critics' choose 'The Hurt Locker' as best picture

  los angeles (ap) -- iraq war drama 'the hurt locker' and its director took top honors at the critics' choice awards, while quentin tarantino's 'inglourious basterds' and james cameron's 'avatar' won the most awards.... (read)

• Reporter's notebook: Nothing can mask smell of death

  Here are some observations four days after Tuesday's massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti's capital: What images can't convey What is missing from TV or the photo images are the smells in Port-au-Prince. Depending on where you are, it c (read)

• Biodun Shobanjo: Beyond Advertising Success

  By Chuddy Oduenyi HUMAN progress is often aided by the exertions of specially talented individuals who make the extraordinary seem rather ordinary. Propelled by an inner sense of personal mission to make a difference in a world populated by mischiev (read)

• Oh My God! She's a Scud!

  Operation Desert Storm began nineteen years ago today (U.S. time–it was already December January 17 in Iraq when the first air strike hit Baghdad).  Thanks to mobile satellite communications, 24-hour cable news, and embedded journalists — (read)

• Art history in the making

  Art in school takes on a different meaning when it's actually painted on the walls. Will it have an effect on the pupils' lives? Only time will tell. Zillah Bugeja speaks to James Micallef Grimaud and Selina Scerri, the artists who made it happen at (read)

• Reinventing opera as pop extravaganza

  You would think Mitch Sebastian had done it all. The Irishman living in London had collaborated with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He created the international hit show The Rat PackLive From Las Vegas. As a director and choreographer, he had won awa (read)

• Ship Simulator 2008 Addon - XMAS Triple Super Pack

  This is a very complex pack with new missions and boats for Ship Simulator 2008 ( read more ) (read)

• Chuck’s Best Video Game-Inspired Moments

  Are you watching Chuck on NBC? If not, you definitely should be - this is the show gamers have been waiting for. This spy/thriller-inspired comedy (with a goofy lead character who works at a fictitious electronics store called Buy More) is packed wit (read)

• Seikon no Qwaser - 01 (Director's Cut)

  BIGLOBE started streaming the uncensored director's cut of the first episode of Seikon no Qwaser today, and it was indeed chock full of all the fanservice and nudity that the regular broadcast version was missing. Warning: Tons of Nudity after the (read)

• U.S. newspaper group to file bankruptcy

  DENVER -- The publisher of the Denver Post, The Detroit News, the Salt Lake Tribune and 51 other daily newspapers says it will declare bankruptcy. Affiliated Media Inc., the holding company for the MediaNews Group of newspapers, based in Denver, sai (read)

• Production Journalism Training on Offer from NUJ

  The Scottish office of the National Union of Journalists is offering three training courses in production journalism. Taking place at Glasgow Metropolitan College and starting in March, the courses are as follows: NEWSPAPER TEXT HANDLING COURSE (read)

• Obama taps Bush, Clinton for Haiti relief role

  President Barack Obama says the Haitian earthquake relief effort will not be measured in days or weeks, but in months and even years. Obama is asking former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to coordinate efforts to involve more Americans in (read)

• HPD officer kills man who opened fire on police

  A man who opened fire on police in northeast Houston was killed by an officer overnight. The gunfire exchange happened around 9:30 p.m. Friday as Houston Police Department narcotics officers were executing a search warrant in the 6700 block of Letche (read)

• Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP, Representing Investors Who Purchased Koss Cor

  Notice is hereby given that Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on behalf of a class consisting of all persons or entities who purchased the securitie (read)

• CBS Plans Super Coverage

  Optional: Temporarily hide the 'tabber' class so it does not 'flash' on the page as plain HTML. After tabber runs, the class is changed to 'tabberlive' and it will appear. CBS Audio Technician Kevin McHale helps prep the announce booth. Photo: 2007 (read)

• The Boss of Bosses

  That guy with the earthquake move. The ice thing. The stupid jerkface that won't hold still. Whatever their form, bosses have been a part of gaming since the early days of Atari. Personally I've always been a sucker for boss battles-they can very hea (read)

• Celebrity hairdresser launches exclusive 'Hair Holiday' package

  The Stuart Holmes Hair Salon and Spa, based in the heart of Cheltenham, has launched a unique package entitled a 'Hair Holiday'.' Described by many people as the opposite number to a spa break, the 'Hair Holiday' provides 24 hours worth of pampering. (read)

