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ElPais
‘Diablo III’, un fenómeno social
El juego de rol de Blizzard, que engancha por su sencillez y afán de coleccionismo, vende 6,3 millones de copias en una semana
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Gizmodo
Rekordstart für Diablo 3
Abseits des Ärgers vieler Kunden über Serverausfälle und Account-Hacks ist das neue Game von Blizzard Entertainment auch der erhoffte Mega-Seller geworden. Innerhalb der ersten 24 Stunden wurden vom Action-RPG 3,5 Millionen Einheiten abgesetzt. Damit hat das Studio laut eigenen Angaben einen neuen Startrekord für PC-Spiele aufgestellt. mehr...
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Times LIVE
'Diablo III': 3.5 million sold on first day, 6.3m in first week
Diablo III has become the fastest-selling computer game in history, says developer Blizzard Entertainment, with 3.5 million copies shifted during the well-anticipated title's first 24 hours of availability.
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DailyTech
Blizzard: Diablo III is Fastest Selling PC Game Ever
The latest installment in the Diablo game series has become the fastest selling PC game in history
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AllThingsDigital
Despite Bumpy Launch, Activision Sells 3.5 Million Copies of Diablo III in 24 Hours
Activision is claiming to have sold 3.5 million copies of Diablo III in its first 24 hours, setting a record for the fastest-selling PC game ever.
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Mashable
Diablo 3 Is the Fastest-Selling PC Game in History
Blizzard has announced it sold more than 3.5 million copies of Diablo 3 in the first 24 hours after its release, making it the fastest selling P…
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Gizmodo
Diablo III Gets Women Off, While Men Play with Themselves [Nsfw]
Absoloo, the French e-retailer of XXX items, has come out with a generous offer to accompany the recent release of Blizzard Entertainment's fantasy game Diablo III. More »
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Hoy
'Diablo' moderniza su esencia
Llega para calmar la ansiedad de millones de jugadores adictos al 'click' del ratón. 'Diablo III', la nueva producción de Blizzard, ya está en las tiendas. Y no exenta de polémica. A pesar de que dos millones de personas habían reservado el juego, los servidores de una de las compañías clave en la industria del ocio electrónico no han podido hacer frente a la demanda durante las primeras horas ...
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Los Angeles Times
EA settlement with Activision involved 'little or no' money
The 11th-hour settlement between Electronic Arts Inc. and Activision Blizzard Inc. in the billion-dollar lawsuit over the Call of Duty video game franchise involved "little or no" money changing hands, according to an analyst.
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dlisted
John Waters Is Hitchhiking Across The Country
The indie rock band Here We Go Magic were driving along in Ohio in their van when they basically saw a unicorn nymph centaur holding a rainbow in his hands. They saw John Fucking Waters standing near a highway on-ramp looking for a ride. Okay, if that was me, I'd have to drive back to the DQ and ask them if they put an extra scoop of powdered acid in my Blizzard, because seeing a ...
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Reuters
Activision and Electronic Arts settle lawsuit
(Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc settled a lawsuit against arch rival video game company Electronic Arts Inc in which Activision accused two former executives of breaking their employment agreements to develop games for EA.
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AP
Activision, EA settle lawsuit over execs' leaving
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The legal battle between gaming giants Activision Blizzard Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. is over, with the companies announcing they had settled a case that accused EA of improperly recruiting two executives who oversaw the creation of the smash videogame "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2."...
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Handelsblatt
Neues Computerspiel: Diablo, dritter Akt
Das Rollenspiel Diablo 3 ist eines der erfolgreichste Computerspiele seit Jahren – die Server von Hersteller Blizzard sind kaum erreichbar. Hinter dem Erfolg steht eine Firma, die vieles anders macht.
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BBC
Diablo III players report game bug
Blizzard say they are working to fix a 'game breaking' bug in Diablo III as the eagerly anticipated release is hit by more problems.
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Heise
Diablo III enttäuscht manch hochgesteckte Erwartung
Seit heute ist das von einer riesigen Fangemeinde herbeigesehnte Action-Rollenspiel Diablo III im Handel. Die Entwickler bei Blizzard haben ein solides Spiel mit akzeptabler Grafik, aber ohne die von manchem erhofften Superlative geschaffen.
