Looks like energy prices are making inflation go way up.
Price increases were led by a 7.1% rise in wholesale energy prices, the biggest jump in 15 years. Food prices also soared, rising 1.4% on a record 49% increase in egg prices.
Core prices, which exclude food and energy, increased 0.3% as prices for capital goods increased 0.3%. Car prices increased 0.9% and heavy truck prices climbed 1%.
At least the Core prices are still gaining very modestly. That means that the high energy prices haven't trickled into the prices of regular goods yet. When that core number goes up it is time to start worrying about the economy. Well, worrying more that is. Also I wonder why egg prices went up so much? Could it be that bird flu? That is kind of a weird statistic.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Last Aussie WWI Vet Dies at 106
This guy enlisted when he was just 14 years old. He was a seaman on the HMS Encounter. It looks like WWI is now about to vanish into the mists of history like the Civil War. We need a 8 part Ken Burns special so the War to End all War can be better remembered.
Monday, October 17, 2005
Microsoft Playing Nice
With all the focus on who their real competitors are (Google and Apple) they are now working with their long time enemies. They are working with RealNetworks in their effort to fight against apple and iTunes:
RealNetworks, the Seattle-based digital media company, on Tuesday announced a broad partnership with longtime nemesis Microsoft that also settles all the company's antitrust complaints. A series of agreements to share technology and promote each other's products could better position both companies to fight against Apple's market-leading iPod player and iTunes music service.
And they are working with Yahoo against Google:
Microsoft and Yahoo were announcing that they had finally agreed to make their instant messengers work together.
That deal is designed in part to take on America Online Inc.'s more popular instant messenger. But analysts say the companies also probably have one eye on Google, which launched its own messenger last month.
This fight is looking better and better as we go along. The reformed most-evil company in the world versus the company who vows never to do evil. It should be exciting to watch the cut and thrust of this new battle.
RealNetworks, the Seattle-based digital media company, on Tuesday announced a broad partnership with longtime nemesis Microsoft that also settles all the company's antitrust complaints. A series of agreements to share technology and promote each other's products could better position both companies to fight against Apple's market-leading iPod player and iTunes music service.
And they are working with Yahoo against Google:
Microsoft and Yahoo were announcing that they had finally agreed to make their instant messengers work together.
That deal is designed in part to take on America Online Inc.'s more popular instant messenger. But analysts say the companies also probably have one eye on Google, which launched its own messenger last month.
This fight is looking better and better as we go along. The reformed most-evil company in the world versus the company who vows never to do evil. It should be exciting to watch the cut and thrust of this new battle.
BitTorrent the Reason Behind slumping DVDs?
This seems like a very valid reason why DVD sales are getting softer and softer. Here is a very good article about the creator of the program and some info about it. Here is the part that got me thinking about DVD sales:
Today there are roughly 1.7 million copies of Hollywood movies—typically the most popular ones—being downloaded at any one time using BitTorrent, a 12% jump from last year, according to online media measurement firm BigChampagne.
I was thinking that DVD sales have been dropping more because movies have been pretty junk recently. Actually, people could just be using BitTorrent to download the movie complete with all the extras instead of buying the DVD. This should also concern TV execs:
In the same period the number of TV shows downloaded grew by 150%—about 70% of them snagged using BitTorrent.
I think the Networks should provide an alternative distribution channel where they sell a download of the nights TV shows for like $1 or something. Or maybe charge some kind of monthly fee to download a certain amount of TV content. That way if you didn't TiVo the show (or don't have a DVR) you can have your own copy for a nominal fee. If they don't do this they will end up losing out to companies like BitTorrent.
I mean Napstdevastatedted the music industry until ITunes found the price point that people will pay to get the content without going through the hassle of getting the item for free. Now getting the TV and movie content for free means just downloading the software and going torrentspy and seeing what is available. TV and Movie companies now need to make it even easier to get the content. If they don't they will keep wondering why their revenue figures are getting softer and softer.
