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FEMA Emergency Funds Spent To Replace
Beach Sand 5/30
FEMA Emergency Funds Spent To Replace
Beach Sand 5/30
05/31/2004 08:39 AMfederal
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iPod Garage Party on South Beach
announced
iPod Garage Party on South Beach
announced
08/10/2004 03:53 AMiPod Garage let us know that they will be hosting the first-ever iPod
Garage Party on South Beach in Miami September 1st...
Today is the last day to sign up for
your free VIP Pass for the South Beach
iPod Garage Party
Today is the last day to sign up for
your free VIP Pass for the South Beach
iPod Garage Party
08/30/2004 08:12 AMToday is the last day to sign up for your free VIP Pass for the South
Beach iPod Garage Party
Today is your last chance to sign up for your free VIP Pass for the
South Beach iPod Garage Party, which takes place this Wednesday,
September 1st, on Miami Beach. The VIP Pass entitles you and your
party to free admission and more. Bring your iPod, and you'll be
eligible to be the DJ for up to twelve minutes and compete for more
than $600 worth of prizes, including an iPod mini. Don't feel like
playing DJ? No problem! We'll also be giving out an additional $500
worth of iPod-related random door prizes to attendees. Oh, and be sure
to arrive early: the first one hundred people to arrive will receive a
complimentary copy of the inaugural issue of Playlist Magazine, in
addition to being eligible for all the other great prizes. See you
there:
Win an iPod mini at the South Beach iPod
Garage Party
Win an iPod mini at the South Beach iPod
Garage Party
08/27/2004 02:00 PMWin an iPod mini at the South Beach iPod Garage Party
What's cooler than hanging with your fellow iPod users on Miami's
South Beach on September 1st? How about going home with a brand new
iPod mini in your pocket?
Yeah, that probably got your attention. But thanks to event sponsors
iPodResQ, the iPod mini is just one prize among many that we'll be
giving away at the South Beach iPod Garage Party. So what do you have
to do to win? All you have to do is show up with your iPod, connect it
to our sound system, and play "DJ" for twelve minutes as you share the
highlights of your own music library with the rest of us (as many
songs as you like, as long as it fits within the time limit). Yep,
it's your very own twelve minutes of fame.
The iPod Garage to hold the first-ever
iPod Garage Party on South Beach in
Miami
The iPod Garage to hold the first-ever
iPod Garage Party on South Beach in
Miami
08/10/2004 10:21 AMThe iPod Garage to hold the first-ever iPod Garage Party on South
Beach in Miami
What could be cooler than hanging out with other iPod users? How about
doing so on Miami's South Beach?
On September 1st, the iPod Garage will be hosting the first-ever iPod
Garage Party. And you're invited. What's more, if you bring your iPod
with you, you'll get to hook your iPod up to the sound system and show
us what you've got, for up to fifteen minutes. You don't have to be a
professional DJ, just share with us the fifteen minutes of your music
library that you cherish the most. iPod-related prizes will be given
to those of you who can win over the audience the most effectively.
Ukraine PM Resigns as Rivals Ready for
New Year Party
Ukraine PM Resigns as Rivals Ready for
New Year Party
12/31/2004 06:44 PMReuters via Wired News Dec 31 2004 9:41PM GMT
Former Green Party Candidate Ralph Nader
Is Poised To Declare That He Will Seek
The Presidency Again This Year
Former Green Party Candidate Ralph Nader
Is Poised To Declare That He Will Seek
The Presidency Again This Year
02/16/2004 10:46 PMNader says he will make up his mind in the next few weeks .. Seattle
Times
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Red Sox Sweep Yankees in the Bronx (AP)
Red Sox Sweep Yankees in the Bronx (AP)
04/25/2004 04:45 PMAP - Pedro Martinez pitched seven crisp innings and Manny Ramirez hit
a two-run homer off Javier Vazquez, leading the Red Sox to a 2-0 win
Sunday and their first series sweep of New York since 1999.
Bronx man has sites set on cybermischief
Bronx man has sites set on cybermischief
12/31/2003 09:39 AMNew York Daily News Dec 31 2003 8:17AM ET
Bronx cheer for Cheney
Bronx cheer for Cheney
06/30/2004 09:50 AMBronx Neighborhood Declares War on Rats
(AP)
Bronx Neighborhood Declares War on Rats
(AP)
01/26/2004 10:19 AMAP - A Bronx neighborhood group is using bacon, peanut butter and
cheese to lure some 10,000 rats to their deaths within a month.
The Washington party is a failed party,
and Dean's criticism of the Washington
party is incredibly accurate
The Washington party is a failed party,
and Dean's criticism of the Washington
party is incredibly accurate
12/30/2003 02:43 AMAs Pre-Primary Season Closes, Questions Cling to Dean's Gains
(washingtonpost.com)
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Fulton Market Looks Forward to Bronx
Dawns
Fulton Market Looks Forward to Bronx
Dawns
03/22/2005 09:10 PMAfter 184 years, the Manhattan fish emporium will swim north to a
gleaming new home.