• 'The Hurt Locker' named best picture at Critics' Choice Awards

  LOS ANGELES ' James Cameron's 'Avatar' and Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds' won the most awards at Friday's Critics' Choice Awards, but the top honor went to Iraq war drama 'The Hurt Locker' and its director-producer Kathryn Bigelow. 'Locke (read)

• Ngugi wa Thiong'o Interview

  Granta has a video interview with Kenyan novelist Ngugi wa Thiong'o. They did it in honor of the fact that they're excerpting his new memoir, Dreams in a Time of War, in their forthcoming 'Work' issue. (Thiong'o's book, is included on my Books to Wat (read)

• Publishing Grass's Stasi Record

  Apparently they're going to publish the files the Stasi took on Gunter Grass whenever he visited East Germany. Grass was completely surrounded by spies when he came to the GDR. All his official interlucutors were IMs, 'unofficial employees' (s (read)

• a&r? serious manager? (where you are)

  production/songwriting team with multi platinum credits now available for production and song placement. serious inquiries only please. (read)

• Dream 2 IMG Model Casting Call (Midtown)

  Dream 2 IMG Is Having A Casting Party @ CLUb D'OR Located at 204 West 55th Street Today Saturday January 16th 2010 Open Bar For All Models From 10pm-11pm And Casting Is From 10pm-12am Party Is Till 4am We Are Looking For The Sexiest Promotional (read)

• Eurasian Crossroads

  Xinjiang only seems to make the news when Uyghur-Han relations deteriorate to the point of violence, but the region is one of the crossroads of the world, with a fascinating geography and history. In Millward traces this from prehistory, through (read)

• Book review: Blood Red

  Blood Red by Quintin Jardine is published by Headline, priced £12.99 Crime writer Quintin Jardine has a recurring nightmare. Not a scary blood-soaked nighttime imagining (read)

• Iglesias quit 'rabbit'-like sex life 15 years ago

  MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) -- Julio Iglesias has a reputation as a famous lover, but he told a concert audience he abandoned his prolific sex life 15 years.... (read)

• Auditions at King's College choir

  Cambridge's King's College Choir seeks new recruits A world-famous Cambridge choir is holding auditions for future choristers. King's College Choir was founded in 1441 by King Henry VI and is regularly broadcast on television and radio. The choir is (read)

• Show's not over yet for Idol Internet sensation

  atlanta (ap) -- he won't be the next american idol, but the show's hardly over for 'general' larry platt.... (read)

• Deadly Premonitions The Road Trailer

  Deadly Premonitions is a new suspense/horror/action adventured for Xbox 360. As Special Agent Francis Morgan, the game sends players to investigate the brutal murder of a young local beauty. Amidst the backdrop of soaring mountains and a town filled (read)

• Show's not over yet for Idol Internet sensation

  atlanta (ap) -- he won't be the next american idol, but the show's hardly over for 'general' larry platt.... (read)

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Why the Term 'Country Music' May Disappear

  Genre divisions in music have always existed, but they became an important marketing development over the last 100 years as the commercial recorded music industry grew and flourished and sold actual, physical product in huge numbers. Now, as that (read)

• Survivors of Hudson crash toast to anniversary

  They looked like they were posing for an eclectic class picture: dozens of smiling faces, everyone carefully lined up. As cameras clicked, the survivors of US Airways Flight 1549 cheered and laughed loudly enough to remind everyone that they had made (read)

• Lakers Refuse to Fold on Card Game Policy

  by TMZ StaffThe refuse to let one gun-toting moron ruin their in-flight gambling time -- the team has made it clear they will not ban card games in the wake of the Gilbert Arenas incident. After the decided to put the kibosh on all in-flight games of (read)

• This weekend in Printers Row

  With the deadline for the 2010 Nelson Algren short story awards approaching, we asked 2003 Algren winner Joe Meno to discuss his experience winning the award this week in Printers Row. Terrible love poetry: The Algren short story award isn't the only (read)

• Billie Piper's Disgusting Body Art

  Billie Piper thinks the tattoo she got to commemorate her marriage is 'disgusting'. The actress admits she regrets having the inscription on her forearm, which reads 'mr fox 31-12-07' but has not made any plans to have it removed. She said: 'It's (read)

• Heidi Montag's Big Plastic Surgery Reveal: Is This a Human Anymore? [Nip/tu

  This must be why she was running around with her head in a pillowcase the other night. Not because Heidi's big plastic surgery reveal is a People magazine exclusive, but because it is scary. She's a... (read)

• Samuel L. Jackson: There's An App For That!

