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13. “The Karate Kid,” Sony, $1,100,315, 780 locations, $1,411 average, $171,713,173, seven weeks.

The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com are:

3. “Despicable Me,” Universal, $23,689,060, 3,600 locations, $6,580 average, $161,289,905, three weeks.

15. “The Girl Who Played With Fire,” Music Box, $563,790, 156 locations, $3,614 average, $2,944,891, three weeks.

12. “Knight and Day,” Fox, $1,694,003, 1,265 locations, $1,339 average, $72,675,724, five weeks.

10. “Predators,” Fox, $3,120,656, 1,846 locations, $1,690 average, $46,839,081, three weeks.

8. “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” Summit, $7,186,170, 3,121 locations, $2,303 average, $279,827,262, four weeks.

6. “Ramona and Beezus,” Fox, $7,810,481, 2,719 locations, $2,873 average, $7,810,481, one week.

1. “Inception,” Warner Bros., $42,725,012, 3,792 locations, $11,267 average, $142,883,424, two weeks.

14. “Cyrus,” Fox Searchlight, $709,464, 454 locations, $1,563 average, $6,329,401, six weeks.

9. “The Last Airbender,Calvin Klein,” Paramount, $4,217,021, 2,127 locations, $1,983 average, $123,308,790, four weeks.

LOS ANGELES – Leonardo DiCaprio’s thriller “Inception” held on to the top berth at the weekend box office with $42.9 million, while Angelina Jolie’s spy caper “Salt” debuted a solid No. 2 with $36 million.

5. “Toy Story 3,” Disney, $8,917,512, 2,766 locations, $3,224 average, $379,416,551, six weeks.

2. “Salt,” Sony, $36,011,243, 3,612 locations, $9,970 average, $36,Juicy Couture tracksuits,011,243, one week.

4. “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” Disney, $9,651,495, 3,504 locations, $2,754 average, $42,609,020, two weeks.

7. “Grown Ups,” Sony, $7,428,742, 2,859 locations, $2,598 average, $142,240,828, five weeks.

16. “Iron Man 2,” Paramount, $438,975, 330 locations, $1,330 average, $310,840,824, 12 weeks.

17. “I Am Love,” Magnolia, $338,000, 166 locations, $2,036 average, $3,217,709, six weeks.

18. “Winter’s Bone,” Roadside Attractions, $322,661, 130 locations, $2,482 average, $3,556,647, seven weeks.

19. “Hubble 3D,” Warner Bros., $314,587, 53 locations, $5,936 average, $11,505,090, 19 weeks.

20. “The A-Team,” Fox, $289,198, 296 locations, $977 average, $75,737,628, seven weeks.

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Universal Pictures and Focus Features are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co.; Sony Pictures, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount and Paramount Vantage are divisions of Viacom Inc.; Disney’s parent is The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is a division of The Walt Disney Co.; 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox Atomic are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a consortium of Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Sony Corp., Comcast Corp., DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and Quadrangle Group; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC Films is owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corp.; Rogue Pictures is owned by Relativity Media LLC; Overture Films is a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corp.

11. “The Kids Are All Right,” Focus, $2,594,758, 201 locations, $12,909 average, $4,909,949, three weeks.

 

That’s an enticing prospect for those of us Xbox gamers who’ve been putting up with the jet-engine whine of the standard console, particularly when a game disc is spinning in the 360’s DVD drive.

It’s no joke. My current Xbox makes quite a racket when I’m playing a game, including (on my latest console, which replaced my third “red-ringed” 360) an annoying little scratching sound whenever the optical drive whirs to life. The noise got so distracting that I ended up buying a bigger hard drive for installing the games I play the most, thereby cutting down on the roar of the spinning DVD drive.

So when Microsoft sent me a review unit of the new Xbox, guess the first thing I wanted to check out. The sleek new design? Nope. The capacitive touch power and DVD drive buttons? Nah. The redesigned hard drive? Uh-uh.

I wanted to see how loud it was.

I plugged the new 360 console (along with its smaller but still bulky power brick) into an AC outlet and connected my existing Xbox A/V cable, crossed my fingers, and tapped the power button. The console fired up with a little two-tone chime, the optical drive whirred for a second or two, and then … nothing. No whine, no scratching, barely even a hum. The unobtrusive little fan in the new 360 power brick makes more noise than the console itself.

Then it was time for the acid test: a game disc. I fished out my old Halo 3 disc and slipped it into the drive. With my old Xbox, this is when the DVD drive typically goes “whoosh” and starts making scratching noises for the duration of the game.

When I stuck my ear right next to the new Xbox, I could hear the drive spinning and feel a slight vibration, but when I backed up again I could barely hear it at all.   

How does the new Xbox compare to the equally whisper-quiet PlayStation 3? It’s a close call. Lacking a decibel meter in my living room, I’d say the revamped 360 is perhaps a tad louder than my PS3, particularly when you’re playing a game off the DVD drive, but we’re splitting hairs here.

So, is it worth plunking down $299 for a new 250GB Xbox 360 just for the sound — or lack thereof? It is for me. I first bought an Xbox back in late 2006 (for $399, mind you), and I recently coughed up $130 for the 120GB hard drive (the same amount now gets you a 250GB HDD),Frankie morello, so I’d be tossing $300 more into my overall Xbox investment.

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Anyone else thinking of replacing their old Xbox 360 with the new, quieter model?

— Ben Patterson is a technology writer for Yahoo! News.

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Yes, the new Xbox has a trimmer profile and a sleeker, glossier case than predecessors, but what caught my eye — or, rather, ear — was Microsoft’s promise that it would be “whisper-quiet.”

The Organic Crop Improvement Association of Nebraska allegedly used Chinese government employees to inspect farms and food processing facilities that are state controlled.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The New York Times reports that the Agriculture Department has banned a leading American inspector of organic foods in China for conflicts of interest.

The Times reports that some of the products inspected by the association were used to manufacture store brand products for Whole Foods Market,John Galliano, the nation’s largest organic retailer.

The decision to ban the food inspectors follows consumers’ shaken confidence about the safety of food and other products exported from China.

WASHINGTON – The Agriculture Department has banned a leading American inspector of organic foods in China because of conflicts of interest.

Some of the products inspected by the association were used to manufacture store brand products for Whole Foods Market,Calvin Klein, the nation’s largest organic retailer. A spokeswoman for Whole Foods said the grocer dropped the association last year.

The decision to ban the food inspectors follows consumers’ shaken confidence about the safety of food and other products exported from China.

The story was first reported Monday by The New York Times.

The ban is to be formally announced Monday.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.

The Organic Crop Improvement Association of Nebraska used Chinese government employees to inspect farms and food processing facilities that are state-controlled.

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