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Week in gaming: gaming mice, the Move, StarCraft whiningSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:23PMThis has been the week of StarCraft 2 , whether you're playing the single-player game, trying to improve your online rank, or just complaining about the lack of LAN play in the forum, this is certainly the game that everyone is discussing. On the other hand we have a review of a gaming mouse that changes to fit your hand while sporting some very bold aesthetics, and we talk about Sony's strategy ...

Gems of Paris' Musée d'Orsay in Vancouver, B.C.Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:10PMA review of "The Modern Woman: Drawings by Degas, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec and Other Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay" at Vancouver, B.C.'s, Vancouver Art Gallery. It contains some works that have never before traveled from Paris' Impressionist museum.

Eastday-Qianlong pavilion under renovationSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 8:50PMDeep in a forgotten corner of the Forbidden City and up a twisting stairway are four sets of twin doors, shut for more than eight decades. They reveal rare sweeping views to the north, south, east and west above the golden-tiled rooftops of the imperial palace.

The Heckscher Museum of Art Presents the Long Island Biennial 2010Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 8:34PMHUNTINGTON, NY.- As part of its 90th Anniversary Celebration, The Heckscher Museum of Art is pleased to present its inaugural Long Island Biennial featuring artworks by Long Island professional artists.

To Dye For: A World Saturated in Color at the de YoungSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 8:34PMFelt rug, 15th - 17th century, Mongolia. Wool; felt, stencil-resist dyed. Gift of Peter Lyman. SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- This season, fashion designers all over the world are presenting tie-dye inspired collections on the runway as something new and fresh.

Summer Table AccessoriesFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:14AMMADELINE WEINRIB, the New York textile designer, started her career as a painter. "I did my first rug collection almost as a lark," she said.

Native Youth, Clinging to Their Culture (in News)Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:36AM'At potlatches they speak in our language. I've no idea what's going on.' Fifth in a reader-funded series.

Modern fencing a sport for mind, bodyFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:22AMWith a lunge forward and a quick move of the hand, fencing instructor Charles Johnson had his opponent on the defensive.

Jewish fusion music key to Budapest's 'Jewstock' festivalFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:15AMBUDAPEST (JTA) -- Flora Polnauer, 28, tilts back her head, half closes her eyes and hums a few bars of a song by her hip-hop/funk/reggae band HaGesher.