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Ratchet Developer to Open North Carolina Studio
Burbank, California-based Insomniac Games, makers of the Ratchet and Clank and Resistance series of titles, is planning to open a new studio in North Carolina, GameDaily reports. Insomniac CEO and
From the lab: Pandora Desktop Beta
We've always wanted to find a simple way to deliver Pandora as a desktop application -- it's probably been on our to do list longer than any single feature. Today we're dipping our toe into those waters for the first time with the release of a Beta version of Pandora Desktop.
Dark Void Media: It's Lonely Out in Space
Capcom today released a fresh set of screenshots for Airtight Studios' Dark Void, an upcoming third-person sci-fi action adventure title bound for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Combinin
NVIDIA Enters the Mobile CPU Market
handheldVigile writes "NVIDIA just announced the new Tegra line, a complete system architecture on one chip. Built around a licensed x86 ARM 11 CPU, this tiny chip (smaller than a US dime) includes a processor, memory controller, southbridge, and 3D and video processors. The SoC design is meant to give iPhone-type devices a more impressive visual experiences while maintaining idle power consumption under 100 mW. While not a direct competitor to Intel's Atom or VIA's Nano processors, the NVIDIA Tegra will no doubt push the envelope in handhelds and cement NVIDIA's place in the world of computing going forward."
Chelmsford Center Historic District
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Chelmsford Center Historic District is an historic district on MA 4, MA 110 and MA 27 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
Mouvement Social Révolutionnaire
1940 establishments | collaborators with nazi germany | french fascist partiesThe Mouvement Social Révolutionnaire (MSR) was a right-revolutionary movement founded in France in September 1940. Its founder was Eugène Deloncle, who was previously associated with La Cagoule (CSAR).
The MSR supported the return of Pierre Laval to the Vichy government of Petain, after he was removed from government in December 1940. They collaborated with the Rassemblement National Populaire (RNP), which was founded in January 1941 and of which the MSR became a faction.
Wilard Beach And Park
Goguac Lake is a 352 acre lake located in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States — a city of 53,364 located in Calhoun County, situated in the southwest portion of the state of Michigan. With a maximum depth of 66 feet, the lake is home to many fish species, including Crappie, Bluegill, Pike, Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass and Walleye.
First Burial Ground (Woburn, Massachusetts)
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First Burial Ground or "Park Street Burial Ground" is an historic cemetery on Park Street near Centre Street in Woburn, Massachusetts.
Gérard Blanc
1947 births | french singers | living peopleFirst Congregational Church in Woburn
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First Congregational Church in Woburn is an historic church at 322 Main Street in Woburn, Massachusetts.
First Baptist Church (Framingham, Massachusetts)
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First Baptist Church is an historic church on 1013 Worcester Road in Framingham, Massachusetts.
The church was built in 1881 and added to the National Historic Register in 1980.
Secant variety
In Algebraic Geometry, the Zariski closure of the union of the secant lines to an embedded projective variety is the first secant variety to .
Saint John's Episcopal Church
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Saint John's Episcopal Church is an historic church on Maynard Road and Church Street in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Aldo Costa (inventor)
living people | perpetual motion machinesAldo Costa is a French inventor of what he claims to be a perpetual motion machine.
His device is remarkable for its size, standing some 18 metres high in the back yard of his home. He was, apparently, denied planning permission to make one 100 metres high.
The Classic Guide to Strategy (album)
john zorn albums | tzadik records albums }}The Classic Guide to Strategy is a compilation album by John Zorn featuring his two early solo records The Classic Guide to Strategy Volume 1 (1983), (tracks 1-2) and the Classic Guide to Strategy Volume 2 (1985), (tracks 3-8). The albums were first released on vinyl on Lumina Records in and later re-released on Tzadik Records in 1996 as a single CD. The second track is inspired by the work of Carl Stalling and tracks 3-8 are named after avant-garde Japanese artists.
Track listing
- Part 1 - 19:36
- Part 2 (Cartoon Music) - 19:32
- Aoyanian Michi - 11:15
- Enoken - 3:21
- Katsumi Shigeru - 6:34
- Kondo Toshinori - 6:04
- Togowa Jun - 8:54
- Mori Ikue - 2:38
Aerial port squadron
Aerial Port Squadrons (APS) are a type of unit of the United States Air Force that may be referred to by several names including Air Mobility Support Squadron, Air Mobility Squadron, Air Terminal, Mobile Aerial Port Squadron, and so on. Smaller units performing the same mission may also be called Aerial Port Flights or Aerial Port Elements. Members of these units normally hold the Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) of 2T2X1 and tend to refer to themselves as "aerial porters," "porters," or "port dawgs."
Hitching the britches
A common phrase used to imply a lifting and shifting of the pants.
Hitch- To move or raise by pulling or jerking
Britches- Alternate widespread pronunciation of breeches. In use since at least the 18th century in Britain and British colonies.