Michael: I'm here mate, where are ya?

BBC: Transcript of 999 Derby fire call

There are wild rumors, and there are interesting rumors, but here's a doozy for ya: Xbox Live could soon start vending HD movie content, according to one freshly minted Wordpress blog (take that for what it's worth).

ENGADGET: Xbox Live to offer HD movie downloads?

What we got for ya is the Detroit Demolition here tonight.

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More worldly friends will stop off here for dinner in cool Mimasu-ya, reserving tables overlooking the water, or in the sublime French kaiseki restaurant, Misoguigawa, where a girl in kimono sits by your table throughout the meal, making delectable small talk in impeccable English.

BBC: The walk that made me love Japan