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DERRIK J. LANG examines video game endings in this installment of asap's weekly video game video. |
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| ENDINGS -- Consumer product dinosaurs
JONATHAN DREW reports from inside the meteor that's going to snuff out your favorite products and services. |
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| WORKLIFE -- Brother, can you accept some change?
Your workplace it is a-changin' -- SHEILA NORMAN-CULP tells you how to cope. |
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| THE END -- The demise of indie rock?
As the price of music shrinks, independent labels feel the squeeze. OTIS HART wonders: is indie rock dying before our eyes? |
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| FROZEN TREATS -- Leggo my fro-yo
Dieter's dream, or cultural chicanery? TRACEE HERBAUGH weighs the debate over frozen yogurt. |
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| VIDEO GAMES -- The 'Call of Duty' studio tour
Look snappy, recruit! RYAN PEARSON previews the latest shooter from Infinity Ward and tours the studio. (Scooters and fake guns!) |
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| REAL ESTATE -- There goes the neighborhood
In this interactive video series, DERRIK J. LANG and JENNI SOHN profile the residents of Oak Knoll, a neighborhood that's up for sale. |
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| WORKLIFE -- Debunking workplace mythology
With a little help from Carolyn Kepcher (formerly of 'The Apprentice'), SHEILA NORMAN-CULP breaks the bubble on the more common myths about the workplace. |
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| SOLAR ENERGY -- Here comes the sun chef
FRITZ FAERBER discovers how the State Department is looking to make refugee life a little better, one solar cooker at a time. |
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| UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT -- Double your dribble
RYAN PEARSON laces up his hightops to try out the latest basketball simulations. He finds that while in-game ESPN broadcasts are cool, they aren't everything. |
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| ANNALS OF MARKETING -- 50 years of front-lawn infamy
The pink flamingo is 50, the pink flamingo is dead, long live the pink flamingo: FRITZ FAERBER meets the owner of the front lawn's worst neon nightmare. |
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| WORKLIFE -- Seeing red at work? Check yourself
'AAAAAAAARGH!' has become a four-letter word at the office. SHEILA NORMAN-CULP on how to tame the anger tiger. |
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| GEAR -- The football (as in soccer) 'helmet'
Protective soccer headgear is becoming more visible as it gains acceptance from youth leagues to the pros. BRIAN TRUSDELL separates the eye-rolls from the attaboys. |
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| UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT -- Going for the gaming gold
DERRIK J. LANG travels to Seattle for the World Cyber Games Grand Final and puts the new slimmed-down PSP to the test along the way. |
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| ANNALS OF MARKETING -- American miscellany
Those old-timey things on the walls of your favorite chain restaurant? They're not there by accident. MEGHAN BARR explores the intersection of nostalgia and casual dining. |
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| WORKLIFE -- The not-so-graceful exit
Your parting shot: A shred of dignity, or a really bad idea? DANIEL SORID examines the value of a tart resignation letter. |
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| GREEN ENERGY -- Turn on the faucet, it's dark in here!
SEAN O'DRISCOLL gets a demonstration at the house that runs on hydrogen in the winter and solar power in the summer. |
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| UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT -- Rumble for Ratchet
RYAN PEARSON visits Insomniac Games to find out the latest on 'Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction' and 'Resistance: Fall of Man.' |
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| WORKLIFE -- Be the office James Dean
There's a renegade in every success story. SHEILA NORMAN-CULP talks to the woman who has probably earned and lost and re-earned more money than you or I will ever see. |
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| UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT REVIEW -- Why non-gamers should care about 'Halo 3'
RYAN PEARSON says multiplayer matchups that anybody can win, and brilliant weapon symmetry, allow the game to live up to its hype. |
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| ARTIFICIAL COMEDY -- A five giggle-byte program
Researchers are working on putting the 'ha' in 'hard drive.' SHIRLEY SMITH discovers a program that's 1's and 0's and red all over. |
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| BUSINESS TRADITION -- The woman who lived on the shoe
Cindy Kalfoglou has cobbled a living from her late husband's shoe-repair shop. ELIZABETH POHL meets the woman who's succeeding in a male-dominated business. |
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| It's a charmed DigitalLife. DERRIK J. LANG searches for gaming innovations at the DigitalLife convention and celebrates "Guitar Hero Day" at the "Guitar Hero III" launch party.
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| GAMES -- It's a wonderful DigitalLife
It's a charmed DigitalLife. DERRIK J. LANG searches for gaming innovations at the DigitalLife convention and celebrates "Guitar Hero Day" at the "Guitar Hero III" launch party. |
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| WORKLIFE -- Coping with jealousy
Envying co-workers can lead to trouble. SHEILA NORMAN-CULP explains how to tone down green feelings. |
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