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Los Angeles Times
Activision pays $42 million to Call of Duty plaintiffs
Days before it is expected to go to trial for a $1-billion lawsuit on its Call of Duty franchise, Activision Blizzard Inc. cut a $42-million check to several dozen game developers who are suing the company.
The 40 developers, led by Todd Alderman, alleged that Activision failed to pay them royalties for their work on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which launched in November 2009 and has garner...
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FOCUS
Verkaufsstart von Diablo III - So macht Zombies metzeln höllisch Spaß
Zwölf lange Jahre hat Blizzard die Diablo-Fans auf den dritten Teil des beliebten PC-Rollenspiels warten lassen. Am 15. Mai öffnen sich mit Diablo III die Pforten zur Hölle endlich wieder. Von FOCUS-Online-Redakteur Oliver VölklMehr zum ThemaBig Data - Die Roboter-Journalisten kommenApp der Woche – "vTie" - Krawattenknoten richtig bindenHandy-Test Panasonic Eluga - Wasserdichtes Smartphone mit ...
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Le Figaro
Diablo III, succès attendu pour Activision Blizzard
La filiale de Vivendi, premier éditeur de jeux vidéo au monde, relance ce soir un jeu mythique.
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Les Echos
Activision Blizard - Baisse des résultats au premier trimestre
Activision Blizzard, premier éditeur de jeux vidéo aux Etats-Unis, filiale de Vivendi , a annoncé pour le premier trimestre un bénéfice et un chiffre d'affaires en baisse, sous le coup d'une diminution du nombre de ses abonnés au jeu "World of Warcraft". Le groupe a enregistré un chiffre d'affaires...
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Hindustan Times
RCB are Gayle & hearty
James Franklin was out facing the gentle medium pace from Robin Singh and Aiden Blizzard. But all the hard work put in by the left-handed batsman was undone, an over into the game against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Wednesday. Anand Sachar reports.
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politico
What U.K. lawmakers really said to Murdoch
New York Times media columnist David Carr wades through the loquacious "blizzard of condemnation" UK lawmakers heaped on News Corp. yesterday and emerges with the pithy gist:
News Corporation is a pirate ship and a new captain is required.
Carr's full breakdown, here.
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National Post
Zerg Rush Google Easter Egg starts epic battle to save your search results
Type 'zerg rush' into Google, if you dare, and your search results will come under an alien attack
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Telegraph
Libya tries to hold off rise of religious parties with new election rules
Libya's caretaker authorities moved to stop the rise of a blizzard of religious and separatist parties last night by issuing tight new registration guidelines on political organisations.
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Irish Times
Game used by killer had 10 million subscribers
WORLD OF Warcraft, the video game mentioned in evidence yesterday by Anders Breivik, is an online role-playing game, set in a fantasy universe. Published by Activision Blizzard, the game is subscription based, which means players must pay a monthly fee to keep playing.
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Krone
Blizzard und die "Cloud" erhalten Negativpreis
Zum 13. Mal in Folge sind in Deutschland die "BigBrotherAwards" verliehen worden. Mit dem Preis werden Firmen, Organisationen und Personen "ausgezeichnet", die in besonderer Weise und nachhaltig die Privatsphäre von Menschen beeinträchtigen oder persönliche Daten Dritten zugänglich machen. Abgestraft wurden heuer unter anderem die US-Spieleschmiede Blizzard und die "Cloud".
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FTD
Big Brother Awards: Negativpreis geht an Cloud Computing
Weil der Datenschutz nicht ausreicht gab es dieses Jahre den Negativpreis Big Brother Award für Unternehmen, die so genannte Cloud-Dienste anbieten. Ebenfalls bedacht wurde das Unternehmen Blizzard mit seinem Spiel World of Warcraft, Bofrost und der Bundesinnenminister.
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Slashdot
Activision Blizzard Sued For Patent Infringement Over WoW, CoD
New submitter thunderdanp writes with news that a company called Worlds Inc. has filed a patent suit against Activision Blizzard, targeting World of Warcraft and the Call of Duty series. The patents in question describe a "System and Method for Enabling Users to Interact in a Virtual Space." Worlds Inc. is quite glad that "their" technology has "helped the businesses of virtual worlds gaming an...
