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Sponsors Have Put The Block On Big Crowds - Financial Times
the first two days of olympic competition have inevitably produced their share of surprises. but the greatest shock of all has perhaps been the last thing anyone expects in china: an absence of people. after the catharsis of the opening ceremony, the ...
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Games Without Frontiers: Fun Way To Lose Weight: Turn Dieting Into An Rpg
a friend of mine recently slimmed down on weight watchers. she joined two months ago, and in just a couple of weeks, she'd shed 10 pounds. she'd been trying for a year to lose weight, but nothing worked -- until now. why did weight watchers work so well? for a really fascinating reason: because it isn't a normal diet. it's something more. something fun. it's an rpg. the weight ...
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Thailand Cracks Down On Violent Computer Games
thailand's culture minister somsak kitsuranont yesterday vowed to reduce the sale of violent computer games by 70 per cent within three to six months, while the thai interior ministry was urged to impose the same measures on computer-game shops as shops selling alcoholic drinks.
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The Absolute Total Complete Idiot's Guide To Being An Adult - Globe And Mail
lake superior from united states writes: this was funny and sad at the same time. not know how to make ice cubes? wash clothes? a parents job is to make sure the child grows up and can take care of themselves. they should be doing their laundry when ...
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Men's Basketball: It Was A Billion To 1, And We Did It - Los Angeles Times
beijing -- the first step was a stomp. the first greeting was a slap. the first words were sung with steals, stuffs and the angriest of slam dunks. this wasn't a game, it was a star-spangled banger. four years after finessing and fidgeting their way ...
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Designers On Quest To Build $12 Computer
derek lomas, jesse austin-breneman and other designers want to create a computer that third world residents can buy for less than you probably spend on lunch. "we...
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Think: These Games Back On Board
tired of the electronic version, why not try designer board games which are just as thrilling, says edwin wong. do you feel that you are killing your eyes? feel the need to interact with a real human being? or simply cannot afford the amount of electricity your computer or console is consuming?
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Educators Push For 'no Child Left Inside' Funding - Boston Globe
bethel, del.— canoeing trips on the chesapeake bay. endangered butterfly camps for teachers in rhode island. a new corral and barn for a nature center in texas that wants to show kids live bison. outdoor and environmental educators across the ...
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Let 'em Eat Steroids - Salon
american gymnast shawn johnson isn't suspected of drug use, but her super-springy floor mat artificially enhances performance. if someone had offered me performance-enhancing drugs when i was competing as a gymnast in the 1980s, i would have taken ...
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Computer Talk: 2008 Olympic Games Go Online
the 2008 olympic games are here with what promises to be the most in-depth, user-friendly coverage than ever before. not only will the games be televised, as usual, but also the web coverage is being touted as being of the likes we have never seen.
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Up Close And Personal Contact Dying?
"reach out and touch someone," the old telephone commercials used to sing.
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Read All '"rockstar Games"' Posts In Geek Gestalt - Cnet News
over at our sister site, gamespot, wednesday, the eagle-eyed guy cocker noticed that rockstar games has officially announced its mega-hit, grand theft auto iv , is coming to the pc . originally available for xbox 360 and playstation 3, the game ...
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Killing Of American Sends Pall Over Beijng Games - Herald News
beijing -- a u.s. women's volleyball team struck by tragedy just hours earlier beat japan in an emotional olympic opener marred by the fatal stabbing of an ex-player's father. the team took the court saturday after learning of the stabbing death of ...
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Major League Baseball: Yankees Sense Season Is Slipping Away
anaheim, calif. -- reality dropped onto the yankees on sunday like the lid of a coffin slamming shut on their playoff hopes. you could sense it in their hushed voices and downcast eyes.
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Up Close And Personal Contact Dying?
middletown — "reach out and touch someone," the old telephone commercials used to sing. now, some people are concerned that with each technological advance, there may be plenty of reaching out, but not enough real touching.
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Turn Any Pc Into A Media Center - Computerworld
august 11, 2008 (pc world) your pc already plays music, and your hard drive holds every digital photo you've ever taken. and you probably watch hours of video on hulu, veoh or youtube. wouldn't it be nice if you could corral all that stuff within one ...
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Read All 'games' Posts In Geek Gestalt - Cnet News
blizzard entertainment has recently opened up the beta for its forthcoming expansion to 'world of warcraft,' 'the wrath of the lich king.' according to people familiar with the beta, the expansion offers some big improvements and appears likely to ...
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Nothing New: 'dream Day Wedding' Sequel Borrows From Original
considering women make up about 74 percent of gamers who purchase "casual games" -- those downloadable try-before-you-buy games that are easy to pick up but hard to put down -- it's no surprise i-play's "dream day wedding" series is a hit.
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09:51 (bst), 06/08/2008 2k Play/nickelodeon Deal Press Release Provided By Games Press New York, Ny – August 5, 2008 – ...
new york, ny – august 5, 2008 – 2k play, a publishing label of take-two interactive software, inc. (nasdaq:ttwo), and nickelodeon today announced a wide-ranging slate of video games based on popular nick jr. programs that will arrive in stores this fall.
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Teenage Climber Plunges 160ft To His Death In French Alps - The Independent
a british teenager who described climbing as his "demon" and his "cure" plunged 160ft to his death in the french alps after a mix up with his equipment. ian jackson, 19, died while abseiling down les gaillands, near chamonix, at the foot of mont ...
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