| Is Nintendo about to challenge Jenny Craig?
Guest post: Chris Matyszczyk investigates the power of Nintendo's Wii and virtual gaming to improve the health and well being of society. Depending on whose statistics you prefer to disbelieve, between 15 and 25 percent of American children are overweight. The causes seem evident to all commentators: too many Whoppers and Gorditas, too many days moving less often that Mitt Romney's face and too many hours watching "Desperate Housewives" and killing people through the thrilling medium of "Grand Theft Auto" and its ilk. The sad fact is, though, that educators have found it rather hard to persuade children to leave these wonders behind and embrace gyms, football fields, nature walks and steroid-free baseball. (Chasing celebrities with a camera has still not been approved by any Board of Education.) However, five schools in Worcestershire, (pronounced Wuss-tersha) England have created a new form of class.
Personal Tour Guide of Barcelona 'In Your Hands' Offered at Casanova ...
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- For those travelers that enjoy the convenience and freedom of sightseeing sans a tour guide, Casanova, the Catalan capital's most stylish hotel, offers guests a hand-held GPS iTour to experience Barcelona's top cultural attractions. Key points of interest, such as Gaudi's Sagrada Familia and La Pedrera as well as the Boqueria market, museums, restaurants and shops, are included in the iTour digital tourist guide along with photos and landmark history. Located in the heart of Barcelona, the 124-room Casanova Hotel is in the ideal starting point for guests to begin their walking tour of the city. The portable iTour has a city map with satellite technology, convenient even in the most narrow and hidden streets. The iTour can be used in three ways: a programmed route that guides you to the main points of the city; writing the street and number in the device; or free navigation.
Attack on Benazir.
In Pakistan not only her life is in danger but supreme court may deny her 3rd time primereship or immunity for prosecution.
a s ahmed, Pakistan
Just politics nothing elseattack on benazir was jst a political game which has played successfully by benazir. actually in Pakistan suicide bombing has become a hand coin which can be tossed by any Molana, Politician, Millitant or any other leader to get his/her interest and Karachi bomb blast was a coin tossed by benazir jst reach home early and to get repute by shadding crocodile tears on the deaths of poor(mad)aftr the incident. at the end i appriciate (hmmmm) her plan to get her way in the guilty politics of pakistan. oh madam, come and get ur due share from political mud of pakistan
razi, Pakistan
BLASTa.
South Africa Allows Killing of Elephants
South Africa said Monday that it will start killing elephants to reduce their burgeoning numbers, ending a 13-year ban and possibly setting a precedent for other African nations. Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said the government was left with no choice but to reintroduce killing elephants "as a last option and under very strict conditions" to reduce environmental degradation and rising conflicts with humans. There will be no "wholesale slaughter," he told reporters. The announcement follows months of impassioned debate, with some conservationists arguing for elephant killings to protect the ecosystem, and animal welfare groups outraged at the prospect of slaughtering one of the planet's most intelligent and self-aware creatures. South Africa has been hugely successful in protecting its elephant population, once on the verge of extinction in parts of the country.
Iowa Business Briefs: Engineering firm relocates downtown
Alvine Engineering recently relocated its Des Moines branch office to 300 E. Locust St. in the East Village downtown.
Alvine Engineering, based in Omaha, provides mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and technology engineering. The firm also has offices in Lincoln, Neb., and Oklahoma City.
The company recently provided designs for Wells Fargo Financial's NorthStar building and upgrades to Des Moines public schools.
Vetter Equipment honored as dealer .
First Half Fantasy Recap & Second Half Preview
Paul's lethal combination of points, assists, and steals, in addition to terrific FG and FT%'s, make him the league's most valuable fantasy performer. Honorable Mention - LeBron James: I'll pull a stat from the recent HOOPSWORLD Magazine (be on the lookout for it this week): Only two players in NBA history have averaged at least 30 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists for an entire season – Oscar Robertson (multiple times) and some guy named Michael Jordan ('88-'89). Not bad company to keep. (Garrett) - Chris Paul: The race between CP3 and King James is pretty tight, but Paul gets the edge because he is a point guard which is a much more difficult fantasy position to fill. Honorable Mention - LeBron James: There isn't anything James doesn't do well, but Paul is dominant in more categories.
The Blotter
Patrick Cochran of the child abuse unit. The victims did not know the suspect, Cochran said. Anyone with information is asked to call APD's child abuse unit at 974-6880. Permalink | APD seeking suspect in indecent exposure incident at Gold's Gym Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 01:44 PM From the Austin Police Department: Austin Police Department Sex Crimes detectives are seeking the public's assistance to help identify a suspect involved in an Indecent Exposure case. On Dec. 15, 2007 at Gold's Gym, 1701 W. Ben White Blvd the unidentified suspect entered the sauna. As the suspect entered, the victim noticed all the other men in the sauna leaving. The suspect then exposed and touched himself for self gratification in front of the victim.
Vigil honors slain restaurant owner
He fought to stay composed at Friday's candlelight vigil for his best friend, Degene Barecha, who was gunned down Wednesday in his Central District store, Philadelphia Cheese Steak. Kefenine wrapped his arms around the women, whose agony could be heard a block away. Then he crouched below a bullet hole in a store window, knelt on the curb and saw the blood that still stained the beige floor. He put his head in his hands and broke down. .
Nader Runs, Obama Responds Wisely
Ralph Nader is running again for president. After four previous bids, mounted in varying forums and with varying goals, Nader is used to the slings and arrows that will be tossed his way. He is conscious and committed. He will not back off. He knows how to campaign in the face of a firestorm of criticism. Above all, he knows how to make himself heard — even when almost everyone who guides the political processes of the nation wants to shut him up. The latter knowledge will serve him well in a 2008 contest where the man who is either a national treasure or a national frustration, or perhaps both, may find himself more marginalized than ever before. Nader is running for the same reason he has run in the past: Because the likely nominees of the two major parties do not begin to meet the standards that might reasonably be asked of progressive contenders in 21st-century America.
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