user: Q: SPONSORS OF RICH-POOR TALKS TRY TO BYPASS U.S. OBJECTIONS

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 6— The co-sponsors of the conference of rich and poor nations are hoping to circumvent United States objections to a formal agenda by sounding out participants before the meeting in October.

Mexican officials said the immediate challenge was to maintain the momentum created at last weekend's preparatory meeting of foreign ministers until the heads of state and government gather in Cancun, the Mexican resort.

The officials said that the co-sponsors, Mexico and Austria, expected to start contacts with such countries as Canada, France, Sweden, Algeria and India in the hope of finding common ground.

The foreign ministers, eager to insure President Reagan's attendance, went along reluctantly with the argument of Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig Jr. that the conference on Oct. 22 and 23 be as informal as possible, without an agenda or a final communique. France's Proposals Rejected

Foreign Minister Claude Cheysson of France suggested that one industrialized and one developing nation be asked to prepare a position paper on each topic. He also proposed that any partial accords be included in a summary to be presented by the co-chairmen, President Jose Lopez Portillo of Mexico and Chancellor Bruno Kreisky of Austria. But these ideas were dropped, in the words of one Mexican official, ''to accommodate the United States.''

Diplomats from several industrialized and developing nations said they were nevertheless encouraged by signs that the Reagan Administration was moving toward accepting the idea of global talks at the United Nations on the problems of economic development.

''Before the foreign ministers' meeting, Washington was unpredictable,'' a Mexican commented. ''Now we can say that the United States is not going to sabotage the summit. It is not very keen on a global round, but will have to be coaxed toward it.''

The first attempt last fall to start negotiations at the United Nations failed amid disagreement over an agenda, with developing nations insisting on discussing all issues in a single forum and the United States, Britain and West Germany opposing such linkage. Diplomats said the American objection to an agenda at the October conference was also aimed at avoiding linkage.

A statement after the foreign ministers' meeting nevertheless noted that ''a main objective'' of the October conference would be to facilitate agreement on a global round of negotiations ''by means of achieving a real meeting of minds and positive political impetus.''

Secretary General Kurt Waldheim will be at the October conference, together with the leaders of 8 industrialized and 14 developing nations. Mr. Haig reportedly objected to the idea of inviting any observers, but eventually accepted the majority opinion that Mr. Waldheim should be present. ---- Castro to Visit Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 6 (AP) - President Jose Lopez Portillo will meet tomorrow with Fidel Castro, the Cuban leader, on the Mexican island of Cozumel, the presidential press office announced today. The Mexican leader is expected to brief Mr. Castro on the recent conference of foreign ministers at Cancun. Cuba was excluded at the request of the United States.

A: The co-sponsors of the conference of rich and poor nations are hoping to circumvent United States objections to a formal agenda by sounding out participants before the meeting in October.   Mexican officials said the immediate challenge was to maintain the momentum created at last weekend's preparatory meeting of foreign ministers until the heads of state and government gather in Cancun, the Mexican resort.   The officials said that the co-sponsors, Mexico and Austria, expected to start contacts with such countries as Canada, France, Sweden, Algeria and India in the hope of finding common ground.


Q: The Strong's 15 finalists for World Video Game Hall of Fame

Thursday, April 30, 2015, 5:25 PM

This is the next level.

The Strong National Museum of Play has picked 15 video game finalists for its 2015 induction into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.

The Rochester-based museum announced in February that it was taking video game nominations from fans all over the world. Some of the nominations that made it into the final round include the beloved "Pokémon," the classic "Pac-Man" and even new games such as "Angry Birds" and "Minecraft."

The game nominations were first looked at by an internal advisory committee composed of curators, advisors and historians, who based their decision on a selection of criteria: icon status, longevity, geographical reach and wider influence on culture.

Once the internal advisory committee selected their picks, they passed the selection process to a national committee composed of journalists, scholars and other people who work with video games.

The museum already holds a collection of more than 35,000 video game titles from different media including more than 200 arcade games. This also wouldn't be the first hall of fame at The Strong. Currently, one of the museum's exhibits is the National Toy Hall of Fame.

The inductees will be announced during a ceremony at The Strong museum in Rochester on June 4. The class inducted in June will most likely be anywhere between four to six games. The classes that follow will only have two game titles.

Here's the full list of finalists:

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assistant: This is the next level. The Strong museum has picked 15 videogame finalists for its 2015 induction into World Video Game Hall of Fame.