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... About 200 of residents and game enthusiasts gathered early Saturday in southeastern New Mexico to watch backhoes and bulldozers dig through the concrete-covered landfill in search of up to a million discarded copies of “E.T. The Extraterrestrial” that the game’s maker wanted to hide forever.... The “E.T.” game is among the factors blamed for the decline of Atari and the collapse in the U.S. of a multi-million dollar video game industry that didn’t bounce back for several years. Tina Amini, deputy editor at gaming website Kotaku, said the game tanked because “it was practically broken.” A recurring flaw, she...

After witnessing a weekend of self-congratulatory festivities marking the January 1st debut of Houston’s MetroRail transit system, the hometown newspaper’s editorial board could hardly contain its exuberance. “Viewed from any angle,” opined the Houston Chronicle, the kickoff celebrations were a sure “sign of good things to come.” To the board, itself a merciless campaigner for rail, the roughly 15,000 people in attendance suggested that a “large helping of crow” was in order for transit critics. Reports from Houston spread quickly causing the Arizona Republic’s editorial page to gloat “critics rail at light rail to no avail.” After all, what...

Special News Update: Sunday December 1st I have been promising my supporters from around the globe two new WTC2002 design concepts, and I'm delighted to say the wait is over... Explore the WTC2002 website for a closer look at WTC2002 Concept #2 and WTC2002 Concept #3. And please, take the a moment to vote for your favourite in the 'Your Voice' section. Your voices will be heard. I thank you again for your continued support. WTC2002 grows in strength every day because of you, and LMDC, we are ready for whatever you throw at us, WE WILL PREVAIL! Do reflect...

EU may get new 'bar-code' logo The European Union may be set to get a new bar-code-style logo as part of an image overhaul.It would replace the current blue EU flag which has 12 gold stars representing member states.European Commission president Romano Prodi commissioned Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas to create the new design.It places all the colours of the national flags of EU nations in strips alongside each other.Mr Koolhaas says he wants to show the unique diversity and unity of Europe in one image.The Independent reports Mr Prodi wants departments across the EU to look at altering Brussels' visual...