Crysis 2’s main character, Alcatraz, has a serious drinking problem. He’s not an alcoholic, if that’s what you’re thinking. Instead, the problem is that one sip of tequila is apparently enough to render him permanently incommunicado. Crysis 2 starts with Alcatraz on a submarine, blearily looking around at the other members of his squad and [...]
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena more than made up for its relatively tame episode the previous week with Friday’s bacchanalian excesses. When Titus is away (buying slaves), the House of Batiatus will play (with slaves). Ludus business went well enough: Syrians Ashur and Dagan finally earned their place through combat (although Ashur didn’t deserve the [...]
Behind closed doors, Ben S. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, called it “the worst financial crisis in global history, including the Great Depression.” He said that 12 of the country’s 13 most important financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, had been on the verge of collapse “within a week or two.” (The apparent exception: JPMorgan Chase.) [...]
Under terms of the agreement of Dell’s acquisition of Compellent, approved by the boards of directors of both companies, Dell will pay $27.75 per share in cash for each share of Compellent for a total equity value of approximately $960 million, and aggregate purchase price of approximately $820 million, net of Compellent’s cash. The transaction [...]
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao will make a bid for the World Boxing Council’s crown tonight when he takes on Mexico’s Antonio “Tornado” Margarito in Dallas. A seven-division world champion, 31-year-old Pacquiao is a bona fide megastar in the Philippines: In May of this year he was elected to the country’s House of Representatives, he has two [...]
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