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- Davis County senior calendar and menus Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:06PMHeritage Senior Activity Center 140 E. Center St. Clearfield, 801-773-7065 The center has a special program called "Pin Pals" to help newborn babies in low income families. Anyone may donate baby items for the baby baskets or make monetary donations. Call the center for more details. Also volunteers are needed at the center. read more
- Nintendo Wii Review: Grease Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:33PMGrease is now a videogame. Is that a good thing or a bad one? Nintendo - Video game - Games - Console Platforms - Nintendo Wii
- 'Machete,' 3.5 stars Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:50PM'Machete' -- Robert Rodriguez's film about the title character (Danny Trejo), a former federale who becomes caught up in a murky political plot, is insanely over-the-top, and insanely entertaining. The too-obvious points about immigration are balanced by the director's obvious love of making movies. Fun but not for the faint of heart. (R - 105 minutes) N, P, S, V.
- Japanese gaming firm provides lesson Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:32PM"Gamer" brings to mind a pimply youth, pale and unhealthy from too many hours twiddling in front of a TV. These days it could just as well be a fit young woman or an older couple.
- Health happenings: Aug. 31 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:57PMSend information about free or low-cost health-related events open to the public one week ahead of publication. Information can be e-mailed to jmorreale@bradenton.com. Listings are due 10 days in advance.
- Monocacy enrichment programs gives students an edge Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:14AMAt Monocacy Elementary School, all hands are on deck to boost student achievement
- New Lake Health clinics work to improve a major quality of life issue Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:24AMRemaining upright is a critical component of aging well.
- Chair + Wii Fit Balance Board + Wheeled Robot = One Happy Baby [Robots] Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:55PM# robots Some children suffer from disabilities which prevent them from crawling around and exploring the world, but thanks to projects like this one they might have an alternative way to move around: Baby-sized motorized chairs. More »
- Seniors Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:22PMThe Worthington Griswold Center, 777 High St., offers a variety of programs for people who are retired or are age 55 and older. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Annual dues are $10 for Worthington residents and $15 for non-residents. For more information, call 842-6320.
- Blog - Babies Take the Wheel of Driving Robots Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 5:30PMGiving disabled babies the power of movement could improves their development. Babies with physical disabilities don't have the same opportunities to explore their environment as their peers, which is why giving them the infant equivalent of powered exoskeletons is a splendid idea .
- CORRECTING and REPLACING Global MONOPOLY Celebration to Honor 75 Years of the World's Favorite Family Game Brand Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:42PMPAWTUCKET, R.I.----Fifth bullet, second sentence should read: Downloadable games will be on sale and players can earn a special anniversary Badge Challenge .
- County learning center offers flexibility to adult learners Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:33PMThe Marion County Learning Center offers flexible and unique curriculum options. A parenting class taught by Parents as Teachers counts as an elective credit.
- Just Dance 2 Gets Everyone Moving to the Music and is Available for Pre-Order Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:50AMJust Dance 2 is available at Amazon for $39.99. The next version of the popular and extremely fun Just Dance is Just Dance 2. It is for the Wii and will be released October 12, 2010 just in time for...
- CORRECTING and REPLACING Global MONOPOLY Celebration to Honor 75 Years of the World’s Favorite Family Game Brand Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:06AMPAWTUCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hasbro is celebrating the 75th anniversary of MONOPOLY with events around the world and online on August 25, 2010. Enter to win the equivalent of the game bank, $20,580, at www.monopoly.com.
- Sign-ups Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 2:29AMNote: All phone numbers are 915 area code unless specified otherwise.
- community note Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 2:24AMGas Drilling in Bucks County. 1 p.m. Saturday. A Town Hall meeting presenting information and an open discussion on Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas with a focus on Nockamixon Township, Bucks County. Learn the impact of gas drilling on your water, your environment, your community. The James Michener Free Library, 401 West Mill Street, Quakertown. Free. Contact Henry D'Silva 267-679-0617.
- Oregon teen approaches coma recovery with determination Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 11:07PMKyle Lawrence remembers only the morning's soccer practice. It was a daily double. He remembers walking down the Pacific High School driveway toward Highway 101, toward his mother's office. And that's all.
- Gamescom 2010: Fitness Evolved preview Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 12:14PMThe Kinect seems like it was made for fitness games, and Your Shape: Fitness Evolved definitely offers up a number of calorie-burning workouts. We took a closer look at the title at GamesCom in Cologne, Germany.