Today there are roughly 1.7 million copies of Hollywood movies—typically the most popular ones—being downloaded at any one time using BitTorrent, a 12% jump from last year, according to online media measurement firm BigChampagne.
I was thinking that DVD sales have been dropping more because movies have been pretty junk recently. Actually, people could just be using BitTorrent to download the movie complete with all the extras instead of buying the DVD. This should also concern TV execs:
In the same period the number of TV shows downloaded grew by 150%—about 70% of them snagged using BitTorrent.
I think the Networks should provide an alternative distribution channel where they sell a download of the nights TV shows for like $1 or something. Or maybe charge some kind of monthly fee to download a certain amount of TV content. That way if you didn't TiVo the show (or don't have a DVR) you can have your own copy for a nominal fee. If they don't do this they will end up losing out to companies like BitTorrent.
I mean Napstdevastatedted the music industry until ITunes found the price point that people will pay to get the content without going through the hassle of getting the item for free. Now getting the TV and movie content for free means just downloading the software and going torrentspy and seeing what is available. TV and Movie companies now need to make it even easier to get the content. If they don't they will keep wondering why their revenue figures are getting softer and softer.
Friday, October 14, 2005
Everyone wants a piece of AOL
Now Yahoo has thrown their hats in the ring. It looks like they just want to head Google off at the pass before their get their claws into the thing. Here is what AOL did to get so wanted so fast:
The interest in AOL comes as the company transforms itself from a declining business focused on providing dial-up access to a free content provider able to tap the recent boom in online advertising.
This was a very smart move and it looks like it may pay some big dividends for Time Warner:
The Web portal side of AOL's business is worth about $11.3 billion, based largely on AOL's advertising potential, media analyst Michael Nathanson at Sanford C. Bernstein estimated in a research note.
This would be the most interesting fit I think:
Google would have most to gain from a stake in AOL.
It would give the Internet search leader a way to build a portal -- and grow its advertising potential -- while preserving an existing relationship with AOL responsible for more than 10 percent of Google's revenues.
That would make Google the top dog when it comes to the internet. They already generate lots of cash with their search technology and other offerings. This would give them a whole bunch of revenue streams to keep peoples eyes glued to Google. I only use Google's search technology right now buy use Yahoo for their e-mail, news, finance, and fantasy sports.
If Google could buy AOL then it would be a great incentive to stay on Google all the time instead of Yahoo. Hmm it looks like it will be a 3 way bidding war between the three internet titans for AOL. Now that would be a real catalyst for Time Warner Stock (TWX) in the near term I should think.
The interest in AOL comes as the company transforms itself from a declining business focused on providing dial-up access to a free content provider able to tap the recent boom in online advertising.
This was a very smart move and it looks like it may pay some big dividends for Time Warner:
The Web portal side of AOL's business is worth about $11.3 billion, based largely on AOL's advertising potential, media analyst Michael Nathanson at Sanford C. Bernstein estimated in a research note.
This would be the most interesting fit I think:
Google would have most to gain from a stake in AOL.
It would give the Internet search leader a way to build a portal -- and grow its advertising potential -- while preserving an existing relationship with AOL responsible for more than 10 percent of Google's revenues.
That would make Google the top dog when it comes to the internet. They already generate lots of cash with their search technology and other offerings. This would give them a whole bunch of revenue streams to keep peoples eyes glued to Google. I only use Google's search technology right now buy use Yahoo for their e-mail, news, finance, and fantasy sports.
If Google could buy AOL then it would be a great incentive to stay on Google all the time instead of Yahoo. Hmm it looks like it will be a 3 way bidding war between the three internet titans for AOL. Now that would be a real catalyst for Time Warner Stock (TWX) in the near term I should think.
Refco circles the Toilet
More corporate malfeasance out there. This looks like it will bankrupt the company as well. Here is what just happened:
In the latest development in the deepening crisis, Refco Securities LLC, a broker-dealer that accounts for more than half of Refco's gross revenues, said on Friday it was unwinding clients' and its own positions. The move signals the unit is essentially going out of business, making it the second Refco unit to stop operating this week.