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FOCUS
Big Brother Awards - Negativpreise für Innenminister Friedrich und die Cloud
Das Cyber-Abwehrzentrum von Innenminister Friedrich, Datenspeicherung in der Cloud und "World of Warcraft"-Macher Blizzard: Wegen eklatanter Mängel beim Datenschutz hagelt es wieder die Negativpreise Big Brother Awards. Von FOCUS-Online-Redakteurin Claudia Frickel
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The Nation
Rescue operation continues at Gayari Sector despite severe weather conditions
Search and rescue Operation at Gayari continues at its full pace despite severe weather conditions, blizzard and low temperatures.
According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the spirit of troops busy in rescue operation is high, who are determined to dig out their valiant comrades from tonnes of snow. The low temperature poses serious challenge to the effectiveness of plant equipment ...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
In the maternity ward or in a blizzard: the fond remembrances of Jays fans
Ive always had a fondness for baseball, and a big part of that is due to the Toronto Blue Jays. I was a youngster during the momentous back-to-back World Series wins in the early 90s, and, like most Canadians, I got swept up in the fandom.
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The Sun
8ins of snow halts Easter hols exodus
BLIZZARD dumps EIGHT INCHES of snow — but hosepipe bans still starts
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Irish Times
Profits at Cork arm of Blizzard games rises 30%
PRETAX PROFITS at an Irish subsidiary of the global online games giant Blizzard Entertainment, which recently announced the loss of 200 jobs at its Cork base, increased by 30 per cent to €3.5 million in 2010.
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BBC
VIDEO: Motorists in 'blizzard conditions'
The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for part of the north of England and the Midlands, with some motorists left stranded.
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Wired
Why You Should Be Optimistic About the Future
It's a blizzard of bad news out there: an ongoing economic crisis, a burgeoning education crisis, healthcare turmoil, energy poverty, water scarcity ? to name but a few of our fears. So pervasive is our sense of doom and gloom, that those telling a different story can rarely be heard. And there's a very different story worth hearing.
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Barrons
Microsoft: UBS Ups Target to $36 on Blizzard of Product Refreshes
UBS Securities’s Brent Thill this morning reiterates a a Buy rating on shares of Microsoft (MSFT), while raising his price target to $36 from $33, writing that Microsoft’s upcoming updates to its enterprise products should be a “powerful refresh cycle,” especially given how Microsoft has changed some of its pricing terms. The updates this year [...]
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Reuters
Russia's Pacific Sakhalin island braces for blizzard
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Emergencies Ministry said on Saturday it expected blizzards and high winds to batter the northern parts of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands on Sunday, an area that is home to international oil and gas projects.
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Huffington Post
'The Challenge: Battle Of The Exes' Finale: Who Braved The Blizzard On The Mountain To Win? (VIDEO)
CT and Diem were the fan favorites going into this three-way battle for the top prize on the season finale of "The Challenge: Battle of the Exes" (Wed., 10 p.m. ET on MTV). But did they have what it took to brave a blizzard and a mountain to secure that $150,000 grand prize? They were going up against Camilla & Johnny and Emily & Ty, and it proved to be a difficult battle.All they had t...
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Daily Mail
Female medic who defied hail of bullets to save comrade among 131 troops honoured
Undeterred by the blizzard of gunfire around her, paramedic Michelle Ping, pictured, sprinted on to a roof to shield a stricken comrade and give him first aid.
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Daily Mail
March? More like May! East coast basks in record temperatures on the anniversary of the Great Blizzard of 1888
Temperatures on the east coast over the next few days are believed to be between 20 and 30 degrees above average for this time of year.
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BBC
Vivendi nets record annual profit
Telecoms and entertainment group Vivendi reports a 9.4% rise in profit, boosted by Brazilian unit GVT and Activision Blizzard video games.
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Irish Times
Computer game firm to lay off 200 in Cork
CORK SUFFERED a jobs blow last night when US computer game company Blizzard Entertainment announced it is to lay off 200 staff at its operation in the city.
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physorg
Blizzard Entertainment cuts 600 jobs
Blizzard Entertainment, publisher of "World of Warcraft" and other hit videogames, announced Wednesday that it is cutting 600 jobs.
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MarketWatch
Activision's Blizzard unit lays off 600 workers
This is a Real-time headline. These are breaking news, delivered the minute it happens, delivered ticker-tape style. Visit www.marketwatch.com or the quote page for more information about this breaking news.