- Try alternatives: video games, Web, phone apps Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 5:04AMFor every excuse you can come up with not to exercise, there's a fitness alternative you probably haven't considered. TVThough exercise shows have mostly vanished from mainstream TV, a few are left if you look really, really hard. WTTW shows "Aire Yoga" daily on channel 11.4, but you have to get up at 5:30 to see it -- and speak Spanish.You also can keep an eye out for WTTW specials on healthy ...
- P&O Cruises Installs Scala-Powered Digital Signage Network to Upgrade the Customer Experience on Luxury Cruise Ship Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 3:01AMP&O Cruises, voted Britain’s favorite cruise line, transports passengers in high style to ports all over the world. Now, it’s also sailing the seven seas in high technology with a new integrated digital signage network on board.
- Publicity Rights Go to College in Digital Format Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 12:08AMThe right to use the image of an athlete or other public figure, and the accompanying value of that image, is considered part of the "right of publicity." Can college athletes, whose representation might be used in video games, claim the same rights as their professional counterparts?
- Calendar Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 10:23PMSubmit notices via e-mail: messenger@patuxent.com; fax: 410-997-4564 or mail: Baltimore Messenger, 10750 Little Patuxent Pkwy., MD 21044. Include sponsor or host, date, time, address of event, contact name and phone number. Deadline is noon the Thursday before publication. Arts and Museums Evergreen Museum & Library -- Johns Hopkins University, 4545...
- Phil Meyer's ACT score: 36 Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 5:49PMThe same day Woodstock High School incoming senior Phillip Meyer placed fourth in the 1,600-meter state finals, he learned he earned a perfect composite score on his ACT test.
- Automakers turn to social media to market new cars Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 3:29PMCOURTNEY PERRY/DMNCar makers are enlisting bloggers to test-drive cars and document their experiences. |
- Automakers take new cars for a blogospin Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 10:03PMCOURTNEY PERRY/DMN Donny Claxton, with daughters (from left) Reagan and Haley, 11, and Chandler, 13, is a daddy blogger from Balch Springs who launched traverseadventures.com, about family trips in the Chevy Traverse that was lent to him.To attract this younger audience - and grab the interest of other potential buyers - car manufacturers have become savvy in their social media strategy ...
- Health happenings: Aug. 17 Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 6:39PMSend information about free or low-cost health-related events open to the public one week ahead of publication. Information can be e-mailed to jmorreale@bradenton.com. Listings are due 10 days in advance.
- The Score: Three cheers for Title IX ruling Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 3:05PMTwo weeks ago, a federal judge found Quinnipiac University engaged in numerous types of numbers-gaming that all worked to keep the number of sports for women artificially low. As a part of his ruling, the judge also held that competitive cheerleading did.
- Kids racing along tech superhighway Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 2:58PMIwas sitting in my friends' yard when I heard an angry child curse at Strawberry Shortcake who was simply not doing what she was told in an online game.[...]
- More on 'Madden NFL 11' and video game news Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 2:11PMUsed game of the week, Top 10 best-selling new games from Game Dork.
- Senior briefs Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 1:31AMFall registration
- Davis senior calendar and menus Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 9:59PMHeritage Senior Activity Center 140 E. Center St. Clearfield, 801-773-7065 The center has a special program called "Pin Pals" to help newborn babies in low income families. Anyone may donate baby items for the baby baskets or make monetary donations. Call the center for more details. Today : The porcelain class is at 9 p.m. Pinochle is at 12:15 p.m. There is a free movie and popcorn at 12:15 p.m ...
- Seniors Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 4:16PMWeekly activities for Thursday, Aug. 12, through Wednesday, Aug. 18:
- High School uses innovation to further ed plan Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 2:17PMBy Randy Bartley STATTANVILLE - Students returning to Clarion-Limestone High School will find a few changes. To begin with, Wendy Young is the new principal, moving up from the assistant principal post she held last year.
- Last call! It may be the end of Mario Party – and we will actually miss it Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 7:27PMLike the socially inept guest who still hangs around your house even after you go to bed, Mario Party may have overstayed its welcome (Ed: actually, most of us never get invited in the first place, but you get the point).
- Preventing Childhood Obesity In Rural Maine Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 6:37PMSkowhegan, Me (NEWS CENTER) Finding new and fun ways to get kids moving and eating healthier was the focus of a special conference in Skowhegan Friday.