On Thursday Refco Capital Markets, a prime broker that served the hedge fund community, halted activities and froze all its accounts, saying it did not have enough cash to go on.
Now this is some serious stuff I should think. This is all because CEO and chairman, Phillip Bennett used $430 million in bad debts to inflate the company's financial standing as it went public. He is probably going to go to jail as well. Too bad the stock has been halted because it would be interesting to see what the price would do. Someone sees some value in the company:
Man Group's brokerage unit, Man Financial, has expressed interest in buying Refco's futures business, according to a source familiar with the matter, who added private equity firms were also eyeing the embattled company.
I think they may want to get in there and grab all the traders in one fell swoop before the company seriously goes down the tubes. Well it looks like Refco is going to fall into the same garbage bin that has Enron and Global Crossing in it.
In the latest development in the deepening crisis, Refco Securities LLC, a broker-dealer that accounts for more than half of Refco's gross revenues, said on Friday it was unwinding clients' and its own positions. The move signals the unit is essentially going out of business, making it the second Refco unit to stop operating this week.
On Thursday Refco Capital Markets, a prime broker that served the hedge fund community, halted activities and froze all its accounts, saying it did not have enough cash to go on.
Now this is some serious stuff I should think. This is all because CEO and chairman, Phillip Bennett used $430 million in bad debts to inflate the company's financial standing as it went public. He is probably going to go to jail as well. Too bad the stock has been halted because it would be interesting to see what the price would do. Someone sees some value in the company:
Man Group's brokerage unit, Man Financial, has expressed interest in buying Refco's futures business, according to a source familiar with the matter, who added private equity firms were also eyeing the embattled company.
I think they may want to get in there and grab all the traders in one fell swoop before the company seriously goes down the tubes. Well it looks like Refco is going to fall into the same garbage bin that has Enron and Global Crossing in it.
Very funny site to Check out
Here is a site about bathroom etiquette that my friend found that is absolutely hilarious. Much good advice especially about urinal selection etiquette. Great stuff.
Troops in Scripted Event?
This actually didn't seem as bad as I was told it was. It seems that the troops were given a rundown of what they were to expect so they wouldn't be surprised.
"I'm going to ask somebody to grab those two water bottles against the wall and move them out of the camera shot for me," Barber said.
A brief rehearsal ensued.
"OK, so let's just walk through this," Barber said. "Captain Kennedy, you answer the first question and you hand the mike to whom?"
"Captain Smith," Kennedy said.
"Captain. Smith? You take the mike and you hand it to whom?" she asked.
"Captain Kennedy," the soldier replied.
And so it went.
"If the question comes up about partnering — how often do we train with the Iraqi military — who does he go to?" Barber asked.
"That's going to go to Captain Pratt," one of the soldiers said.
"And then if we're going to talk a little bit about the folks in Tikrit — the hometown — and how they're handling the political process, who are we going to give that to?" she asked.
This seems like pretty standard stuff so they are ready to answer the questions. It is like a TV pre-interview where they let the person know what they are going to ask so you can think about your answers a bit. I was thinking that they were heavily coached or given a script or something. And here is the AP being the AP undermining troop confidence etc:
The president told them twice that the American people were behind them.
"You've got tremendous support here at home," Bush said.
Less than 40 percent in an AP-Ipsos poll taken in October said they approved of the way Bush was handling Iraq. Just over half of the public now say the Iraq war was a mistake.
The first statistic says that Americans think that Bush is screwing up the war and the second says that actually going to war was a mistake. Neither of the statistics show that the troops are not supported by people at home though. In fact most people want us to stay the course according to this article.
Overall attitudes about the war while negative haven't changed dramatically through the summer and a solid majority, 60 percent, want U.S. troops to stick it out until Iraq is stable.
I have a feeling that a poll saying "do you support the troops fighting in Iraq" would get an even larger majority of people behind them. I guess the AP would think that is just pro-Bush propaganda or something.
"I'm going to ask somebody to grab those two water bottles against the wall and move them out of the camera shot for me," Barber said.
A brief rehearsal ensued.
