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2K Sports Announces NHL 2K9 Has Gone Gold (AskMen.com)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:11:50 GMT

Hockey fans cheer with the game now in production and ready to launch on September 9.

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NHL 2K9 Goes Gold, Demo Available [Nhl 2k9] (Kotaku)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:21:05 GMT

2K Sports has announced today their annual hockey game has gone gold and is ready for production. If you can't wait until the September 9th releases date, downloaded demos are available right now on...

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'Burn After Reading' headlines Toronto film festival (New York Newsday)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:31:07 GMT

It's been the launchpad for any number of hits-to-be, and the crash-and-burn site for a few that weren't. It's elitist. It's all-embracing. It's high-brow. It's audience-friendly. It's a showcase for such avant-gardist auteurists as Hong Kong's Wong Kar-wai, and contrarians like Britain's Mike Leigh. And one of the hottest tickets in town - undoubtedly - will be for the documentary about Paris Hilton....

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Cute Rabbit Trash Bag - It's White to go Green! (Inventor Spot)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:22:40 GMT

One of the hallmarks of modern Japanese design is the "Why didn't I think of that?" factor, epitomized in these ultra-cute "Rabbit-kun" plastic bags. With just 3 tiny appliqués, an ordinary trash bag becomes a toney tote - now's the white time to go green! Art and Design Environment Home Innovation International News Products

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Visual Inspiration: So Much Pileup (PSFK Trend: PSFK)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:11:19 GMT

Mike Davis, a designer and DJ from Minneapolis has started a great new blog, that showcases graphic design and illustration from the 1960s through the early 80s. Lots of visual inspiration for designers and fans alike. Mike’s motivation for creating this catalog of vintage design: Any designer’s studio or home is filled with books, stickers, posters, postcards, [...]

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Astronauts Install a Keep Alive Umbilical (Red Orbit )

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:02:22 GMT

During the fifth STS-123 spacewalk, Mission Specialists Robert L. Behnken and Mike Foreman install a Keep Alive Umbilical that will protect space shuttle Endeavour's Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) from the harsh conditions of space.

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Economic Advantages of Green Energy Take Precedence over Environmental Benefits in Obama Acceptance Speech (Treehugger)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:52:14 GMT

Many of you have probably seen, heard or read about Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver last night. For those who haven’t seen it and who have 45 minutes to spare, a video of the entire speech is embedded above. However for those with less time on their hands, here are the relevant portions in regards to what Mr Obama has said in regards to energy policy....

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Matt Lewis: Palin Pleases Huck (Townhall.com)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:37:52 GMT

Statement from Mike Huckabee: "Sarah Palin is a pleasant surprise for those of us who had hoped that Senator McCain would pick a principled and authentic conservative pro-life leader. Sarah Palin is both principled and...

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Huck Praises Palin, Says She'll Draw Dem Women To GOP (The Hotline on Call)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:17:29 GMT

Former WH hopeful Mike Huckabee issued this statement today about John McCain's pick for VP: “Sarah Palin is pleasant surprise for those of us who had hoped that Senator McCain would pick a principled and authentic conservative pro-life leader and Sarah Palin is. As a Governor, she also brings an important balance of understanding of the critical domestic issues that are needed and that the Democrats...

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Mysterious 'Little Green Man' Lights Spotted Over London (Fox News)

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:30:59 GMT

UFO experts in England Thursday called for a probe into this summer's 'Little Green Man' sightings as one was spotted above a TESCO supermarket.

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Green Grilling Guide (The Huffington Post)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:17:33 GMT

Grilling is ready for a green makeover. Consider greening your grilling routine for this Labor Day weekend by choosing the most eco-friendly grill, facing the myriad environmental and health concerns, and reducing post-party waste. Selecting a grill with the lowest environmental impact and fewest health concerns poses a great challenge to the eco-conscious chef. * Propane produces fewer noxious fumes...

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Rabbis, Sheiks, Lamas and Missionaries See Green Eye to Eye at Israel's Sulha (Treehugger)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:32:33 GMT

It's becoming an annual thing and growing every year. Suhla, which means reconciliation in Arabic, is a three day meeting between Israelis and Palestinians . Although they live next door to each other, Israelis and Palestinians have little day to day contact. Sulha intends to break the cycle of regional hate and violence by getting these people to meet, dance, talk and party together. This year the...

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Boxer Mike Arnaoutis Welcomes Daughter Agapi-Michelle (Celebrity Baby Blog)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images Junior welterweight boxer Mike Arnaoutis, 38, and his wife Eleni are celebrating the birth of a new baby. Their daughter, Agapi-Michelle Arnaoutis, was born Aug. 5, weighing in at 6 lbs 11 oz. Source: Dog House Boxing

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The Green Survivalist (Driive)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:31:08 GMT

It's too late to save the planet, the economy or government, so you better just worry about saving yourself. This is the view of an increasing number of survivalists around the world, who see the collapse of Western civilization as a given, so they are learning how to live independently of it now in order to get ready for the inevitable. Although survivalists might seem paranoid, they actually have...

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McCain Veep Buzz (Political Wire)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:30:50 GMT

NBC News reports this morning that Sen. John McCain will not be picking Mitt Romney as his running mate. According to Politico , Tim Pawlenty will not be in Dayton today with McCain either. Mike Huckabee announced that he was never even vetted by the McCain campaign. A charter flight from Alaska headed to Ohio last night, increasing buzz that McCain's choice is Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

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Alcatel-Lucent May Tap Mike Quigley for CEO (Seeking Alpha)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:10:26 GMT

Tech Confidential submits: When Alcatel-Lucent SA (ALU) dismissed CEO Patricia Russo last month, speculation immediately turned to who might want to to succeed her in what is probably the toughest job in telecom: reversing the course of a company that has suffered six straight quarters of losses and had never really recovered from the ill-advised 2006 merger that formed the company. Now The Wall Street...

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The Meszaros Offer Sheet (The Puck Stops Here)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:31:00 GMT

Yesterday Adam Proteau of The Hockey News reported that Andrej Meszaros has agreed to an offer sheet with an undisclosed NHL team. Meszaros is an Ottawa Senator defenceman who has been unable to come to terms with the Sens this summer. He is a restricted free agent. So far, we have no confirmation of this story on the traditional hockey news sites such as nhl.com or tsn.ca. In fact, we

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How much are writers making from the Kindle sales? (TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:19:17 GMT

Any writers care to share dollar sales stats—-either through direct dealing with Amazon or reports from publishers? Mitzi Szereto, an erotic writer, talks about $30 in K-earnings from a series and seems to think that it is a promising start. Mike Cane would disagree. That said, I can recall Oxford University Press and some [...]

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Merck's Charm Offensive for Gardasil (Seeking Alpha)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:15:43 GMT

Mike Huckman submits: In the current monster-sized issue of Vogue , my producer, Ruth, while killing time on the Delta shuttle on our way from New York to Boston for a shoot this week, uncovered a blogworthy story buried in the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of pages of fashion ads. It represents a whole new idea in the world of direct-to-consumer [DTC] drug advertising. Merck (MRK) has recently...

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Rutgers 2008 On Mike Teel’s Shoulders (Below The Beltway)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:52:59 GMT

The Scarlet Knights begin another season on Monday, and how it goes depends mostly on a guy named Mike Teel: PISCATAWAY, N.J. — All Mike Teel really needed was a couple of weeks off. That would have been enough to give him time to recover from a broken right hand that he said was so swollen [...]

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