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  • The World of Warcraft Stats, Server Specs & Operations
    By on September 19, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    In a keynote to GDC Austin, two Blizzard developer pulled back the curtains on some aspects of World of Warcraft that players might not consider much, and dropped an interesting tidbit about how the series evolved from RTS to MMO.

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  • Insane Item Abuse Super Mario World Speedrun
    By on September 14, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    Before complaints start, yes, it’s a Tool Assisted speedrun. Yes, it’s still pretty freakin’ insane, even for a TAS, and I’d like to see you do better.

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  • Why The World’s Poor Refuse Insurance
    By on September 13, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    In developing countries, micro-loans are welcomed to help in building or supporting businesses. But the world’s poor won’t touch insurance. Why? For a variety of reasons — some understandable, some less so…at least based on economic reality and risk.

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  • World Cup 2010: Top 50 World Cup moments
    By on September 11, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    Maradona, Pele, Cruyff… Celebrate the greatest moments and greatest players in World Cup history with our definitive list, complete with YouTube clips.

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  • Solitaire is Just as Addictive as World of Warcraft
    By on September 9, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    Solitaire may be as sticky as World of Warcraft. According to new research from Nielsen, while users of casual games spend less time playing them than noncasual gamers, they are just as likely as the noncasual gamers to return to them months later. The study, “Insights on Casual Games,” looks at data from over 800 casual games for PC computers…

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  • Semenya to keep World gold medal
    By on September 8, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    Caster Semenya will not be stripped of her World Championships medal, regardless of gender test results, BBC Sport understands.

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  • 7 Phenomenal Wonders of the Natural World [42 Awesome PICS]
    By on September 5, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    Nature is amazing – but rarely do we get a glimpse at its strangest and most sensational events … except when daring photographers go to extremes to capture the perfect shot. From moving rocks to mammatus clouds and red tides to fire rainbows, here are seven of the most spectacular phenomenal wonders of the natural world.

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  • The World’s Most Unfortunately Dressed Bank Robber
    By on September 4, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    Anyone Seen Richard Simmons Lately? A bank robber the FBI has dubbed “Sweatin’ to the Oldies Robber” has robbed several Houston banks in one of the worst outfits ever caught on tape.

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