"OK, so let's just walk through this," Barber said. "Captain Kennedy, you answer the first question and you hand the mike to whom?"
"Captain Smith," Kennedy said.
"Captain. Smith? You take the mike and you hand it to whom?" she asked.
"Captain Kennedy," the soldier replied.
And so it went.
"If the question comes up about partnering — how often do we train with the Iraqi military — who does he go to?" Barber asked.
"That's going to go to Captain Pratt," one of the soldiers said.
"And then if we're going to talk a little bit about the folks in Tikrit — the hometown — and how they're handling the political process, who are we going to give that to?" she asked.
This seems like pretty standard stuff so they are ready to answer the questions. It is like a TV pre-interview where they let the person know what they are going to ask so you can think about your answers a bit. I was thinking that they were heavily coached or given a script or something. And here is the AP being the AP undermining troop confidence etc:
The president told them twice that the American people were behind them.
"You've got tremendous support here at home," Bush said.
Less than 40 percent in an AP-Ipsos poll taken in October said they approved of the way Bush was handling Iraq. Just over half of the public now say the Iraq war was a mistake.
The first statistic says that Americans think that Bush is screwing up the war and the second says that actually going to war was a mistake. Neither of the statistics show that the troops are not supported by people at home though. In fact most people want us to stay the course according to this article.
Overall attitudes about the war while negative haven't changed dramatically through the summer and a solid majority, 60 percent, want U.S. troops to stick it out until Iraq is stable.
I have a feeling that a poll saying "do you support the troops fighting in Iraq" would get an even larger majority of people behind them. I guess the AP would think that is just pro-Bush propaganda or something.
Katie Pregnant for a While?
Hmm now this article contains all kinds of weird stuff on their pregnancy. Now this is the strangest rumor I think:
In terms of just how Holmes got to be in the family way, her aunt has denied rumors that the actress conceived via in vitro fertilization.
"I can assure you they did it the old fashioned way," Carol Zydorczyk said in a recent magazine interview. (We're not even going to ask how she knows for sure.)
Hmm, this could very well be true. It was rumored that Tommy Boy was shooting blanks when he was married to Nicole Kidman. I think this aunt was watching them going at it just like those slaves in Rome do. This is a strange and painful sounding bit too:
In other reports, when it comes time for the actress to give birth in several months, it has been suggested that Holmes will attempt a silent labor in keeping with Scientology tradition.
The practice encourages mothers to be to forgo painkillers and to refrain from screaming or even talking as they bring their children into the world. Scientologists believe that the silence reduces trauma during birth and prevents irrational fears later in life.
Yup, nothing like making the woman suffer in intense agony while they can't even cry out or deaden the pain a little. I wonder if they have a silent C-section cooked up for her if there is complications in the pregnancy. In whatever the case it sounds like something they would do in Maoist China. Some Zen mixed with a little torture.
In terms of just how Holmes got to be in the family way, her aunt has denied rumors that the actress conceived via in vitro fertilization.
"I can assure you they did it the old fashioned way," Carol Zydorczyk said in a recent magazine interview. (We're not even going to ask how she knows for sure.)
Hmm, this could very well be true. It was rumored that Tommy Boy was shooting blanks when he was married to Nicole Kidman. I think this aunt was watching them going at it just like those slaves in Rome do. This is a strange and painful sounding bit too:
In other reports, when it comes time for the actress to give birth in several months, it has been suggested that Holmes will attempt a silent labor in keeping with Scientology tradition.
The practice encourages mothers to be to forgo painkillers and to refrain from screaming or even talking as they bring their children into the world. Scientologists believe that the silence reduces trauma during birth and prevents irrational fears later in life.
Yup, nothing like making the woman suffer in intense agony while they can't even cry out or deaden the pain a little. I wonder if they have a silent C-section cooked up for her if there is complications in the pregnancy. In whatever the case it sounds like something they would do in Maoist China. Some Zen mixed with a little torture.