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USA Today
Blizzard to blast northern Plains, upper Midwest
The Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin are bracing for more snow, and forecasters say the expected storm could be the worst of the season.
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Daily Mail
Barrage of shop discounts sparks shock rise in retail sales
Retailers enjoyed a 0.9 per cent increase in trade last month after a blizzard of discounts tempted consumers to go on a spending spree.
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The Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem braces for winter wonderland weekend
Emergency storm equipment, including salt trucks and snow plows, stand ready in case a blizzard hits the city this weekend.
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China Daily
Blizzard-hit Tibetan region braces for more snow
Snow and gales are forecast to buffet a Tibetan area in southwest China that had been hit by a blizzard last week, local meteorological officials said Thursday.
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Daily Mail
Manchester City 3 Fulham 0: Snow stopping us in title bid
Edin Dzeko admitted blizzard conditions made life difficult for title-chasing Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday night as the Premier League leaders piled the pressure back on rivals United.
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The Sun
Man City 3 Fulham 0
ADAM JOHNSON inspired City to an easy three points where they were only challenged by the blizzard weather conditions
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The Sun
Man City 3 Fulham 0
ADAM JOHNSON inspired City to an easy three points where they were only challenged by the blizzard weather conditions
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AP
Heavy snowstorm hits Colorado on its way east
DENVER (AP) -- A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and western Kansas, and winter storm warnings for southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska....
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USA Today
Blizzard expected to pound central USA
A powerful winter storm that could dump a dozen inches of snow in blizzard conditions has been forecast for Nebraska, Colorado, and Kansas.
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China Daily
London crunches the numbers with 6 months to go
London entered the final six-month countdown to the Olympic Games last week with a blizzard of facts and figures as well as a nod to William Shakespeare and Britain's nurses. 5,000 toilet brushes on Village shopping list
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Huffington Post
Jerry Zezima: "Snow Way We'll Get a Blizzard"
As a man who has been perpetrating snow jobs for more than half a century, I can say with authority that there is a simple reason why the Northeast has not yet been hit with a blizzard this winter: I had my snow blower tuned up.
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Telegraph
World of Warcraft servers go on sale for charity
Blizzard, the company behind the highly successful online role-playing game World of Warcraft, is selling some of the servers that were used to host their fantasy world to raise money for charity.
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perez hilton
Drake Tardy To The Party But Keeps It Poppin At Sundance!!!
Naughty, naughty Drake!
As Sundance continues rock on in Park City, a blizzard Saturday almost kept the hip hop star from making it to his performance!
Drake arrived three hours late, much to the chagrin of his warm-up act, Aziz Ansari.
Aziz was booed by the celeb filled crowd as he tried to stall for the rapper. Cuba [...]
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New York Times
In South Carolina, a Final Blizzard of Appeals Before the PrimaryIn South Carolina, a Final Blizzard of Appeals Before the Primary
With just a day left until the first primary in the South, the intensity of the debate could also be heard playing out across talk radio Friday morning as callers weighed in on the mounting attacks from the campaigns.
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Daily Mail
Yong Chun Kim, 66, survived mountain blizzard for 2 days by 'burning money'
Yong Chun Kim became stranded on Mount Rainier in Washington after leading a group on a snowshoeing expedition. Mr Kim, who has ten years of mountain experience, did not need hospital treatment when he was finally rescued.
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BBC
Seattle braces for huge snowfall
States in the US Pacific north-west are bracing for a blizzard that could bring the heaviest snowfall seen in a generation.
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Washington Post
Is time running out on the billable hour?
When Washington lawyers Marc Zwillinger and Christian Genetski left Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal in 2010 to open a four-lawyer firm, they took with them 24 corporate clients, including some big names such as Yahoo, MySpace, Blizzard Entertainment and Cricket Communications. By the end of 2011, the Internet law boutique, ZwillGen, had more than quadrupled its client billings to 100.
Read f...
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BoingBoing
Diablo III delayed
Epic action-RPG Diablo III will not be released in February. Rumors persist that the game is finished, but Blizzard will not launch it unless the game's real-money auction house, where players may buy their way up the loot latter, can go live on day 1. The problem: it's been ruled illegal gambling in South Korea, [...]
