(Xbox 360, PS3, Rockstar, cert: 18, out 20 May) Cole Phelps is many things. He is a decorated second world war veteran and a clean cop in a dirty town. He is also, and to a quite uncanny degree, actor Aaron Staton, who you probably already know as Ken Cosgrove on _Mad Men_. Which is to say that _LA Noire_ doesn't merely boast some of the finest voice acting ever to grace a computer game, it has created an entirely new gaming concept: face acting. This is thanks to Rockstar's much touted and shiny new MotionScan technology, which captures a truly staggering amount of facial expression and makes the sundry creeps, crooks and occasional upstanding citizen of 1947 Los Angeles eerily lifelike. Each and every character is utterly believable, even when they're lying, which they do with surprisingly subtle expressions and glances. This is no mere gimmick; figuring out who is telling the truth and who is making a chump of Detective Phelps is the meat and drink of the game. That's right – although he carries a pistol with unlimited ammo, and keeps a shotgun in the boot of his police cruiser, Phelps's most ... Michael Jackson passed away in 2009, but his family seems to be a bottomless well of musical talent. The latest evidence of this? His nephew,… Cajun-country towns in the path of Mississippi River floodwaters were all but deserted Monday. If there are two things we love here at Lifehacker, it's staying productive and saving money. The newest bundle from Productive Macs helps you do both, by offering eight productivity Mac apps at a serious discount, including the very popular TextExpander and Path Finder. More » CBS News national correspondent Dean Reynolds reports on the intentional flooding caused by the opening of the Morganza spillway and the people about to be affected by it. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER--The space shuttle Endeavour took off on its final flight this morning at 8:56 a.m. The takeoff came after a nail-biting final hour as technicians had to do some last-minute repairs to the shuttle's heat tiles and clouds filled the sky above Cape Canaveral. In fact, Endeavour blasted off into the clouds, blocking view of its full path to spectators on the ground, but creating an eerie circular glow in the sky. The main engines fired for eight and a half minutes, putting the orbiter on a suborbital flight, awaiting a subsequent burn by smaller engines to put the orbiter into orbit. [More] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER--The space shuttle Endeavour took off on its final flight this morning at 8:56 a.m. The takeoff came after a nail-biting final hour as technicians had to do some last-minute repairs to the shuttle's heat tiles and clouds filled the sky above Cape Canaveral. In fact, Endeavour blasted off into the clouds, blocking view of its full path to spectators on the ground, but creating an eerie circular glow in the sky. The main engines fired for eight and a half minutes, putting the orbiter on a suborbital flight, awaiting a subsequent burn by smaller engines to put the orbiter into orbit. [More] In his latest, Will Ferrell takes a large step on the career-path transition from riotous comedies to heavier material—a route successfully navigated by Tom Hanks, Jim Carrey and Bill Murray. Monday, May 16, 2011 The entitled world is up in arms over America's botching of the annual Diversity Visa Lottery. A "glitch" in the State Department's computer system has caused the bureaucracy to conduct a do-over of the random visa giveaway. WaPo reports: Tens of thousands of would-be immigrants may be unable to move legally to the United States [...] Most budget travelers skip Norway because it is an expensive country to visit. The taxes are high, a lot of things are imported, and the currency is very strong. During my time here, I've found very little ways around this fact and have learned cheap can be an extremely relative term. However, flight connections can [...] Whether leader or member, every person plays a vital role tending the garden. Learning how to better serve in your role blesses others who are walking the garden path beside you. Monday, May 16, 2011 Hopefully, enshrining the military covenant in law will renew the relationship of trust between our armed forces and government The prime minister's announcement that the military covenant is to be enshrined in law – allowing parliament to scrutinise the government's treatment of our armed forces – is very good news, and the specific measures that will soon formally be announced – priority NHS treatment for forces personnel and their families; council tax rebates for all personnel serving abroad; guaranteed places at schools of choice for forces children; a promise to pay forces' widows a pension for life; giving service families priority in allocating council houses – will have a significant and much-needed impact on the lives of servicemen and their families. Just as significant as these material provisions is the sense of trust they generate between the forces and the government. Such measures are overdue; the government has for too long taken the loyalty and sacrifice of the forces for granted and the military covenant, in the wake of the disastrous intervention in Iraq and our ongoing entanglement in Southern Afghanistan, has been all but torn to shreds. Let's be clear – this isn't about soldiers, sailors ... WASHINGTON - The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, John Boehner, says he stands ready to cut a budget deal with President Barack Obama - so long as no taxes are raised, leaving deep spending cuts as the sole vehicle to trim America's massive $1.5-trillion federal deficit. Meanwhile, budget negotiations continue as the nation nears [...] #### Nasdaq, ICE withdraw $11B bid for NYSE Euronext By MICHELLE CHAPMAN The Associated Press ##### Published May 16, 2011 06:36AM MDT New York • Nasdaq and IntercontinentalExchange are withdrawing their proposed $11 billion bid for the parent of the New York Stock Exchange after recognizing they would not receive regulatory approval for the transaction. The decision clears the path for NYSE Euronext Inc. to proceed with its previous $10 billion deal to combine with the German exchange operator Deutsche Boerse. Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. and IntercontinentalExchange Inc. said Monday that they held unsuccessful talks with the antitru... ##### Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. and IntercontinentalExchange Inc. pulled their bid for NYSE Euronext after talks with U.S. regulators showed they wouldn't secure antitrust approval, clearing the path for Deutsche Boerse AG. Nigerian music star Femi Kuti carves his own path, building on the legacy of his late father. NEW YORK — Nasdaq and IntercontinentalExchange are withdrawing their proposed $11 billion bid for the parent of the New York Stock Exchange after recognizing they would not receive regulatory approval for the transaction. The decision leaves the path open for NYSE Euronext to proceed with its previous $10 billion deal to combine with the German exchange operator Deutsche Boerse. Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. and IntercontinentalExchange Inc. said Monday that they held unsuccessful talks with the antitrust division of the Justice Department about their joint bid for NYSE Euronext. Read full article >>
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Monday, May 16, 2011
LA Noire review Austin Brown Carries on the Jackson Family Legacy [VIDEO] Louisiana towns await flooding from Miss. River Productive Macs Bundle Offers Eight Mac Apps for a Serious Discount [Video] Video Small town residents in floodwaters' path Space Shuttle Endeavour Launches Successfully On Its Final Mission Last flight of Ferrell More Thoughtful <i>Everything Must Go</i> Why do we still run Diversity Visa Lottery anyway! Forty Hours Oslo Support Groups Cultivating Garden Friendship A military covenant law recognises our forces' sacrifice | Leo Docherty Republicans Oppose Obama Tax Hikes Nasdaq ICE withdraw $11B bid NYSE Euronext Drops Takeover Clearing Way Deutsche Boerse Femi Kuti Beyond OMX Group parent New York Stock Exchange But can you spell Atchafalaya
