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PlayStation 3 beats all but the Wii during January hardware sales Holiday sales figures for gaming console hardware were predictable. Nintendo Wii was at the top, Xbox 360 somewhere in the middle and the PlayStation 3 near the bottom. But 2008 is a new year and so far looks nothing at all like 2007 – except, of course, the Wii is still number one. Nintendo's console sold the most in North America with 274,000 units, likely still selling out whatever is shipped to retailers. Believe it or not, second place belongs to the PlayStation 3, selling 269,000, just 5,000 fewer units than the Wii. The PS2 wasn't far behind either, with 264,000. The handheld systems occupied places fourth and fifth, with the Nintendo DS moving 251,000 and the PSP doing 230,000. Surprisingly, the Xbox 360 tied for last place with 230,000 units for the month.
At Red Bank production of "Macbeth," there will be blood
It's not a deep, dark secret," says the actor, born Raymond Joseph Teller. "It comes from going to an all-boys' high school and college where you're always called by your last name. I liked it, and once I decided to go into show business -- the one place where you can get away with crazy stuff like that -- I legalized it." Even his driver's license and passport identify him solely as Teller. Though Jillette hogs all the words in the act, Teller says, "Early in my career, I was a non-speaking performer. In college, I thought about what magicians said on stage, and how it was, 'Here I am holding a red ball.' "Who cares?! I was working the usual fraternity parties and found that if I tried to out-shout the kids with their cups of beer, they'd pay no attention.
Housing and profits
In January, after another interview request, Olden wrote that Smith "will be traveling extensively on business over the next several months and will not have time to sit for an interview." A 1972 graduate of the College of Business at the University of Missouri, Smith is hoping some of his real estate skills rub off on students today. He is in the process of donating $3 million over a 20-year period to finance the Jeffrey E. Smith Institute of Real Estate and to launch a real estate degree program. He is also a member of the colleges Strategic Development Board, which advises the dean about business trends and assists with fundraising. Smiths portrait hangs in the atrium of the business school building along with eight others who have donated $1 million or more. Up there with the likes of the late Sam Walton and seven other businessmen, Smith is the only one not wearing a suit and tie.
A Case of 'American' Excess
Last December, a collector's edition of his "Blade Runner" was released, delivering no fewer than four versions of the sci-fi classic. The director's most recent project, "American Gangster," follows a similar pattern, arriving today in a two-disc extended edition ($19.98) that includes the original theatrical release, already at a hefty running time of two hours and 38 minutes, and a longer version with 19 more minutes of movie added. (If that's not enough, another version with three discs worth of material also releases today.) Add in some sizeable extras, including a one-hour-and-18-minute documentary that covers the making of this story of drug mogul Frank Lucas's rise and fall, and one starts to wonder who has the appetite to digest so much Denzel Washington. Allow me to simplify.
Bucks woman wins $10M verdict in crash
Chelsea's lap belt rode up from her pelvis to her abdomen as the force of the crash caused a “submarining" effect that pulled her down into the seat, Hileman said. The belt tore into her abdomen, ripping into her intestines, fracturing her spinal cord and causing other internal injuries. Hileman and fellow attorney Jeff Drake researched auto liability and found an Arizona lawyer, Larry Coben, who is an expert on vehicle crashworthiness. Coben helped prove that the lap belt caused Chelsea's devastating internal injuries. “The thing about the rear seat belt is the engineers figure not many people sit in the middle. It's not used that much, so they didn't care that much about it," Hileman said. Since Sept. 1, 2007, all new cars sold in the United States must have a combination lap and shoulder belt in all back seat positions, including the middle seat, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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