Thursday, October 13, 2005
The 'Lost' Guy Robbed
Seems like Hawaii Kai isn't as safe as it used to be. It seems that someone broke into
Josh Holloway's house and robbed him and his wife at gunpoint. Now that must have been pretty scary for anyone to go through. I have to disagree with this part though:
There was no indication that the robber recognized the 36-year-old actor,
I have a feeling that he was hit because they knew who he was and where he was living. I would investigate some of the relatives of the people that work on the Lost set. I would bet that someone's cousin or something overheard where this actor lived and planned to rob him. It is strange that they didn't just burglarize his house though. Here is a pic of the poor bastard that got robbed:
Josh Holloway's house and robbed him and his wife at gunpoint. Now that must have been pretty scary for anyone to go through. I have to disagree with this part though:
There was no indication that the robber recognized the 36-year-old actor,
I have a feeling that he was hit because they knew who he was and where he was living. I would investigate some of the relatives of the people that work on the Lost set. I would bet that someone's cousin or something overheard where this actor lived and planned to rob him. It is strange that they didn't just burglarize his house though. Here is a pic of the poor bastard that got robbed:
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
New Video Ipod
It seems APPL has finally brought out their video Ipod. The prices seem pretty high but it still may fly off the shelves pretty well.
The video iPod -- a long-rumored product that could further spark sales of the popular brand -- has a 2.5-inch screen and comes with 30 or 60 gigabytes of memory. It will sell for $299 and $399, respectively, and holds up to 150 hours of video.
It certainly looks pretty nice to me:
The only problem I have with it is this:
The company also plans to offer music videos for $1.99 each at its iTunes online music store. It will also offer short films from Pixar Animation Studios Inc. which is also led by Jobs.
I'm not sure if this will be worth it because you can already watch these videos for free on on Yahoo Launch. It would seem to me that selling these things may not be a very decent revenue stream for them. There is also word that they will be allowing people to download TV shows as well. This may be an interesting way to spend $1.99 but I still think people won't want to watch an entire 1 hour show on a tiny little screen like that. I wonder if APPL will offer a cradle that connects to your TV. Now that would be an interesting I should think.
The video iPod -- a long-rumored product that could further spark sales of the popular brand -- has a 2.5-inch screen and comes with 30 or 60 gigabytes of memory. It will sell for $299 and $399, respectively, and holds up to 150 hours of video.
It certainly looks pretty nice to me:
The only problem I have with it is this:
The company also plans to offer music videos for $1.99 each at its iTunes online music store. It will also offer short films from Pixar Animation Studios Inc. which is also led by Jobs.
I'm not sure if this will be worth it because you can already watch these videos for free on on Yahoo Launch. It would seem to me that selling these things may not be a very decent revenue stream for them. There is also word that they will be allowing people to download TV shows as well. This may be an interesting way to spend $1.99 but I still think people won't want to watch an entire 1 hour show on a tiny little screen like that. I wonder if APPL will offer a cradle that connects to your TV. Now that would be an interesting I should think.
Let's Hope for a Mild Winter
Now this price increase will really cut into some peoples spending habits.
A typical household heating with natural gas is projected to spend an additional $350 this winter compared with last year, according to the report published by the Energy Information Administration, the statistical arm of the Energy Department.
Now that is quite a chunk out of peoples already stretched savings. This money will probably come out of buying Christmas presents this season. It may be one of those record low holiday seasons when compared to previous years. This could put a serious hurting on consumer goods and retailers. $350 is around the same price of an X-box 360, a new DVD recorder, 3 pairs of high end jeans, or the Video Ipod.
A typical household heating with natural gas is projected to spend an additional $350 this winter compared with last year, according to the report published by the Energy Information Administration, the statistical arm of the Energy Department.
Now that is quite a chunk out of peoples already stretched savings. This money will probably come out of buying Christmas presents this season. It may be one of those record low holiday seasons when compared to previous years. This could put a serious hurting on consumer goods and retailers. $350 is around the same price of an X-box 360, a new DVD recorder, 3 pairs of high end jeans, or the Video Ipod.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Smurfs Wiped Out by UNICEF
It looks like UNICEF did what Gargamel has only dreamed of. Their new ad campaign wipes out the Smurfs leaving only Baby Smurf alive to tell the tale. This seems to be their aims:
UNICEF's Belgian office is using the Smurfs as the centerpiece of a new fundraising initiative to shock viewers into donating money to help children in war-torn regions. The agency also hopes to rehabilitate former child soldiers in Burundi.