  Apple iPhone and iPod touch users can absolutely, positively be the coolest cats in the room now with access to original quotes, humorous adages, and insightful advice recorded by the one-and-only Samuel L. Jackson.[...] Read more! (read)

• Sluggo Saturday #37.

  never surprisedonly pleasedfrom the best of ernie bushmiller's nancy (1988) - thanks to pal andres (read)

• drawing what's in front of me

  The brush bucket, painted in later.Brush pen and w/c (read)

• Marble Madness creator Mark Cerny to be inducted into AIAS Hall of Fame

  It may have been a quarter century since Mark Cerny's groundbreaking arcade game Marble Madness was first developed, but this year the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences will give the influential developer an induction into its Hall of Fame. On (read)

• Xbox 360 Video: Army of Two: The 40th Day - TV Spot: Game Trailers - 1 Day

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• Xbox 360 Video: The Verdict: Army of Two: The 40th Day: Game Video Reviews

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• Lady GaGa Back Onstage After Illness

  After suffering exhaustion and postponing her show at Purdue University, finally she got better and was back on stage and ready to sing live in 'The Oprah Winfrey Show'. (read)

• Disaster in Haiti

  Left to right: Flo McGarrell and writers Geert van der Kolk and Patrick Symmes in front of the Sipriz Last summer we worked with Flo McGarrell to bring Haitian art to the American University Museum to accompany the boat Sipriz (see June 20, 2009,po (read)

• Tequila's Publicist Quits

  Tila Tequila has been left to represent herself in the media following her publicist's sudden resignation.The reality TV star, whose fiancee Casey Johnson died earlier this month (Jan10), has parted ways with her spokesperson Jessica Cohen, who cited (read)

• Gary Barlow and Camilla Kerslake for tonight's Popstar to Operastar

  Gary Barlow and Camilla Kerslake will be making a special appearance on tonight’s Popstar To Operastar. The new reality TV show kicks off this on ITV1 tonight and will feature pop singers including McFly’s Danny Jones, Osmond brother Jim (read)

• Budget idea: Shut down state govt. for 16 days?

  OLYMPIA -- Instead of spreading out state employee furloughs, some state lawmakers think it would be simpler to just close virtually all state offices several times a year to save money. The idea has been percolating for a while, and now Senate Wa (read)

• Statement From the Minister of International Cooperation

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• Is There an European Economic Model?

  There’s been a fair amount of debate around Jim Manzi’s recent piece on the differences between Europe and the US. I contributed a bit myself in the Bloggingheads with Dan Drezner linked above (with discussion of Iceland, Stephen Cohe (read)

• Fall, Trilogy: Chapter 1 - Separation, The review (0 comments)

  Kheops Studio has been one of the more consistent adventure game developers in recent years, yet even they are now starting to feel the lure of casual downloadable content. The French studios latest offering is Separation, the first in a series of th (read)

• RSRBR 2010 Car pack A8W-99

  This is a car pack for the RSRBR 2010 mod of the Richard Burns Rally game ( read more ) (read)

• Xbox Game Room Screenshots

  Coming to Xbox Live Arcade, this virtual arcade that lets you play classic arcade games in a virtual environment. Have a look at the latest images of Xbox Game Room, coming to Xbox Live this spring! And just in case you missed it before, here's the (read)

• Live-Blogging Access Hollywood's 'Stuff You Must' Golden Globes Gifting Lou

  By Laura 'Dish of Salt' Saltman LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- It's Golden Globes time again -- and that means it's time for Access Hollywood's 'Stuff You Must' gifting lounge, co-sponsored by On3 Productions at the Sofitel in West Hollywood. I'll be (read)

• MUA Needed for Sunday 1/17 (Griffith Park)

  We have a photoshoot scheduled with 3-4 models for Sunday morning in Griffith Park and our MUA flaked on us tonight. Please send me an e-mail and a link to your work if you have one. Thanks!!! (read)

• The Lovely Bones, Crazy Heart and The White Ribbon Lead the Way in This Wee

  , Crazy Heart and Lead the Way in This Weeks Film Review Round-Up 1/15/2010 By Jessicka Lee Loduca Like ever Friday, new movies are hitting the theatre today so make sure to take a look at the Exclaim! Recently Reviewed movie section, where we have (read)

• Topaz DeNoise vs Noiseware vs Noise Ninja

  No Abstract (read)