Posts Tagged ‘News’

World of Warcraft®: Wrath of the Lich King to Launch in Mainland China on August 31, 2010
SHANGHAI—-Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and NetEase.com, Inc. today announced that World of Warcraft®: Wrath of the Lich King™, the second expansion for Blizzard Entertainment’s award-winning subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game , will launch in mainland China on August 31, 2010.
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Initially developed in 1996, Battle.net is an online game service that allows users to connect via Blizzard games. Users can purchase and download games and access their respective accounts from different computers without losing progress.
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For the U.S. Military, Video Games Get Serious
Today’s U.S. military recruits enjoy an arsenal of simulators and video games that sharpen their fighting skills and may even protect them from the mental stresses of combat. But experts caution that virtual reality could also help mask the reality of war.
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Reel Deal: Don’t have to be young to take on ‘Scott Pilgrim,’ but it helps
More so than any film in recent memory your enjoyment of “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” hinges entirely upon what generation you’re a part of. It’s a nonstop barrage of pop culture references, and it is filled to overflowing with video game throwbacks and comic-book storytelling. It speaks very specifically to one age group; if you were born during the 1980s, you’re in the wheelhouse.
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10 Classic PC Games That Found New Life on the iPhone
Apple’s iPhone may mark a second golden age of computer gaming for a lot of reasons. The open marketplace means anyone can create a game; from major companies to just a couple of talented people in a garage. The…
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NetEase 2Q revenues beat Street; earnings miss
Chinese online game service provider NetEase.com Inc. said Wednesday that its net profit grew in the second quarter, thanks to new games and the operation of Activision Blizzard Inc.’s “World of Warcraft.”
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NCAA Football Preview – BYU Cougars
2009 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…
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Wildlife corridor proposed across Highway 101 in Coyote Valley.
Passage to safety: De Anza College students track animals crossing Coyote Valley between the Santa Cruz Mountains and Diablo Range. A safe wildlife corridor could better link the vast landscapes, they say.
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NCAA Football Preview – BYU Cougars
2009 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…
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Punta del Diablo [ 80 of 86 ]


Image by Vince Alongi
This is part of a series of photographs I brought back from Punta del Diablo, a fishing village and resort on Uruguay’s Atlantic coast near the Brazilian border. This is another of the same house in #27 and #77. This time I included a bit more of the rocks to show its location in relation to sea. The last light from a sun setting behind me provided the reflection on the window and the wet sand just in front.

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Arts Notes, Lamorinda Sun/Walnut Creek Journal, Aug. 19
Rehearsals will begin Aug. 30 for the Diablo Women’s Chorale, which will present its 68th annual holiday concert Dec. 12.
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SB County supervisors urge halt to Diablo relicensing
Touting a responsibility to protect Santa Barbara County residents from an unlikely, but possible emergency at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant, the Board of Supervisors took a tough stand last week.
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Bowling results
Diablo Lanes Men’s high game/series: Andy Smith, 279/756; Scott Dickson, 278/755; Anthony Mastro, 276/748; Tommy Burlingame, 258/740; Roy Castro, 267/726; Jose Estremera, 279/718; Adam Jee, 247/715; Eric Hattrup, 244/694; Dustin Thurm, 247/684; Erik Quinn, 250/683; Scott White, 248/679; Sean
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Homebuilder, entrepreneur Shea dies in Calif
Property developer and entrepreneur Edmund Shea Jr., who co-founded building giant Shea Homes, has died.
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