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Microsoft's 2009 developer conference wrapped up yesterday in Los Angeles. Not since PDC 2003 has Microsoft talked so much and said so little. As I listened to the keynotes and have reviewed the sessions, words "series finale" repeatedly popped into my head -- like a TV show coming to its end after a long run.  

Fulton District Attorney Paul Howard has agreed to the exhumation of Ashley "A.J." Jewell's body and a second autopsy to confirm a rare sickle cell trait killed him. Howard told AJC.com in an e-mail Friday afternoon that he "tentatively" agreed to Jewell's family's request for two reasons. "First, the Jewells are dissatisfied with the current autopsy findings. Second, and most important, is the unusual cause of death – that being the sickle cell crisis," Howard said Friday.

First, the Jewells are dissatisfied with the current autopsy findings. Second, and most important, is the unusual cause of death – that being the sickle cell crisis   -Paul Howard

 

Despite ending in 1996, Dragon Ball continues to be as popular as ever, with a seemingly infinite amount of DVDs, toys, and games. "Dragon Ball: Raging Blast" (available for the XBox 360 and the PlayStation 3) is the newest game released in the long-running franchise that allows players to put the hurt on each other while playing as any one of their favorite characters. Players have several content options to choose from.  

Egyptian soccer fans burned Algerian flags and rioted outside the Algerian Embassy in Cairo, smashing cars and shop windows, in an escalating row between the two countries over a bitter World Cup rivalry. Egyptian fans - and the country's media - have been thrown into a frenzy over reports that Algerians attacked and injured Egyptians after their countries' teams squared off in a World Cup qualifier in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, this week. Algeria won the game 1-0, giving them a spot in the 2010 Cup in South Africa.  

Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NasdaqCM:OMEX), a pioneer in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, has acquired a minority interest in SMM Project LLC, a company funded by a group of investors to bring together the exclusive licenses and skills of world renowned deep-ocean geologist Dr. Timothy McConachy of Bluewater Metals, the deep-ocean survey and exploration expertise of Odyssey, and the offshore coring and mining expertise of Robert Goodden. ...  

Idonna Gage celebrated her 100th birthday Friday at Hilltop's "The Commons" Senior Retirement Community. Gage shared cake with her friends and family. Photo by Richie Ann Ashcraft.  

As ?uestlove sits behind his drum kit in the group's tiny rehearsal space, he is simultaneously writing texts on his cell phone, eating yogurt, jamming with his band (sometimes playing with one hand) and conducting an interview. Their current problem is figuring out what song to play as Hulk Hogan walks out. Their initial idea to play "Staying Alive" is deemed too mean because the wrestler's new memoir reveals he contemplated suicide.

But I don’t like a sucker punch.   -Hulk Hogan

 

The actor's face has been obscured in almost every film he has made. He wore demonic red and black makeup to play Darth Maul in "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" and was behind a mask as Snake Eyes in "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra." In "Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow" he didn't even have a head.  

He moved to America with $400 dollars in his pocket. Just how badly did Gilles Marini want to make it to America, the country that he calls "the big dream," and represents "the sky is the limit." He picked up and left his native France speaking not a word of english, and with a mere $400 in his pocket.