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TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/27/12 -- Each month, Cineplex Entertainment's (TSX:CGX) Front Row Centre Events offers our guests great entertainment on the big screen. Met Opera, National Theatre, movies and documentaries can be seen at participating Cineplex theatres. Here is your listing of the many great Front Row Centre Events Cineplex has this March. IN THE SPOTLIGHT THIS MONTH: Stage and Theatre William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night When: March 10, 2012 at 12:45 p.m. local time March 21, 2012 at 7 p.m. local time Shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria, Viola adopts a male disguise and enters the service of Duke Orsino only to find herself part of a triangle of unrequited love. Meanwhile, in the household of the Countess Olivia, Sir Toby Belch and his unruly companions trick Olivia's strict and disapproving steward, Malvolio, into believing that she loves him... (more)

Nokia Lumia drives further ecosystem momentum with new app partnerships announced at CTIA

NEW ORLEANS, LA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/08/12 -- Unique and exclusive app experiences launching across key consumer verticals Nokia announced a number of new and exclusive application partnerships at CTIA Wireless 2012, continuing its focus on delivering differentiated and original app experiences to Nokia Lumia consumers around the world. "We are focused on delivering great, locally relevant apps, and importantly, those which offer unique, exclusive and original experiences," said Marco Argenti, SVP, Nokia Developer Experience. "With Nokia Lumia smartphones now available in 48 mar... (more)

Kids Want More Guidance on Money Matters, Yet Parents Lacking as Financial Role Models, T. Rowe Price Survey Finds

BALTIMORE, March 22­­, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2012 Parents, Kids & Money Survey from T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ-GS: TROW), which surveyed parents, and for the first time, their kids, reveals that kids ages 8 to 14 want to know more about money matters, particularly about saving and how to make money. Yet, while talking about money is generally encouraged, and 76% of parents are having money conversations with their kids at least somewhat often, survey findings indicate that parents are not doing enough to teach their kids basic financial lessons. The survey results, which are being ... (more)

Toyota Offers a Ride on the Boardwalk at Philadelphia Auto Show

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. today announced the Toyota/MONOPOLY Hybrid Ride Experience, a unique ride and drive event taking place at the Philadelphia Auto Show from Jan. 28 to Feb. 5, 2012. The activation will allow auto show attendees to experience the capabilities and advantages of the third-generation Prius, all-new Prius v, Camry Hybrid and Highlander Hybrid models. Teams of professional drivers and trained product specialists will take guests on a fun and informative demonstration drive through an eco-friendly course pattern... (more)

Freedom Through Constraints

Today we have new gaming platforms. There are games for wireless phones and PDAs. Some calculators, watches, messaging pagers, and other handheld devices are also capable of supporting games. The purpose of this article is to apply basic game design principles to these devices. I've worked as a designer and producer of electronic games since 1979. My first electronic game design was for a game watch (Game Time by GCE, circa 1981-82). I've designed handheld game LCDs, board games, dice games, and games for videogame consoles, computers, and the Internet. I'm not a programmer. The... (more)