May 17 (Bloomberg) — European stocks dropped for a fourth day as the regions central bank suspended lending to some Greek banks. Spanish bonds fell after borrowing costs rose at a debt sale, while US equity futures swung between gains and losses.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index slipped 1 percent at 7:25 am in New York. Standard amp; Poors 500 Index futures dropped less than 0.1 percent after rising 0.6 percent. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index earlier climbed 0.7 percent, ending six days of losses. The yield on the two-year Spanish note jumped 15 basis points to 4.25 percent. The Dollar Index added 0.2 percent, advancing for a record 14th day.

The European Central Bank said it will...

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Prince Alfred College students Jack, Will, Hugo, James, Angus, Uzo and Youri show off their sporting skills. Picture: Tait Schmaal
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SALT LAKE CITY, May 14, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
Needle today announced it has added ASTRO Gaming, a company that creates
and sells premium video game equipment for pro gamers and gaming
enthusiasts, to its impressive list of online retail clients.

Needle’s “fan-sourcing” model and Guided Shopping Platform gives ASTRO
Gaming the opportunity to connect with its customers by providing a
personalized shopping experience. Needle identifies, recruits and trains
...

Things have recently heated up over a new digital gaming bundle pack. Even though bundle packs come a dime a dozen, why is there so much heat over a new bundle pack from EA? Well, because EA is calling it an EA Indie Bundle and independent developers are not liking that at all.

Mike Notch Persson, the lead designer at Mojang who worked on MineCraft, the uber popular open-world indie title, has blasted EA over their attempt to cash-in on the indie genre.

According to Toms Hardware, Notch took to Twitter saying…

EA releases an indie bundle? Thats not how that works, EA, … Stop attempting to ruin everything, you bunch of cynical bastards. Indies are saving...

Graham has been ahead of the curve compared to its Alamance County counterparts when it comes to imposing higher fees on Internet sweepstakes businesses. City leaders in the county seat havent much liked the operations from the get-go, which is why the license for such businesses to operate in Graham stood at $1,000 until last Tuesday that is.

That was when the Graham City Council voted to jump the privilege license fee for sweepstakes operators from $1,000 to $2,500 and tacked on a $250 tax per computer. It was the second time Graham spiked the going rate for these Internet parlors where gaming programs are available. In December 2009 a divided council voted to up the privilege license...

It was a daunting task for the jurors who decided the winners of the annual Emily Carr University of Art + Design Degree Exhibition. They had to pick 11 winners in eight different categories from a dizzying array of works and projects in a variety of media crafted by more than 350 students in fine arts and design.

It was an all-day job. For 2012, the three jurors were Nigel Prince, executive director of the Contemporary Art Gallery; Ron Tran, an artist; and Leah Nelson, a partner and creative director with Giant Ant Media. They started May 4 at 9 am in the south building of the universitys campus on Granville Island. By 4: 30 pm, they had finished their deliberations and selected the winners.

Early...

Michael Wyatt has become a local hero of sorts, rounding up dozens of stolen shopping carts which have been dumped into Little River, east of Lauzon Road in Windsor, Ont., May 2, 2012.Photograph by: Nick Brancaccio
, The Windsor Star

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?PAPER WORKS?: Transylvania Community Arts Council, 349 S. Caldwell St., Brevard. Reception 5-9 pm May 25. To May 28. 884-2787 or www.artsofbrevard.org.

CIVIL WAR EXHIBIT: ?Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory: Civil War Sesquicentennial Photo Exhibit,? 24 images on display to May 29, Fontana Regional Library. 488-2382 or www.nccivilwar150.com.

DIANA FAKHOURY TRUNK SHOW: 5-8 pm May 25, 10 am-noon and 5-8 pm May 26, Grand Bohemian Hotel?s gallery, Biltmore Village. Influences of her Middle Eastern heritage can be evidenced in intricate ethnic designs reinterpreted as well as in her delicate silver and gold wire-wrapping techniques.

ART IN THE PARK SATURDAYS: June 16, July 14, Aug....