Market Gives Overture, Alta Vista Deal
Bronx Cheer
Market Gives Overture, Alta Vista Deal
Bronx Cheer
02/20/2003 03:27 AMAfter entering the paid-search market nearly a year ago, Google
quickly became the leader and lured away Overture partners EarthLink,
Ask Jeeves and AOL. ...
After 30 Years of Animal Research, Bronx
Zoo to Close Island Preserve
After 30 Years of Animal Research, Bronx
Zoo to Close Island Preserve
12/29/2004 03:20 AMThe Bronx Zoo is closing a large animal preserve on a 14,000-acre
undeveloped island off the coast of Georgia.
Digital Music Download "Party All Night"
by Dre is Named Top Party Song of 2004
Digital Music Download "Party All Night"
by Dre is Named Top Party Song of 2004
12/30/2004 05:06 AMDJs Kid Capri, Kay Slay, Jam Master Flash, DJ Smooth and others
selected TCOOO label’s “Party All Night” for top honors. [PRWEB Dec
30, 2004]
Sand Art
Sand Art
11/17/2003 04:19 AMIt's easy to get jaded and think "there are no original ideas."
But, take a look
at this spectacular video of a guy who uses nothing more than an
old overhead projector, some sand, and some simplistic music to create
art. Sorry, I could only find a Windows Media version of this. If
anyone knows of other formats, please let me know.
Off for some sun and sand
Off for some sun and sand
04/09/2004 04:06 PMI'm off to Anguilla -- an island in the British West Indies --
today for some very much needed, albeit brief, vacation. Plans include
swimming, sunning, sleeping, snorkeling, and reading. Oh and eating.
And that's about it. Items of note in the suitcase include: tank tops;
summery skirts; one itsy bitsy teeny weeny green polka dot bikini; a
fresh book,
Forever (no, not Judy Blume's, Mark Hamill's, just because I'm
leaving NYC doesn't mean I shouldn't still be thinking about it!);
digital camera; and most importantly, SPF 30.
If reading this makes you jealous, I've just the thing for you:
American Airlines sale! Caribbean For As
Low As $198 Round Trip. So maybe you too can be doning a tiny
green bikini soon as well! Updates will resume next week when I
return.
Take New York's Party Scene. Add the
Grand Old Party. Stir.
Take New York's Party Scene. Add the
Grand Old Party. Stir.
07/08/2004 10:30 PMFrom the moment that the news media arrive at the Republican National
Convention until it closes, New York City will be teeming with
parties.
AT&T Wireless: Sun, sand and 3G, anyone?
AT&T Wireless: Sun, sand and 3G, anyone?
09/01/2004 07:17 PMSan Diego becomes a battleground for 3G wireless broadband, as
AT&T Wireless debuts a service that competes with Verizon.
Sand Art for a new century?
Sand Art for a new century?
04/19/2005 08:35 AM
Electronic Sand
Painting (Artiste sur sable très doué) --
embedded video, from France, and Korean TV
Sea and Sand, Fun and Friends
Sea and Sand, Fun and Friends
05/10/2004 05:36 PMThis weekend I........... walked on train tracks over water in the
middle of the night heard seals bark in the...
SiCAF sand cartoon
SiCAF sand cartoon
11/04/2003 03:41 PM A
neat
o sand "cartoon" (.wmv). It's a video
clip from the 2003
SiCAF. The file is
a bit large, but hang in there.
" SandSational - Sand Sculpting "
" SandSational - Sand Sculpting "
04/17/2005 10:06 PMsee the world in just one grain of sand
see the world in just one grain of sand
01/16/2004 11:31 AMBack in November,
Nolan and I tried to go to the Los
Angeles Auto Show. Of course, when we got to the Convention
Center, we found out that the Los Angeles Auto show was, in fact, in
Orange County that weekend. All was not lost, however, because we went
on to have an incredibly wonderful day together anyway.
2nd Issue of The Deli Released March 25;
Todd P, Best NYC Indie Rock Party
Impresario, and 1970s NYC New Wave Scene
Featured; Launch Party at Sin-é with
Over 200 People
2nd Issue of The Deli Released March 25;
Todd P, Best NYC Indie Rock Party
Impresario, and 1970s NYC New Wave Scene
Featured; Launch Party at Sin-é with
Over 200 People
03/30/2005 03:29 AMThe second issue of The Deli hit New York City streets on Friday,
March 25, following its successful launch at the end of 2004, with
expanded review and feature sections, and a new bi-monthly publication
schedule. The second issue launch party, with more than 200 people
attending, was held on March 25 at Sin-é (150 Attorney Street) with
performances by Hopewell, Mudville, Nicole Atkins in 3D, The Epochs
and Hello Nurse. [PRWEB Mar 30, 2005]
More Than Wells Are Stuck In The Sand
Over Iraqi Oil
More Than Wells Are Stuck In The Sand
Over Iraqi Oil
11/10/2003 11:31 PMIraq has a lot of oil, estimated at 112.5 billion barrels in proven
reserves which is the world's second-largest after Saudi Arabia's. As
many as 220 billion barrels are considered probable additional Iraqi
reserves. Before the current war, Iraq was producing 2.5 million
barrels of oil per day, with only 1.7 million of this output
authorized under the U.N. imposed "Oil-For-Food" economic sanctions.