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Times of India
Heavy snowfall snaps facilities, throws life out of gear in Dalhousie
The white blizzard delivered a heavy punch on the famous tourist destination of Dalhousie on Saturday, throwing normal life out of gear.
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Technology Review
Making Video as Easy to Edit as Text
Mozilla’s Chris Blizzard and Mark Surman demonstrate a novel insertion of Twitter feeds into real-time video streams and discuss how open-source video tools will make such innovation easy.
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insideedition
Family Stranded in Snow for Two Days
A family was buried alive in their SUV during a freak blizzard that was so bad, even rescuers had to wait out the storm before they could begin their search. INSIDE EDITION talks to the man who says they are all lucky to be alive.
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TechCrunch
YouTube Gets Into The Winter Spirit With New Snow Feature
This winter is looking to be a mild one (it's something like 60 degrees here in New Jersey), but no worries: YouTube is bringing the snow to you, even if Mother Nature won't.
All of YouTube's videos are now outfitted with a special snow button, which as you may expect, turns the video into a winter wonderland.
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WSJ
EA ataca al imperio de Activision con 'Star Wars'
Electronic Arts lanzó su costoso videojuego de "Star Wars: The Old Republic" en una jugada contra su rival Activision Blizzard, creadora de "World of Warcraft".
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CNN
Blizzard tapers off for West, Midwest
A blizzard that roared through much of the southern Rockies and central Plains tapered off Wednesday but still several states were expected to deal with heavy snow.
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Reuters
Blizzard conditions blamed for at least seven deaths
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Blizzard conditions that shut down highways in five states on Monday were blamed for at least seven deaths, officials said on Tuesday.
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NEWS.au.com
Killer blizzard blankets central US
A MASSIVE winter storm blamed for at least six deaths made travel nearly impossible in parts of the central United States, the National Weather Service says.
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Fortune
Gear up for blizzard season
Remember last year's gutter-icing, plow-jamming, snowfall-record-burying season?
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Im dreaming of ... new Christmas tunes
As always at this time of year, a blizzard of Christmas albums and songs have been released. To help you sort through all the heralding, harking and crooning, let Brad Wheeler be your guide tonight.
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science blogs
Not All Attrition Is Bad [Uncertain Principles]
One of the many things I wish I had had time to blog about during the just-completed term was the big New York Times article on attrition in science majors. This generated enough commentary at the time that people are probably sick of it, but I haven't seen anything that exactly matches my take, so I'll belatedly throw this out there.
The big point of the article is that lots of students who e...
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Telegraph
Ski resorts starved of snow
As Europe's highest ski resorts open, the rest pray for a blizzard as snow remains elusive.
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AP
Republican field crowded and likely to remain so
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- They are barely blips in presidential polls and their campaign cash is scarce. Some are running on empty, fueled mainly by the exposure that comes with the blizzard of televised debates in this election cycle and interviews they eagerly grant to skeptical reporters....
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Le Point
Vivendi a cédé pour 427 M USD d'actions Activision Blizzard (presse)
Le groupe français de médias et de services télécoms Vivendi a cédé pour...
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Barrons
Here's a Way to Play Video Games for Profit
By buying calls on Activision Blizzard shares, investors can benefit from the possibility of a snap-back rally.
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sueddeutsche
Online-Rollenspiel: Nutzer verlassen World of Warcraft in Scharen
Deutlicher Abwärtstrend: Fast eine Million Nutzer haben alleine in den vergangenen drei Monaten aufgehört, World of Warcraft zu spielen. Hersteller Activision Blizzard setzt nun auf eine neue Erweiterung - und die nächste Version eines bekannten Action-Spiels.
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National Post
Alaska storm blasts state with ‘hurricane-force’ winds
A massive storm pounded the rural western coast of Alaska early Wednesday with hurricane-force gusts, severe coastal flooding and widespread blizzard conditions, U.S. meteorologists said
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AP
Activision 3Q earnings soar, 2011 outlook raised
NEW YORK (AP) -- Activision Blizzard Inc. said Tuesday that its third-quarter net income nearly tripled thanks to strong demand for its video games. The company also raised its full-year outlook on the heels of Tuesday's launch of its latest "Call of Duty" blockbuster....
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