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Game review: 'Mirror’s Edge' is innovative (The Pantagraph) Occasionally, a video game will reshape the way gamers see virtual worlds. Much like “Wolfenstein 3D,” “Super Mario 64” and “Half-Life” before it, the stunning first-person action-adventure game “Mirror’s Edge” (Electronic Arts, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, $59.99) smashes the conventions of its predecessors. us.rd.yahoo.com
Channeling that energy (The Providence Journal) I’ll admit it: The first thought on my mind when I walk into the gym isn’t a game plan for my morning workout. It’s how can I snag a treadmill or elliptical near the television tuned to the Today show. us.rd.yahoo.com
Video games: 'Mirror's Edge' really shines (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) REVIEW The innovative game proves to be a liberating experience for players looking for a virtual chase. us.rd.yahoo.com
SHG players mix prayer, practice before game (The State Journal-Register) After an hour of walking through plays Friday afternoon in the school gymnasium, the Sacred Heart Griffin football team cued up “We Are The Champions” by the rock group Queen, then paraded to the center of the basketball court as one, holding high a football. us.rd.yahoo.com
HAMILTON CANAL LINK (Lowell Sun) LOWELL -- Ever try to walk from the Gallagher Terminal to downtown Lowell? If you are reading this, probably not. It is one of the most dangerous endeavors in the city, as vehicles whiz up and down Thorndike Street, nary a sidewalk in sight. us.rd.yahoo.com
Calendar of Events (The Russellville Courier) Today Community blood donations, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Donor Center, 1003 W. Main St. Juanita Sutterfield 80th birthday party, 1-4 p.m., Methodist Student Center, 1111 N. El Paso Ave. us.rd.yahoo.com
Woman’s hard work, thrifty ways are good lessons for youth (The Fayetteville Observer) Two days before Thanksgiving, the aroma of baking pies wafted through the air in Annie McKoy’s cozy and warm kitchen. The pies were in the oven, and two cakes were sitting on the counter, tucked beneath glass domes. McKoy was holding a roasting pan the size of the kitchen sink. us.rd.yahoo.com
Blaine-Wayzata game just might turn on turnovers (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) Blaine has been one of the surprise teams of the football playoffs, but there are reasons for the Bengals' appearance in tonight's Class 5A title game against Wayzata. One of them is turnovers. us.rd.yahoo.com
Creative Ways to Get the Kids Moving in No Time (Carteret County News-Times) (ARA) - As the weather gets colder, kids are less likely to get outside to run and play. Experts say it can take only a few minutes a day for kids to get the benefits of play, but it's not easy for them to resist the call of the television. us.rd.yahoo.com
Saint Joseph's cashes in on another Jameer Nelson assist (Philadelphia Daily News) Jameer Nelson spent his Saint Joseph's basketball career in cramped facilities where the media interview room doubled as the video room, the locker room looked more like something you would see in a high school gym and the coaches' offices could easily have been mistaken for walk-in closets . . . small walk-in closets. us.rd.yahoo.com
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