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Continue reading …Nintendo says no Wii price cut coming in ‘near future,’ might want to re-think that
November 1, 2010 No Comment
Remember the halcyon days of motion gaming? When the Wii was selling to everyone and everyone’s grandmother in such huge volumes that Nintendo couldn’t keep up ? That time is long-past and, after the most recent disappointing earnings report from Nintendo (which isn’t the first ), people are beginning to ask the obvious question: when is the thing getting cheaper? For $200 gamers can now choose between a shiny new Xbox 360 or a Wii, and while crimson bundles might help, a price cut would help more. That’s not coming soon according to President and CEO Satoru Iwata, saying: “we cannot say [a Wii price cut] will never happen, but we are not thinking of it for the near future.” So, when? Well, the last time he said it wasn’t getting a price cut that’s exactly what it got five months later . Maybe March, then? Nintendo says no Wii price cut coming in ‘near future,’ might want to re-think that originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Nov 2010 02:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Thirty-seven worshippers were killed and 56 wounded in a hostage drama at a Baghdad church, an official said on Monday. All eight gunmen who raided the church were also killed when US and Iraqi forces mounted a joint operation to rescue worshippers held in the Sayidat al-Nejat church in central Baghdad, officials said. The gunmen attacked during evening mass after killing two guards at the nearby headquarters of the Baghdad stock exchange. ‘We released the hostages but…
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Highlights of this day in history: The Stamp Act takes effect; The US explodes the first hydrogen bomb; Sistine Chapel paintings are first shown to the public; Algerian nationalists begin rebellion against French rule; NFL’s Walter Payton dies.
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A deadly volcano in Indonesia spewed another searing cloud of ash down its slopes on Sunday, prompting panic and chaos among thousands of villagers. The volcano has killed dozens of people in the past week. (Oct. 31)
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Mount Merapi: Indonesia’s deadly volcano unleashed another powerful eruption on Monday, spewing searing clouds of gas and ash thousands of feet into the air to the sound of a booming explosion. There were no immediate reports of new casualties. On the other side of seismically charged country, a break in weather was helping rescuers get aid to victims of a tsunami that slammed into several remote islands, sweeping entire…
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(CNN) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi started spewing hot ash clouds on Monday morning, sending a 1.5-kilometer plume toward the south. Volcanic ash also blew eastward toward Boyolali, Central Java, said Kurniadi of the Indonesian…
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Hurricane Tomas weakened Sunday after tearing off roofs and downing power lines in the eastern Caribbean. Forecasters said the storm could regain force and veer toward earthquake-stunned Haiti. (Oct. 31)
Continue reading …60 Minutes Promotes Washington’s 1098 Income Tax Initiative, Stahl Hails Stockman as ‘Brave’ for Wanting Tax Hikes
November 1, 2010 No CommentBarely 36 hours before Washington State voters go to the polls, CBS News aired a 14-minute unregulated in-kind campaign expenditure on behalf of “ Yes on 1098 ” and its chief cheerleader, Bill Gates Sr, sandwiched by Lesley Stahl hailing rogue Reagan adviser David Stockman as “brave” for advocating the end to the Bush tax rates and imposition of a 15 percent national income surtax. Stahl trumpeted: One Republican brave enough to go public is David Stockman, President Reagan's budget director. He says all the Bush tax cuts should be eliminated — even those on the middle class. And he says his own Republican Party has gone too far with its anti-tax religion. She segued to how “many of the states are in the same boat, facing huge deficits with few prospects for cutting, which is why Washington State is joining the movement across the country to tax the rich,” championing how “Bill Gates Sr., has poured his own money into backing Initiative 1098. The tax would bring in $3 billion a year, to be spent mainly on education, which has suffered cutbacks as the state reels under a massive deficit.” read more
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