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The 10th San Francisco Asian Film Festival runs through Sun/18 at the Castro Theatre, 429 Castro, SF; and the Four Star Theatre, 2200 Clement, SF. For tickets ($8-10) and more info, visit www.eastraordinary-cinema.com. All times pm. WED/14 Four Star Our School 12:40. The Goddess 3:20. Sick Nurses 5:20. 200 Pound Beauty 7:15. Our School 9:45. THURS/15 Four Star Isabella 12:45. The King and the Clown 2:45. Video Clip 5:15. The King and the Clown 7:25. The Strange Saga of Hiroshi, the Freeloading Sex Machine 9:45. FRI/16 Four ... .
Gameloft S.A. Chess & Backgammon Classics
On the flip side, Gameloft's tutorial doesn't do a great job of actually explaining backgammon to novices, so first-time players may never find themselves immersed enough to continue playing. Play modes aside, the most significant addition to both Chess Classics and Backgammon Classics is Gameloft's three-dimensional graphics engine, which offers a surprising amount of user viewing customization. First, each game presents its board from a standard forced 3-D perspective, providing you with the option to instead view it from a traditional overhead 2-D vantage point if you prefer. But if you stick to 3-D, you're actually able to rotate the board to your choice of angles on a static plane—it can't be tilted—and you'll see major differences depending on which of many themed skins you pick for the board, its pieces, and the background.
Shine, and accessorize, like a star
Ever since "Atonement" hit theaters, bloggers have been gushing about how stunning Keira Knightley looks in a certain backless green dress. The dress has even been called the "best film costume." Now you have the opportunity to own it. The opening bid was $1,000 at Clothes Off Our Back (clothesoffourback.org). At press time, the current bid checked in at $7,500. The proceeds benefit Variety -- The Children's Charity of Southern California.
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KVOA HDTV Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some of the most Frequently Asked Questions we've received. What's the difference between DTV and HDTV? Will my old TV will become obsolete? Is HDTV expensive? What do I need to buy to watch HDTV? How do I know which type of receiver to buy? How do I tune-in to HDTV channels? Do I need an outside antenna? Where should I point my antenna? My HOA won't let me put up an antenna. What do I do? Can I watch DTV and HDTV on Channel 64 or Channel 20? Can I watch KVOA-DT and KVOA-HDTV on cable? Can I watch KVOA-DT and KVOA-HDTV on satellite? What shows can I watch in HDTV? Q: I've heard about Digital Television and High Definition Television. What's the difference? Digital television (DTV) is a new format for broadcasting TV programming.
Broadcom Demonstrates Industry Leading Gaming Performance With ...
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 2008 MWC -- Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced the first public demonstration showing realistic mobile game benchmarks based on the emerging OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics standard, running on cell phone hardware. In collaboration with Futuremark, a respected developer of PC and handheld performance benchmarks, Broadcom will demonstrate the ability of the OpenGL ES 2.0 standard to deliver a significantly enhanced gaming experience on mobile devices when powered with the innovative VideoCore(R) III multimedia processor. The enhanced mobile gaming demonstrations, utilizing Futuremark performance benchmarks and based on the Broadcom(R) BCM2727 VideoCore III multimedia processor, will be performed at this week's 2008 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, from February 11th to 14th and at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco from February 18th to 22nd.
Smile-Detecting Sony DSC-T300 Digital Camera is Super Skinny
The T-series of digital cameras is well known for being among the slimmest in the business, but the feature set on the recently released Sony DSC-T300 is anything but skinny. In fact, it's surprisingly bloated given its incredibly thin profile You start off with basics like a 10.1 megapixel sensor and an impressive 5x optical zoom courtesy of Car Zeiss Vario-Tessar. And then it gets fantastically better with dynamic scene modes, a smile-detecting shutter, a face-detecting feature, a large 3.5-inch wide aspect touchscreen, ISO 3200, image stabilization, and improved focusing at close distance. Don't want to sift through your hundreds of pictures just to see which ones include your ugly mug? This camera can search though that library by face too. Rounding out the specs are 1080p slideshow output and a Memory Stick Duo slot.
Ingleside man guilty in 2004 stabbing death of neighbor girl
An Ingleside man entered a guilty plea Monday in the stabbing death of a teenage neighbor who confronted him during a botched burglary of her home in 2004.
Adam Christenson, 25, could face up to 60 years in prison for the July 14, 2004, slaying of Elizabeth Willding in the home she shared with her mother and sisters.
Christenson, who was to go on trial Monday, agreed to what is known as an Alford plea, in which he conceded that a judge or jury shown the evidence would probably find him guilty but denied that he killed Willding.
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