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Sega Japan Passing On PS2 Sonic Unleashed

In North America and Europe Sonic Unleashed is exploding on every viable console on the market with a PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation 2 version that Japan isn't getting. Sega of Japan plans to release Sonic: World Adventure (renamed to better fit Sonic's journey around the Earth and downplay the Werehog thing?) only on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii. The PlayStation 2 port will be completed before Sonic: World Adventure launches in Japan so this begs the question why is Sega passing on it? It's not like Sega Japan is abandoning the PlayStation 2 entirely. Thunderforce VI comes out on Thursday in Japan and unless Sega has anything secretly planned it will be the final PlayStation 2 game published by Sega in the region.

The Arts Council regrets the passing of Aosdna member James Liddy

The Arts Council has expressed its regret at the passing of Aosdána member, James Liddy, who died on Tuesday 4 November 2008.

iPhone becomes top handset in U.S., passing RAZR

Iphone Move over, Motorola. The iPhone has shaved away your lead in the mobile phone market, passing the RAZR to become the top handset purchased by U.S. adult consumers in the third quarter of 2008, according to the research firm NPD Group. The RAZR had held onto the top spot for 12 quarters.

French "Three Strikes" Law Gets New Life

Kjella writes "A little over a week ago we discussed the EU's forbidding of disconnecting users from the Internet. But even after having passed with an 88% approval in the European Parliament, and passing through the European Commission, it was all undone last week. The European Council, led by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, removed the amendment before passing the Telecom package. This means that there's now nothing stopping France's controversial 'three strikes' law from going into effect. What hope is there for a 'parliament' where near-unanimous agreement can be completely undone so easily?"

Opera Australia mourns Hickox's passing (ABC)

Novelist and Opera Australia board member David Malouf says Richard Hickox should not have been held responsible for reported discontent within the opera community.

Abbey joins Lloyds TSB in passing on rate cut

A trio of top lenders passed on the Bank of England's 1.5 percentage point rate cut to their variable rate mortgage customers on Friday after the government urged them to keep lending to help stave off a recession.

Shame on the banks for not passing on cut

Banks were accused of profiteering last night after failing to pass on yesterday's historic 1.5% interest rate cut.

British Museum gripe

Sir, Passing the British Museum last Thursday, I decided to pop in during normal opening hours. What an awful shock. Tickets for the Hadrian exhibition had sold out, and when I tried to visit the Reading Room it was shut — because the Hadrian exhibition was in there. When I asked when the Reading Room would be open again I was told perhaps in 2012.

PGP launches managed services program

With more states passing rigorous encryption legislation, businesses of all sizes--and in all locations--are having to pay attention to encrypting data, hard drives, and email. Most recently, Massachusetts passed a law, which takes effect January 1, which requires all businesses to encrypt data contained on any portable device, that contains any personal information about Massachusetts residents. The far-reaching law also mandates stringent security procedures, including user authentication and authorization.

Early e-voting results in vote flipping in three states so far

I noted in passing last week that West Virginia has had the distinct honor of being the first state in the union to report problems (surprise! surprise!) with its electronic voting systems. There are now also reports that similar problems have been happening in Tennessee and Texas as well. No doubt these won't be the last.

Toronto art gallery stages Norval Morrisseau retrospective

Artist Norval With Family Passing On Legends, 1989 acrylic on canvas, by Norval Morrisseau. Vibrant paintings and birchbark drawings done by the late Canadian aboriginal artist Norval Morrisseau adorn the walls of a Toronto art gallery as part of a month-long retrospective of his life. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Courtesy Kinsman Robinson Galleries

Personal bankruptcies on the rise

Three years after the passing of new legislation aimed at reducing personal bankruptcies, 2008 filings approach the one-million mark.

Singapore Biennale sees display of maggot sculptures at City Hall

SINGAPORE: Pedestrians and motorists passing by the City Hall on Monday afternoon were greeted by a curious sight - giant maggots were seen crawling down the building's entrance.

BCCI warns selectors on media leaks

The BCCI has warned the selectors against passing on information regarding selection matters to the media, a day after skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's threat to resign during one of the meetings was leaked.

Nokia Snags Mobile Marketing Association Award for Innovative Unilever Campaign

Arches Computing Systems Demonstrates MPI-Based Message-Passing for Embedded Xeon(R) and Multi-FPGA Computing on Xilinx Accelerated Computing Platform

Weird Makeup Artist Trick of the Day

Just picked up five minutes ago, and worth passing along: If you have REALLY dry lips—not just chapped, but dry-to-the-point-of-flaky-skin dry (sorry, gross, but it must be said):

Telescopes Get Visual of Planets Around Another Sun

Artist's impression of a Jupiter-sized planet passing in front of its parent star. (AFP/Getty Images)

Russian banks not facing massive closures

The Bank of Russia does not believe that passing a law on increasing capital requirements for banks will lead to a considerable decrease in the number of banks, said Mikhail Sukhov, head of the Central Bank's banking licensing and financial rehabilitation department, during discussions on proposed amendments to the current federal law on banking at a State Duma committee meeting. "This will not lead to the departure of hundreds of banks from the market," he assured deputies. According to Sukhov, the bill's aim is to strengthen the banking system and increase the financial sustainability of lending organizations. "Any one of the existing banks is in a position to boost capital, if it is of any interest to investors - otherwise, it will have to become a non-banking organization," he said.

Banks Told: 'Stop The Dithering'

Two more lenders have said they will be passing on yesterday's interest rate cut in full, bringing the total to six.

GOOG, YHOO Nix Sponsored Search Ad Deal

Months after inking the deal, and days after passing a revised proposal to the Department of Justice, which is screening it for antitrust violations, Google and Yahoo announced plans to trash the idea altogether.

Designers pay homage to Dali

In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Dali's passing, twelve designers, including Maria Grachvogel, Vivia Ferragamo, Manish Arora and Julien Macdonald, have each designed a one-off piece as an homage to the world-famous surrealist in aid of 'Fashion Targets Breast Cancer'.

NEWS: DosPara launches Linux netbook - the Prime Note Cartina

OK so this is one for people who may be passing through Japan in the coming days, want a netbook, and like the idea of it being a limited edition model.

Thai protesters surround parliament

Anti-government protesters cheer at the speech of a leader after passing through police line during a mass rally in Bangkok, Thailand Monday.

Swan urges banks to pass on rate cuts

Retail banks must play their part in helping to strengthen the economy by passing on as much as possible any cut in official interest rates, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.

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