That seems like a good cause but I don't see how eradicating a cartoon race would do that though. It seems to show that even the Smurfs aren't safe from being bombed out of existance. It would seem like it would scare kids more then it would get people to donate money.
I mean kids are already scared that at any time they may be blown up by terrorists. Now UNICEF is there to wipe out their imaginary friends too. Kids can't even be safe in their own heads. Perhaps UNICEF will try to wipe out Blue's Clues, or maybe Dora the Explorer next. Send money or we drop a Daisy Cutter on Barney. Give me cash or we machine gun the Wiggles. It must be tough to be a kid in this day and age.
I think the FED should release minutes faster
This seems like a pretty good insight into the FEDs thinking and I wonder why they have to release it a week later. There shouldn't be any Top Secret stuff in there at all. It shouldn't take more then a day to transcribe the thing depending on who they get to do it. I think this is important stuff that should be put out there ASAP. Oh well, I guess there is some reason why they delay the thing.
Friday, October 07, 2005
Better Luck Next Year BoSox
Well at least they gave it their all. I really wanted to see a Yankee-Boston 7 game donnybrook for all the marbles but it isn't going to happen. Oh well there is always those baked beans.
Boston Red Sox Swept!
Wow, they didn't put up much of a fight to the supposedly reeling ChiSox. Add this to the spanking that the Patriots got from the Chargers and this becomes a real bad week for Boston. That Pats loss was one of the most humiliating performances from a supposed Super Bowl contender in a long time.
Now the BoSox are blasted right out of existence faster then you can turn your head. So much for the Co-AL East champions or whatever their owner called them. They should have worried more about the White Sox then they did about playing another game against the Yankees to see who actually won their division. Let's hope it isn't another 86 years until they win another World Series.
Now the BoSox are blasted right out of existence faster then you can turn your head. So much for the Co-AL East champions or whatever their owner called them. They should have worried more about the White Sox then they did about playing another game against the Yankees to see who actually won their division. Let's hope it isn't another 86 years until they win another World Series.
Some jobs lost but not too much
Looks like the post-Katrina job losses weren't as bad as people thought.
Payrolls fell by 35,000, with jobs in retailing, lodging, bars, restaurants and leisure pursuits such as gambling all taking a hit. The unemployment rate climbed to 5.1 percent, from a four-year low of 4.9 percent in August.
I heard some economists saying that up to 250,000 jobs could be lost. This number is pretty good seeing as how bad those hurricanes destroyed that city and disrupted things. I think that many these jobs came from those casinos destroyed in Biloxi. The unemployment rate rose to 5.1% but not as much as people feared.
Payrolls fell by 35,000, with jobs in retailing, lodging, bars, restaurants and leisure pursuits such as gambling all taking a hit. The unemployment rate climbed to 5.1 percent, from a four-year low of 4.9 percent in August.
I heard some economists saying that up to 250,000 jobs could be lost. This number is pretty good seeing as how bad those hurricanes destroyed that city and disrupted things. I think that many these jobs came from those casinos destroyed in Biloxi. The unemployment rate rose to 5.1% but not as much as people feared.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
XBox 360 Game list released
Well more or less released. This isn't a definitive list but it does have some details on what the system will launch with. Here are the games mentioned:
Take-Two said its launch titles are basketball game "NBA 2K6," hockey game "NHL 2K6," tennis game "Top Spin 2," snowboarding game "Amped 3" and "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion," a role-playing game.
Activision has four Xbox 360 launch titles on its list. They are World War II game "Call of Duty 2," action game "Quake 4," extreme sports title "Tony Hawk's American Wasteland" and "GUN."
