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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Legoland trains Web cam on 'Star Wars' Miniland]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In the world of enthusiasts, there are likely few groups more passionate than those who love Lego and &quot;Star Wars.&quot;So when you mix the two, what you end up with is a combustible mix of passion and excitement, and that's exactly what the people behind the all-new &quot;Star Wars&quot; Miniland opening tomorrow at Legoland California are hoping for.But if you're not one of the lucky few who can be on hand for the opening, Legoland doesn't want to leave you out of the fun. That's why it has just launched a live Web cam that will be trained on the &quot;Star Wars&quot; Miniland for the official launch, and afterward as well.Legoland 'Star Wars' models invading California If you check the cam out today or before the Miniland unveiling tomorrow morning, you can see the teams of Lego professionals--and who wouldn't want that moniker, by the way--putting the finishing touches on the new exhibits. Fans can &quot;enjoy the view from the top of the Model Shop as our Master Model Builders, animators, and landscape artists put the finishing touches on the seven scenes in 'Star Wars' Miniland,&quot; Legoland said in a release today. &quot;Web cam viewers will also have a bird's eye view of the...opening ceremony [tomorrow] at 9:15 a.m. pacific, just before the area officially opens to the public.&quot;I won't be able to be there for the opening, but I did get a chance to see some of the models up close and personal two months ago, and the ones I saw were terrific. There was a life-size Lego Chewbacca and R2-D2, as well as the world's-largest Lego Millennium Falcon. Plus a lot more.Related links&amp;149' Lego builders show off their skills at Bricks by the Bay (photos) &amp;149' The force is strong with 'Clone Wars' writer (Q&amp;A) &amp;149' A sneak peek at Legoland's 'Star Wars' models &amp;149' With kids, the future of 'Star Wars' is rosy &amp;149' Legoland champ triumphs in trial by fire--and iceLegoland visitors, of course, will have access to more than 2,000 models built over 13 months of development and construction by eight master model builders and two animation electricians at Legoland Germany. All told, the project required more than 1.5 million bricks and weighs 1.3 tons. Visitors to Legoland Germany, as well as the company's flagship park, Legoland Billund in Denmark, will also be getting a &quot;Star Wars&quot; Miniland. Most of the models were made three times at the German model shop, with full sets of the models being shipped off to Billund and Carlsbad.The models are based on all six of the live-action &quot;Star Wars&quot; films, as well as the animated &quot;Clone Wars&quot; series. The Miniland will feature models that depict one scene from each of the six live-action films and from &quot;Clone Wars.&quot; From the original three films, visitors will be able to see Lego renditions of Luke Skywalker's home planet Tatooine--Uncle Owen's farm' the cantina' and the starport, where the Millennium Falcon will be installed--the Rebel's Hoth refuge from &quot;Empire Strikes Back'&quot; and the Endor system from &quot;Return of the Jedi.&quot; As well, from the prequels, the Miniland will feature scenes from Naboo, Geonosis, and Kashyyk and Mustafar. Finally, &quot;Clone Wars&quot; fans will recognize a scene from Christophsis.        Daniel Terdiman     Full Profile E-mail Daniel Terdiman   E-mail Daniel Terdiman If you have a question or comment for Daniel Terdiman, you can submit it here. However, because our editors and writers receive hundreds of requests, we cannot tell you when you may receive a response.   Submit your question or comment here: 0 of 1500 characters       Daniel Terdiman is a staff writer at CNET News covering games, Net culture, and everything in between.  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Holidays drive record-breaking e-commerce]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[U.S. online retail spending reached a record-breaking $43.4 billion in the fourth quarter, fueled by strong holiday spending, Comscore reports.Spending in the fourth quarter was up 11 percent over a year ago, representing the fifth consecutive quarter of positive annual growth and the second quarter of double-digit growth rates in the past year.In 2010, holiday spending online was bolstered by the first-ever billion-dollar day on record, and others surpassing $900 million. The strong growth rates are a huge swing from two years ago, when fourth-quarter sales fell by 3 percent.The bulk of online sales occur among the top 25 online retailers, which accounted for 68.4 percent of dollars spent.As the largest e-commerce provider, Amazon turned in a fourth-quarter performance that mirrored Comscore's findings. Amazon reported its first $10 billion quarter ever and saw year-over-year growth rates of 40 percent (its best growth rate since 2000).In a release, Comscore Chairman Gian Fulgoni predicted that the increased spending levels will continue this year: &quot;We anticipate that the progress we've seen in the past year as we climbed out of the recession will continue with sustained double-digit growth rates in 2011.&quot;Other highlights:The top categories were computer software, consumer electronics, digital books and magazines, computers and peripherals, and toys and hobbies.84 percent of U.S. Internet users conducted an online transaction in the period, up from 78 percent last year.(Credit:Comscore)Story Copyright (c) 2010 AllThingsD. All rights reserved.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Senate to try again on controversial antipiracy bill]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate judiciary committee will take another crack at arming the government with broad antipiracy powers. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the judiciary committee's chairman, said today that the government must take action against &quot;online criminals&quot; who harm American jobs by obtaining the nation's intellectual property without paying for it. Leahy made the statements as he laid out the committee's agenda for this session of Congress. In September, Leahy introduced legislation called the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, which could boast bipartisan support and unanimously passed in the judiciary committee, but failed to pass in a full Senate vote. &quot;Online infringement costs our national economy billions of dollars every year,&quot; Leahy said, according to a transcript of his speech. &quot;Our intellectual property-based businesses are among the most productive in our economy and among its best employers. We cannot stand by and see them ravaged, and American consumers subjected to counterfeits. We will renew our effort this year.&quot;Among the bill's supporters are the Motion Picture Association of America, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the Recording Industry Association of America. Among the legislation's opponents are the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Distributed Computing Industry Association, and American Civil Liberties Union, who say the bill is little more than censorship.Under the proposed legislation, the Justice Department would file a civil action against accused pirate domain names. If the domain name resides in the U.S., the attorney general could request that the domain name in question be seized. The bill would also authorize the attorney general to order other specified third parties, such as Internet service providers, payment processors, and online ad network providers, to take action against pirate sites. For example, ISPs could be ordered to block access in this country to file-sharing sites based overseas or order Visa to stop taking processing transactions from the sites. The legislation's supporters in the entertainment industry say its introduction has already produced benefits. Last month, CNET reported that Mastercard was willing to stop processing transactions from sites trafficking in pirated music, movies, games, and other digital copyrighted content and would support Leahy's bill. Meanwhile, others have been less than supportive. The major ISPs have yet to weigh in on the issue but some executives from the sector have told me they are skeptical of Leahy's chances at getting his bill passed anytime soon. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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