Pedro Hernandez was arraigned via video from Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital, where a source said he’s on suicide watch. Etan Patz, 6, vanished 33 years ago Friday.
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Suspect arraigned from hospital in Etan Patz slaying
Earlier this year, a group of filmmakers came to Tim Schafer with a pitch to make a documentary about his video game development company, Double Fine . His people would make a game and they’d film the whole process. But nobody knew how to pay for it. Read full article > >
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Kickstarter.com helps video game developers reboot old titles
Click to watch video Perhaps you prefer mayo. Here – make some at home.
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Ketchup lube eases condiment use
The 389-cubic-inch overhead-cam V-8 holds a sweet spot in many aging hearts, but their grandchildren are more likely to lust after a 1-terabyte hard drive streaming video to a high-resolution screen. Read full article > >
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Has the passion gone out of America’s fabled love affair with the automobile?
The Carlyle Group is leading a $100 million investment into Avail-TVN, which will allow the Reston-based video company to fuel its international growth, the firms announced Monday. Avail-TVN’s investors already include Columbia Capital, Valhalla Partners and Novak Biddle, which are Washington-area venture capital firms. Read full article > >
An undercover video shows horses being struck with sticks and subjected to “soring,” an illegal process in which chemicals are placed on their legs to induce the trademark Tennessee Walking Horse high-stepping gait.
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Horses beaten, ‘sored’ to win shows
A government video has asked people to “re-mode” during the London Olympics. But what does this word actually mean?
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What does ‘re-moding’ actually mean?
BBC Breakfast Presenter Bill Turnbull appears in rapper Professor Green’s new music video, Remedy.
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VIDEO: Professor Green and presenter battle
Say “cheese,” and that’s often the result: A cheesy, plastered-on fake grin in a photo. Dean Fleischer-Camp, who directs the popular “ Marcel the Shell With Shoes On ” videos with former “Saturday Night Live” comedian Jenny Slate, pranks his friends by asking them to pose for photos, but taking video of them instead. Read full article > >
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A video from a shadowy Islamist group, al-Nusra, says it carried out bomb attacks in the Syrian capital Damascus which killed 55 on Thursday.
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Islamists claim Damascus blasts
An upside-down house, lawnmower madness and dancing soldiers – it’s the week’s weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat’s Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.
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VIDEO: Lawnmower madness – it’s Odd Box
The rating system used to warn parents about unsuitable content in video games is to be simplified, the government says
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Games age rating rules changed
Our sister site HLN reports that a Houston, Texas family claims they were locked inside La Fisherman restaurant after refusing to pay a 17 percent tip on their meal. The restaurant's policy states that the percentage will be automatically added to the tab for parties of five or more. Customer Jasmine Marks told Click2Houston.com that the staff was rude, the drinks weren't refilled and her group received generally poor service. Marks asked if she could speak to a manager to have the auto-gratuity stripped from the bill, but claims the staff locked the doors and told her that her options were to pay the 17 percent or speak with the police outside. According to Marks, the police officer who was summoned was unable to give her a straight answer on the legality of the situation. Her party eventually paid the tip in order to avoid any further difficulty. Automatic tips, or “autograts” as they're sometimes called, are often used by restaurants to ensure that their staff is fairly compensated for the greater amount of effort it takes to tend to larger parties. The server will sometimes have a larger table as their sole focus for the duration of the meal, and won't be making tips from any other tables. This tip, which is generally clearly stated on a menu, or when making a reservation for a larger group, ensures that a server will be compensated for their time and not miss out on earning money for that shift. Often, the tip is shared with other members of the floor staff, like bussers and bartenders. Having a stated policy in place – usually 18 percent of the pre-tax amount – can eliminate awkwardness and confusion over tipping etiquette, especially if you're dining with business colleagues or people you don't know especially well. On the flip side, patrons sometimes feel they're being tricked into tipping more (especially if the server hasn't pointed out that the gratuity was already included) or discriminated against if the auto-grat isn't always applied. And servers, while they're ensured a base tip, run the risk of earning a lower tip than they would have if diners had been able to decide on the percentage, themselves. Our tip: always check the restaurant's policy when you're dining with a large group, and be sure to pore over the bill at the end. Weigh in on the auto-grat in the comments below, and we'll share our favorites from both sides of the table in an upcoming post. Take Our Poll
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Tipping point – family locked in restaurant for skimping on mandatory gratuity
Kickstarter.com helps video game developers reboot old titles
Friday, May 25th, 2012Has the passion gone out of America’s fabled love affair with the automobile?
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012‘Smile’: Video by ‘Marcel the Shell’ director examines how we say ‘cheese’
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012Tipping point – family locked in restaurant for skimping on mandatory gratuity
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
