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Ubisoft has revealed a new batch of downloadable content for its incredibly aggressive African safari, Far Cry 2. Due to be released "by the end of November," the Fortune's Pack bolsters the game's collection of weapons, multiplayer maps and, perhaps most importantly, fuel-guzzling transports. It's not quite the turret-equipped elephant we were hoping for, but a quad should do us fine.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/21/far-cry-2-fortunes... 

Russia was the first to put a dog in space. Now, 50 years later, it has brought space to a dog, and not any dog but Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's beloved black Labrador.

A collar containing satellite-guided positioning equipment was slipped Friday around the neck of Putin's dog, Koni, who good-naturedly gave it a test run.

http://www.aol.com.au/news/story/Putin-tries-satelli... 

LifeSnapz is a free, easy and secure way for people to record and organize important events, milestones and memories in their lives.

Users of LifeSnapz can contribute text, photos, and video to describe these events, share them with self-designated groups (like family members, colleagues, schoolmates or youth sports teams) and explore these events using dynamic timelines, maps, and lists.

http://lifesnapz.com/ 

I'm not sure which party this would be more appropriately directed to (probably Vista, but I'm going to post this on multiple forums), but has anyone who is running Windows Vista had a problem on Battlefield 2 / Battlefield 2 PRMM / Battlefield 2142 where you can load up and play the first map that you jump into, and then in the middle of loading the second map the game just crashes? (booting you back to the desktop) This is quite frustrating as I find this game quality yet am unable to play two maps in succession without getting a CTD (crash to desktop). Would I have to wait on a Vista patch from EA for this problem to go away, or do I have to rely on Microsoft to get their act together on this?

Linden Labs are upgrading their system to pursue their grand grid vision, but this is causing some disruption - including blacked out maps and disabled teleport facilities. So residents of Second Life are resorting to long-distance flying (orienting themselves with compasses) to get on with their busy social (second) lives.

this is a guide for thoughs who are interested in learning to make maps for half life 2 or counter strike source. very well written and described.

Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.