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Soda Could Help Liquid Sleuths Solve Cold Cases

By Andrew SchneiderJul 7th 2010 – 6:30AM
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Tom Williams, Getty Images

(July 7) -- Scientists who can precisely measure hydrogen and oxygen isotopes in water and other beverages can tell where a dead woman spent the last two years of her life, whether expensive wine is worth the price and where the milk sold in fast-food stores came from. These are just some of the skills that biologists,...

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West and Zampella on Activision lawsuit and 'Project Icebreaker'

May 25th 2012 - 12:12PM

Jason West and Vince Zampella have lived with their impending lawsuits from (and against) Activision to be bemused about the whole thing. "[Activision] said, 'He orchestrated his own ­firing' - I will never forget that," said West in a Game Informer interview , prompting Zampella to add "We're geniuses, apparently."

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Lawsuit outs West and Zampella's salaries, bonuses at Infinity Ward: Projected $13M bonus in 2010

May 22nd 2012 - 08:07PM

Former Infinity Ward studio heads Jason West and Vince Zampella had projected salaries of $420,000 in 2009, with projected bonuses of more than $3 million each, emails between Activision bosses in 2009 show.

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EA and Activision settle in Call of Duty lawsuit

May 16th 2012 - 09:23PM

No details about the settlement are currently available, but both companies said today that they will file a settlement agreement in Los Angeles' California state court.

Jason West News From the Web

  • 05/29/12 Call of Duty trial hearing postponed at last second Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA A court hearing to prepare for the multibillion-dollar trial between the makers of blockbuster video game series Call of Duty and publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. was postponed at the last second Tuesday morning following a conference in the judge's chambers.
  • 05/27/12 Modern Warfare's Jason West, Vince Zampella vs.... Source: USA Today A star-studded trial of a different mode kicks off Friday here.
  • 05/25/12 West and Zampella on Activision lawsuit and 'Project... Source: Joystiq - DS Jason West and Vince Zampella have lived with their impending lawsuits from (and against) Activision to be bemused about the whole thing. "[Activision] said, 'He orchestrated his own ­firing' - I will never forget that," said West in a Game Informer interview , prompting Zampella to add "We're geniuses, apparently."
  • 05/23/12 Primaries ready for Tuesday vote Source: The Kaufman Herald - Kaufman TX Candidates in the party primaries face the voters on Tuesday, as Texas' long-delayed election goes to the polls.
  • 05/22/12 Activision Wanted To "Change The Locks" On West And... Source: PSX Extreme Activision and EA may have settled their lawsuit , but the publisher still plans to go to trial on May 29 with former Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella.

Background on Jason West

Jason West (born March 26, 1977) is the mayor of the village of New Paltz, New York, having resumed the duties of office on June 1, 2011. He served previously as the village's mayor from January 1, 2003 to May 31, 2007.

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