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Ratchet & Crank Go on Adventures in ‘Quest for Booty'
Don't look now, but I think Xbox Live Arcade finally has some serious competition.



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19:15, 8/21/08
Gwen Stefani gives birth to second child
It's Love, Angel, Music, and Baby No. 2 for Gwen Stefani, who on Thursday gave birth to a boy. Zuma Nesta Rock weighed 8 pounds and 5 ounces when he was born Thursday afternoon, according to...
19:07, 8/21/08
`Desperate Housewives' stars teaming up for Emmys
The stars of "Desperate Housewives," snubbed by the Emmy nominators this time around, will get a moment in the ceremony's spotlight anyway.
19:03, 8/21/08
Gwen Stefani gives birth to second child
It's Love, Angel, Music, Baby for Gwen Stefani, who's given birth to her second child, a boy.
18:46, 8/21/08
`Desperate Housewives' stars teaming up for Emmys
The stars of "Desperate Housewives," snubbed by the Emmy nominators this time around, will get a moment in the ceremony's spotlight anyway.
18:04, 8/21/08
Seinfeld to be pitchman for Microsoft
Junior Mints, Yoo-hoo, Drake's Coffee Cakes, puffy shirts: These are all things Jerry Seinfeld has endorsed - at least in his alter ego on his classic sitcom. Now, add Microsoft software.
16:20, 8/21/08
Crow aims to upload voters with free download
Sheryl Crow wants your vote - and figures she can get it for a song.
16:14, 8/21/08
Titanic treasures to go on display at Ga. aquarium
The brightly lit room looks like any nondescript warehouse packed with boxes and dusty shelves, but inside this plain brick building is nearly $200 million worth of treasures from the world's most...
16:11, 8/21/08
Actor Jean Reno released from Martinique hospital
French actor Jean Reno has been released from a hospital in the Caribbean island of Martinique after falling ill.
15:53, 8/21/08
Crow aims to upload voters with free download
Sheryl Crow wants your vote - and figures she can get it for a song.
13:50, 8/21/08
USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS
Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback
1. "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown) (F-H)
2. "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) (F-P)



 dining
Sandwich Factory a Sure Bet for Gyros, Soups
Man does not live by bread alone, but having some helps if you're making a sandwich. It also keeps the mayo and mustard off your hands.

Take a Tasty Trip to Jamaica on I-4
Editor's Note: For the next several months, this every-other-week 'Nibbles' feature will focus on restaurants just outside of Polk County that serve ethnic food you can't find in town.



99 BOTTLES
99 Bottles
While it's widely believed that the Belgians are hands down the world's greatest brewers, they have begun to pay rapt attention to America's growing appetite for their wares.

BARTENDER SPOTLIGHT
Dana Clifford - Chili's, Auburndale
A few years ago, Dana Clifford, 26, took the money she earned from bartending one week and moved to Las Vegas on a whim. 'There were a lot of places to waste money,' said Clifford, who moved back to...




NEVER TOO OLD TO ROCK ON, BABY!
Starts Slow, But Finds Its Footing
Rainn Wilson joins the growing list of actors spawned from the Jerry Lewis school of acting. Like Jack Black, Adam Sandler and so many other young movie stars, Wilson will more often turn to a goofy...

FAMILY-FRIENDLY MESSAGES
‘The Longshots' Is a Crowd-Pleaser
The movie 'The Longshots' is a certifiable crowd pleaser, an agreeable variation on the kid sports movie formula whose family-friendly messages outweigh its corny over familiarity.



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"Comme Si De Rien N'etait" - Carla Bruni

  
Former Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton dater and current French first lady Carla Bruni's third album can't help but underscore the impression that the French are somehow fundamentally different than us...

"Eddie Loves You So" - Eddie Floyd

  
Eddie Floyd is a veteran of Stax's glory days, the singer of 1967's "Knock on Wood." Now he is back on the newly revived Stax, and he's also looking back, in a way. "Eddie Loves You So" highlights...

"22 Dreams" - Paul Weller

  
Paul Weller may not be the beloved father figure here that he is in England, but between the Jam's mod-punk firebombs and the Style Council's svelte soul, his place in rock history is secure. His...


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