- Ifit.tif Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 11:01AMGranite Falls, Minn. — With the development of the city’s newest business, Clarkfield’s iconic cardinal may need to be refreshed. Added biceps maybe? Some pectoral muscles? The bird legs will definitely have to go... some robust calves and mighty thighs are probably a must.
- Datelines Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 3:44PMAntioch Library Book Sale -- 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 6 and noon-5 p.m. Aug. 7. Proceeds benefit library programs. Gently used books, videos and audiobooks for $1 or less. 501 W. 18th St. 925-757-9224 or ccclib.org .
- Jillian Michaels gives her Fitness Ultimatum to D3 Publisher Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 3:06PMIf we keep ignoring the demands set forth by Jillian Michaels, she is going to get really mad. The trainer is giving us her third Fitness Ultimatum , Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2011 , so we'd better all get fit or else . She's putting her foot down this time. And this time, the Ultimatum is being delivered only in the form of a Wii game (no DS game), so there's no option to kowtow to Ms ...
- Q& A: Blitz Talks Indies Program, Kinect Development, Claims 'No Lag' In Kinect Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 8:06AMThe UK-based Blitz Games (Dead To Rights: Retribution, Droplitz) announced the Blitz 1Up initiative some time ago - a program intended to assist indie developers in bringing their games to market. The Blitz 1Up program promises to help indie teams with distribution, PR, marketing, funding, QA, and design, and helps developers bring their games to platforms such as the PC, Mac, and Xbox Live ...
- 2K Sports Compiles Most Powerful Hoops Soundtrack Ever for NBA 2K11 Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:57PMNBA 2K11 (PS2) Soundtrack raises the bar with diverse lineup spanning Drake to The Alan Parsons Project alongside the national NBA 2K11 producer/MC contest winners.
- Twelve-Year-Old Marches 2,500 Miles for Charity Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:03PMZachary Bonner is drawing the attention of Presidents, rock stars and even Hollywood — by making a difference for the 1.3 million homeless children living in the US.
- Celebrity doctor spreads the word on sickle cell Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:10AMDr. Ian Smith, the medical expert who has dished out weight loss advice for six seasons on VH1's " Celebrity Fit Club ," will be in Durham this weekend on a nationwide tour to promote health.
- Game copiers for Nintendo DS ruled illegal in UK Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 10:18AMA High Court has ruled that devices that allow gamers to play pirated video games are illegal in the UK. The ruling specifically targets a range of popular devices which can be used to store and play copied games on the Nintedo DS handheld console.
- Handy advances in modern gesture-based user interfaces Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:29AMResearchers in Germany have developed a new computer interface that responds to hand and finger movements. The system is reminiscent of the 2002 science fiction film, "Minority Report."
- News: "Wii the best console for platformers" Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 5:29AMSays creator of Wii platformer. The Wii is the best console for platform games because it's got a more casual and nostalgic audience, the creator of Wii-exclusive platformer Flip's Twisted World has said. Flip's Twisted World, due out in September, finds itself on the Wii because the console's motion controls fit the game, developer Frozen North's CEO Julian Spillane told Destructoid. "The ...
- More video games add exercise to the mix Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 4:27AMSystems by Wii and others force players to break a sweat.
- Gary Shteyngart's "Super Sad True Love Story," reviewed by Ron Charles Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 12:00AMSUPER SAD TRUE LOVE STORY By Gary Shteyngart Random House. 334 pp. $26 Gary Shteyngart - Video game - Arts - Sad True Love Story - Online Writing
- Baltimore Messenger Calendar Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 10:09PMSubmit notices via e-mail: messenger@patuxent.com; fax: 410-997-4564 or mail: Baltimore Messenger, 10750 Little Patuxent Parkway, MD 21044. Include sponsor or host, date, time, address of event, contact name and phone number. Deadline is noon the Thursday before publication. Arts and Museums Evergreen Museum and Library -- Johns Hopkins University, 4545 N....
- iPad tipped to be Xmas best seller Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:39PMIt might be high summer but Apple's iPad is already tipped to be this Christmas's best-selling gadget, the UK's largest electrical retailer said. Related Stories New BP chief confident of recovery Benefits claimants' fit to work' Five in court on terrorism charges Lockerbie bomber hearing postponed British Gas sees profits rise 98%
- Boost From Bookies and Bar Staff Keeps Over-50s On The Move Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:24AMAge Concern Isle of Man’s efforts to provide clients with innovative exercise opportunities have received a welcome boost thanks to Joe Jennings, Macbeths bar...and the World Cup.