Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Watch America's Got Talent: Season 5, Episode 32

The NBC reality series, America's Got Talent, returns for its sixth season tonight. Live shows will air on Tuesday nights, while results shows will air on Wednesdays.

Host Nick Cannon returns with the three judges: Sharon Osbourne, Piers Morgan and

Howie Mandel.America's Got Talent" and Simon Cowell is determined to find it. In "America's Got Talent", Simon searches for the most talented person in a variety of

categories including singing, dancing, comedy, and various novelty acts. Each of the contestants, chosen at casting calls around the nation, will have a chance to

prove that they have talent in front of judges and America. The winner, chosen by

viewers, will receive the opportunity to headline ... more.Tonight's season premiere showcases the Los Angeles auditions. Below are several sneak peeks, as well as some photos.

Call of Duty Elite is a for-pay social, content service for MW3

The Call of Duty franchise looks set to get a Facebook style boost this November when the highly anticipated Modern Warfare 3 launches. Shipping with the game will be Call of Duty Elite, which aims to bolster the experience with online stat tracking, downloadable content and player interaction.How Call of Duty Elite
 
Works, and Why You Might Be Paying For ItThe people who make Call of Duty keep promising that they won't charge you extra to play their hit game against other people. They shoot down any fears that they're going to turn CoD multiplayer into a pay-per-month subscription service, a la World of Warcraft or HBO.Everything you need to know about Call of Duty’s new online service, plus quotes from Activision’s Jamie Berger and Beachhead’s Chacko Sonny.It’s no secret that Activision has been looking for a way to monetise its vast, vast multiplayer userbase for Call of Duty. And thanks to the nature of the Internet, Call of Duty Elite is no secret either, now. It’s a service for players of Black Ops and the forthcoming Modern Warfare 3 that offers social networking.While many people claimed that $15 was too much for a

map pack, the DLC was purchased by the millions. Activision knows how to profit from the secondary and even tertiary content that gamers are keen to access, and the just-announced Call of Duty Elite is the newest weapon in the war for higher stock value. The concept is interesting: Elite is an interactive strategy guide that's constantly updated with your stats and playing habits, along with a full suite of social networking functions.

E. coli outbreak: blame game delays common response

Madrid European agriculture ministers were meeting Tuesday in Hungary about the spread of a mysterious deadly strain of E. Coli that has killed 16 people, mostly in northern Germany, and affected more than 1,000
 Photo: DPA
throughout Europe. But a blame game over the origin of the contamination is threatening a common response. At least 16 people, including one in Sweden, have died from a virulent form of enterohamorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), which can cause bloody diarrhoea and kidney failure known as haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS).Europe's outbreak of E. coli bacterial infections caused another two deaths on Tuesday, including the first outside Germany, bringing the rising total to 16 reported fatalities and around 400 severe cases. One man in his 40s is in hospital in Kristiansand with bloody diarrhoea caused by EHEC after possibly eating infected food from Germany.

EHEC (Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) bacteria, also known as O.104, can lead to patients developing a serious kidney disease called HUS (haemolytic uraemic syndrome), which can cause acute kidney failure.