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Screaming MiMi:
If you pulled out your Guinness World Records book and said Los Alamos National Laboratory, you might earn a pint of the dark brew for which the donnybrook-deciding tome is named.
Games & Entertainment:
EA is limited in some ways; if a location wasn't specifically mentioned in any of the films EA's team couldn't include it in a game, Young says. On the other hand, he adds, "Vivendi can't make a Frodo that looks like our Frodo."
We hear that they get upset if you pull on their Frodo as well...
Summer Wonderland:
He's running a small ski area in Plymouth, N.H., using a new technology that allows snow to be made regardless of the temperature outside. The ski area Egan now manages, Tenney Mountain, was open on July Fourth weekend for snow tubing and limited snowboarding, in 90-degree weather. Call it "EndlessWinter: The Sequel."
Interestingly enough, I used to work for a division of the Aggreko company that rented Oil Free Air Compressors to those snow blowing guys. Big business.
Greecy Gamers:
The European Commission has warned the government of Greece about a law it passed last year that appeared to prohibit all computer games, a ban that stirred up anger after it resulted in several arrests and the closure of Internet cafes.
Hope Lost:
Bob Hope passed away this weekend at the age of 100. Whether or not you were ever touched by him as an entertainer, rest assured that he aways took time to support our US Armed Forces wherever they were about the world. You have to respect him for that hard work.