EA the world's biggest video game publisher, on Monday said it will have five titles out in time for the launch. They are the racing game "Need for Speed Most Wanted," its "FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup" soccer title, basketball game "NBA Live 06," golf game "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06" and "Madden NFL 06."
A THQ Inc. (THQI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) spokesman said the company has two launch window titles for the Xbox 360: urban action game "Saint's Row" and "The Outfit," a World War II-inspired game.
Microsoft this week confirmed that the action-adventure game "Kameo: Elements of Power" and "Perfect Dark Zero," both from game developer Rare, will be shipping at launch.
"Project Gotham Racing 3" from independent game studio Blizzard Creations also should be in stores, Microsoft said.
Seems like a pretty good list of games at launch. There will be plenty of sports stuff. Some roleplaying and action stuff to keep people interested as well. It would be nice to see more racing games though but I guess Project Gotham will have to do. I'm probably only going to buy FIFA World Cup and maybe The Outfit depending on the reviews. I haven't bought a Soccer Game for any console and it should get me pumped up for the World Cup.
Take-Two said its launch titles are basketball game "NBA 2K6," hockey game "NHL 2K6," tennis game "Top Spin 2," snowboarding game "Amped 3" and "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion," a role-playing game.
Activision has four Xbox 360 launch titles on its list. They are World War II game "Call of Duty 2," action game "Quake 4," extreme sports title "Tony Hawk's American Wasteland" and "GUN."
EA the world's biggest video game publisher, on Monday said it will have five titles out in time for the launch. They are the racing game "Need for Speed Most Wanted," its "FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup" soccer title, basketball game "NBA Live 06," golf game "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06" and "Madden NFL 06."
A THQ Inc. (THQI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) spokesman said the company has two launch window titles for the Xbox 360: urban action game "Saint's Row" and "The Outfit," a World War II-inspired game.
Microsoft this week confirmed that the action-adventure game "Kameo: Elements of Power" and "Perfect Dark Zero," both from game developer Rare, will be shipping at launch.
"Project Gotham Racing 3" from independent game studio Blizzard Creations also should be in stores, Microsoft said.
Seems like a pretty good list of games at launch. There will be plenty of sports stuff. Some roleplaying and action stuff to keep people interested as well. It would be nice to see more racing games though but I guess Project Gotham will have to do. I'm probably only going to buy FIFA World Cup and maybe The Outfit depending on the reviews. I haven't bought a Soccer Game for any console and it should get me pumped up for the World Cup.
FED has Inflation Fears
Well, at least they are watching how gas prices may start causing business to charge more for items and stoke inflation fears. This Richard Fisher character seems pretty level headed and speaks fairly plainly. You really don't have to go through and parse his words like you have to do with Greenspan. Perhaps Bush should make this guy the new Chairman of the FED.
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Lindsay Lohan wrecks for the third time?
Wow looks like she should be hiring a driver here soon. She again wrecked her car fleeing from paparazzi. This time it looks like she was fine and then got injured in the antiques store or something.
Lohan and her passenger, whom Recano identified as the actress' assistant, initially appeared to be unharmed and ducked into a nearby antiques store, apparently to avoid paparazzi and TV cameras, Recano said. However, according to the sheriff's department, Lohan and her passenger were later taken by ambulance to an unnamed hospital for treatment of "minor injuries." The unidentified driver of the van, meanwhile, was rushed to the hospital with "moderate injuries."
I guess she tripped on some chintz or maybe a 19th century Swiss butter churn hit her in the head. Whatever the case this is one messed up Mercedes
Lohan and her passenger, whom Recano identified as the actress' assistant, initially appeared to be unharmed and ducked into a nearby antiques store, apparently to avoid paparazzi and TV cameras, Recano said. However, according to the sheriff's department, Lohan and her passenger were later taken by ambulance to an unnamed hospital for treatment of "minor injuries." The unidentified driver of the van, meanwhile, was rushed to the hospital with "moderate injuries."
I guess she tripped on some chintz or maybe a 19th century Swiss butter churn hit her in the head. Whatever the case this is one messed up Mercedes
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