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HELENA, Montana The stocky man showed up in a basketball uniform for a game at Century High School in North Dakota. Players and coaches assumed he was a fan who had come with another team, so nobody objected when he began to pitch in around the bench. He helped lay out uniforms, got water. He [...]

The Bure Valley Railway has once again run its popular Teddy Bear Express services this week and invited children to bring their favourite furry friends along for a ride. Snuggly bunnies, huggable hounds and traditional teddies have been joining dozens of youngsters, parents and grandparents on the special services from Aylsham and Wroxham since they [...]

An infographic in the March issue of Fast Company highlights some of the advanced technology in Livestrong Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan., which provides a testing ground for Sporting Innovations. The reason for the attention might make the purest fans of soccer or, as they would call it, football cringe, but Kansas City-basedSporting Innovationsgets [...]

Wisdom Beyond Borders (picture) This touring art exhibition aims at restoring the values of proverbs in modern society by rediscovering folk wisdom with contemporary art. There will be creative workshops and campus tours tomorrow and Saturday. Registration is required for the workshops and forum. Until March 8, 10am to 6pm, Ngee Ann Cultural Centre, 97 [...]

EDDIE the puppy stole the show as children came face to paw with homeless pets. He was one of the animals seen at an animal education day at Gloucestershire Animal Welfare Association and Cheltenham Animal Shelter. Ten youngsters were introduced to dogs, cats and rabbits all in need of a little extra TLC.

Way back. Well before Vader, Luke, Leia, Yoda and especially Jar Jar. More than 3,000 years before, in fact. Thats the setting for BioWares engaging Star Wars: The Old Republic, a multiplayer online game for PCs that debuted last month. (The standard version costs $59.99, with 30 days of game time; afterward, users are required [...]

Ill always be grateful a friend of mine turned me on to Red Vs Blue way back when, because it was a concept that was totally up my alley. ??Improvising funny dialogue over a video game seemed like a great concept to me, as many of us add our own comedy commentary to games anyways, [...]

Less than two years after Massachusetts joined the ranks of states that banned texting while driving, a legislative committee endorsed a proposal Thursday that would largely prohibit handheld cell phone use by drivers, limiting calls to hands-free devices. The bill (H 1817) won the backing of the Committee on Transportation, which voted 8-0 in support [...]

Tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMSes) have become mandatory for cars in many areas. A building block approach allows mixing and matching features in affordable tire pressure monitoring system packages. The modern automobile is feature rich in electronic systems. These range from safety and control functions such as airbags, antilock brakes, and TPMSes to infotainment features [...]

Its hard these days for game designers to compete with online gaming and the mainstream selection of major retail toy stores.  However, two private school arts and media students are heading in the right direction, as they will be featured on the box of their new game at a popular Chicago retail store. Colubmia College juniors Chrissy Quinlan and Brad [...]