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Possibilities for the Future of 'Jericho'

Vance — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:57:44 +0000

In this day and age, cancellation isn’t always the final death blow for a television series. Joss Whedon’s Angel was dropped by the WB after five seasons, and is now playing out its sixth season in comic book form. Futurama was axed by FOX years ago, but has since returned in a series of DVD movies. Firefly was given the boot by FOX after only a handful of episodes, then went on to make a splash as a major motion picture. There are numerous examples of shows that somehow continued on

29% of Windows Vista crashes caused by NVIDIA drivers Download Squad

Vance — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:44:20 +0000

If you were an early adopter of Windows Vista, there’s a pretty good chance you became familiar with one of Vista’s coolest new features: an automatic crash reporting utility that will recommend solutions if and when they become available. Or to put it another way, if you tried running Windows Vista on many machines, there was a good chance your computer crashed. A lot. Even if the manufacturer had slapped a shiny new label proclaiming the computer to be “Vista Capable.”

Egg McMuffin inventor dies aged 89

Vance — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:15:40 +0000

The man who brought breakfast to McDonald’s when he invented the Egg McMuffin has died at the age of 89, it was reported today. Herb Peterson, who began his career with the fast food chain while working for its Chicago-based advertising...

Can a Swimsuit Be Too Good?

Vance — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:41:06 +0000

Even we didn’t guess it would be this good. When I wrote last month about Speedo’s latest swimsuit—an extremely high-tech full-body wonder—three world records had already been broken by LZR-clad swimmers. Coincidence? Maybe. But, after...

Woman told to remove nipple ring

Vance — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:53:40 +0000

A WOMAN in the US says she was forced by airport security guards to remove her nipple rings with a pair of pliers before she could board a flight.

Mandi Hamlin, 37, is demanding a civil rights investigation, as well as an apology from federal security agents after being forced to remove a nipple ring before boarding a flight from Lubbock to Dallas in Texas.

Democratic race over? Clinton doesnt think so

Vance — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:02:09 +0000

Somebody forgot to tell Hillary Clinton the Democratic presidential race is over and Barack Obama won.

Obama has captured more state contests, more votes and more of the pledged convention delegates who will help decide which Democrat faces Republican Sen. John McCain in November’s presidential election.

But Clinton, a New York senator who has flirted with disaster before in the back-and-forth nominating battle with Obama, shrugs off growing predictions of doom and still sees at least a narrow path to victory.

“I hear it in the atmosphere,” Clinton said of the increasingly loud chatter about whether she should drop out and let Democrats focus on the general election campaign.

“But the most common thing that people say to me ... is ‘Don’t give up, keep going. We’re with you.’ And I feel really good about that because that’s what I intend to do,” she told reporters on Tuesday.

Clinton has not been hearing those words of encouragement from a chorus of media commentators and Obama supporters who have questioned why she is pursuing her uphill fight to catch the Illinois senator.

J. K. Rowling determined to block RDR Books Harry Potter ‘ripoff

Vance — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:31:39 +0000

J. K. Rowling may be no stranger to battles against evil wizards and magical beasts but in her latest tussle she is preparing to appear in person in the American courts.

The notoriously shy author is ready to testify herself to protect her ownership of Harry Potter against RDR Books, an independent American publisher, next month.