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s CES to show the gaming industry that it was ready to move beyond PC peripherals (i.e.and ) when it showed off its . Recently, the company has announced a different kind of move—to Austin, Texas—where they intend to open a technical research center to help build "ground-breaking technologies and ideas."

"If you were blown away by the Razer Switchblade and its dynamic interface, well then you haven't seen anything yet," said Min-Liang Tan, chief executive and creative director for Razer, in a statement. "The new research center will provide what we believe to be the future of several innovative technologies around the world. Our purpose is to be real game changers out there."

The euro weakened on Monday after German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives were routed in elections in a key state, while world shares eased back from their recent rally.

Concerns also lingered about reports of soaring radiation levels at a damaged nuclear plant in Japan, and about the impact of the fighting in oil-producer Libya.

With his tweets, his manic interviews, his insurgent campaign against the entertainment world, Sheen is giving America exactly what it wants out of a modern celebrity. In this week’s Newsweek, Bret Easton Ellis explains how you are completely missing the point if you think Sheen’s meltdown is about drugs.

“Drugs” is the first word Charlie Sheen utters in his only scene from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, a cinematic relic from 1986. It takes place in a police station where Jeannie Bueller (Jennifer Grey), waiting to get bailed out by her mom and fuming about brother Ferris’s charmingly anarchic ways (he breaks all the rules and is happy; she follows all the rules and is unhappy), realizes she’s sitting next to a gorgeous (he was!) sullen-eyed dude in a leather jacket who looks like he’s been up for days on a drug binge. But he’s not manic, just tired and sexily calm, his face so pale it’s almost violet-hued. Annoyed, Jeannie asks, “Why are you here?” and Charlie, deadpan, replies, without regret: “Drugs.” And then he slowly disarms her bitchiness with his outrageously sexy insouciance, transforming her annoyance into delight (they end up making out).

She was arguably the brightest star in Hollywood's golden era -- and her death, after the recent passing of Tony Curtis and Blake Edwards, turns out a light in the Tinsel Town firmament.

Elizabeth Taylor, who died Wednesday aged 79, won two Oscars -- for "Butterfield 8" in 1960 and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" in 1966 -- but her impact on the movie industry extends beyond that.

The safety practices of a foundation that pairs volunteer boat captains with special-needs people who want to learn how to sail are under scrutiny after a sailboat on a sponsored trip capsized, killing a man and his son.

The 26-foot MacGregor boat overturned Sunday in San Diego Bay, killing the two men and sending eight others into the cold water. Some of the 10 people aboard were not wearing life jackets, said San Diego Harbor Police Chief John Bolduc, whose agency is leading the investigation.

Colorado Congressman Tours Plastic Pipe Factory, Lauds Manufacturing Sector Job Creation

LOS ANGELES, March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- JM Eagle, the world's largest manufacturer of plastic pipe, welcomed Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03) to its plant in Pueblo on Monday. The congressman toured the state-of-the-art facility located in his Southwestern district, met with employees and praised JM Eagle for fostering private sector job creation.

A 19th century painting of St. Petersburg that Mikhail Baryshnikov purchased decades ago will be auctioned to help benefit new works at his Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City.

"Old art should make new art," the ballet dancer and actor said Monday.

Classic Plays Depict the Psychological and Physical Wounds of War on Warriors

NEW YORK, March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Program in Narrative Medicine, part of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, in association with Theater of War Productions, will be presenting Theater of War at the Miller Theater on the Columbia University campus on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at 7 p.m. This performance of Theater of War, a reading of scenes from Sophocles' Ajax, marks the first major public performance in New York City of this groundbreaking theatrical experience.

s Toll Free Number services. The videos could be used as a clip in a future commercial and the organization will even pay submitters $5 for their efforts.

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We've written lately about employers discriminating against , and also against the more than. But tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in what could turn out to be the biggest employment discrimination lawsuit ever.

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The porn industry is rumored to win a major battle this week with the possible approval of the .xxx domain.

s Curiosity rover, but the timing was not right.

"The possibility for a zoom-camera upgrade was very much worth pursuing, but time became too short for the levels of testing that would be needed for them to confidently replace the existing cameras," Mars Science Laboratory Project scientist John Grotzinger of the California Institute of Technology said in a statement.

Companies that operate U.S. nuclear power plants are not telling the government about some equipment defects that could create safety risks, according to a report released Thursday.

An audit by the inspector general of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission also raised questions about the agency's oversight, saying reporting guidelines for the nuclear industry are "contradictory and unclear."

s E-Rate program, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

Pipkin, acting on behalf of his own company and Computer Training Associates, told schools that if they chose one of the two companies for E-Rate contracts, their matching fees required by the FCC would be waived, according to court documents. Pipkin and a co-owner at Global Networking Technologies also offered bribes to school officials and employees if they circumvented the required competitive bidding process required in the E-Rate program in favor of one of the two companies, the court documents said.

Five teams to watch in the 2011 Major League Baseball season, which begins March 31:

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More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in February, but sales were uneven across the country and not enough to signal a rebound in the housing market.

Sales agreements for homes rose 2.1 percent last month to a reading of 90.8, according to the National Association of Realtors' pending home sales index released Monday. Sales rose in every region but the Northeast.

Following is a selection of stories related to the forthcoming April 29th royal wedding of Britain's Prince William that have appeared in newspapers and on websites in the last week.

(Reuters does not vouch for the accuracy of reports from other publications.) -- Britons want Charles not William as next king - poll

s famously truculent CEO Carol Bartz receives a lot of ribbing about her company's . But tell that to her face and she'll advise you to "" So what's it like working under someone like that? 

, who was hired and fired by Bartz in a span of 18 months, tells the Harvard Business Review her story. It's not entirely what you might expect.

s latest innovation catches on in the retail world.At Global Shop (Booth 3257), GenLED LIGHTINGunveils "RATL" (Remote Adjustable Track Light system) an innovative track lighting system that allows users to remotely aim lights and pan and tilt on merchandise.

Track heads rotate on two axes for aiming at a target of illumination.Electrical motors in the track fixture are controlled by a handheld laser aiming device.The track heads, which contain both the light engine and the motors with the control module, can be mounted on a new track fixture or on an existing track retrofitting the non-rotatable track head and improving functionality.

The city of Fort Worth agreed Tuesday to pay $400,000 to a patron at a gay bar who was severely injured in a police raid two years ago, a settlement that avoided a federal civil rights lawsuit.

Chad Gibson claimed his head injury was caused by excessive force used by Fort Worth police officers and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents during the Rainbow Lounge raid, which sparked numerous protests and rallies in the gay community.