Posted on August 13th, 2009 by News Pipe #1
NewsPanzer Generals Is Back, YoBy Luke Plunkett on August 14, 2009 at 4:30 PM In the turn-based strategy genre, two series (for me, anyways) reign supreme: Advance Wars, and Panzer General. So it’s with great delight that I see today that Ubisoft will be bringing the latter back, this time on Xbox Live Arcade.Delight quickly turns to concern, however, when you see what they’re doing with it. See, rather than simply apply a new coat of paint to a timeless, near-perfect balance of Nazi-flavoured r
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Posted on August 12th, 2009 by News Pipe #1
Alexandria, VA The muggy dog days have settled over the D.C. region with a vengeance, driving all but the most intrepid or unlucky indoors. While political representatives have returned home to be greeted by angry mobs exercising their democratic right to berate, the permanent bureaucracy remains in the nation’s capital, largely immune from the swamp heat because of the invention of air conditioning. The miraculous device that allows us to remove heat and humidity from indoor spaces may have as
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Posted on August 12th, 2009 by News Pipe #1
Virgin Bingo has introduced 3 new slot games and a bevy of free scratchcard options in its online bingo portal. Slots and instant win games are a big favorite among even hard core bingo loyalists. Most of the time players continue to be logged on to the site between successive bingo games and not surf away only because they are hooked on to a particular slot or instant win game. The first of the three new slot games is titled ‘Thor’s Thunder’. Taking a cue from the Greek legend of the mighty
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Posted on August 12th, 2009 by News Pipe #1
Ah, the joy and merriment of the carousel! This record cover by Portland based illustrator, S. Britt , depicts all the fun adults can have riding on whirling whimsical animals. Created for Canadian based bands The Low Tones and The Redstripes, this illustration juxtaposes cheery animals and people with the morbid title of “Spin Till You Die.” The assortment of colors remind me of my mom’s Tupperware from the ’70s, and the textures add a familiar worn-in touch. The pink and white of the carous
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Posted on August 12th, 2009 by News Pipe #1
The following is from a Sierra Club insiders mailing: Liar, Liar — Pants on Fire Ordinarily, we wouldn’t consider it newsworthy when the coal lobby stretches the truth (Clean coal? Pull the other one!), but the tactics used by Bonner & Associates on behalf of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity to attack the House climate and energy bill went beyond mere exaggeration. They faxed forged letters to Rep. Tom Perriello and others in Congress in an attempt to make them beli
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