At an average price of $25 per barrel, Iraq was making $43 million per
day in sanctioned sales and $20 million per day in unsanctioned ones.
The United States was the biggest importer of Iraqi crude, importing
366,000 barrels a day directly into the U.S. during December 2002,
with an estimated third of Iraqi oil output (800,000+ barrels per day)
ultimately ending up in the United States after intermediate
processing by third countries. Thus on the eve of Operation
Iraqi Freedom, Americans were paying Saddam around $21 million per day
or $620 million per month or around $7.5 billion per year. The rest
of the world was paying him twice this much for a total of around $25
billion per year. Such "tough" economic sanctions led in some
American political circles to (somewhat hypocritically, considering
the level of our Iraqi imports) have contempt for the United Nations
and concern over the amount of petromoney available for hostile
military buildup and WMD and even terrorist bankrolling... And so
there was a war.
Like sand in the hourglass, so are the
days of our lives
Like sand in the hourglass, so are the
days of our lives
03/24/2005 03:35 AM
A
mandala is a symbol of the universe. It is a diagram whose
colo
rs,
lines, and
forms all have meaning. In
the Buddhist religion, mandalas are used in
sacred ceremonies and meditation, to help people on their
journey toward spiritual enlightenment. Mandalas have been made since
ancient times. They can be painted on
clo
th or
carve
d or
c
reated from
sand.
If you don't like those, you can just make pretty sand
pictures on your monitor. Saudis 'fear sand shortage'
Saudis 'fear sand shortage'
11/06/2003 06:30 AMbanned the export of sand .. be about to run out .. Saudi Arabia ..
BBC berichtet ..
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Broadcom acquires Sand Video
Broadcom acquires Sand Video
04/13/2004 04:52 AMMove to trigger more codec M&As?
Shortage of sand in - Saudi Arabia
Shortage of sand in - Saudi Arabia
11/05/2003 03:38 PM"There are fears that the growing demands of the construction industry
could lead to a shortage in the desert kingdom."...
There's Gold in Those Sand Piles (So
They're Vanishing)
There's Gold in Those Sand Piles (So
They're Vanishing)
05/10/2004 12:05 AMScientists have found a mother lode of gold in Johannesburg's
gold-mine dumps that the unsophisticated technologies of decades past
overlooked.
open SAND framework generator
open SAND framework generator
11/17/2003 11:12 PMsandboss_1_4_1 released!
The Data Storage Universe in a Grain of
Sand
The Data Storage Universe in a Grain of
Sand
03/20/2003 01:05 PMThe future of storage technology represents a confluence of
conflicting adjectives: larger, smaller; expanding, contracting.
"Larger" typically describes capacity; "smaller" refers to physical
space used. In an unending quest to fit more data into less space, the
industry is changing its focus from stand-alone products to networked
solutions.
Blogs look burly after kicking sand on
CBS | csmonitor.com
Blogs look burly after kicking sand on
CBS | csmonitor.com
09/22/2004 04:53 PMarticle from the Christian Science Monitor .. Blogs look burly after
kicking sand on CBS .. here at the CS
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Sand yacht death pilot cleared
Sand yacht death pilot cleared
09/24/2004 12:08 PMA sand yacht pilot is cleared of the manslaughter of a mother-of-two
after a 45 mph crash in Lancashire.
Enjoy Summer Surf, Sand, and Gaming
Enjoy Summer Surf, Sand, and Gaming
07/23/2004 01:08 AMG4 Tech TV Jul 23 2004 5:14AM GMT
Sandals write "Jesus Loves You" in the
sand
Sandals write "Jesus Loves You" in the
sand
06/22/2005 01:49 AMMark Frauenfelder:

Shoes of The Fisherman sandals have treads in them that leave the
message JESUS LOVES YOU in the sand.
Link (thanks,
Janet!)"Cool MPEG movie of sand acting like
water"
"Cool MPEG movie of sand acting like
water"
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Dance Team Stirs Up Beach Volleyball
Venue (AP)
Dance Team Stirs Up Beach Volleyball
Venue (AP)
08/18/2004 10:41 AMAP - A team of bikini-clad dancers from the Canary Islands is
entertaining fans but offending some female players at Olympic beach
volleyball. Wearing bright orange outfits during the day and shiny
silver ones at night, the sun-bronzed babes race onto the sand between
points and matches, gyrating to blaring techno-pop. Fans join in,
wiggling hips and clicking cameras.
Beach Volleyball
Beach Volleyball
08/27/2004 01:38 PMThis Olympics has had one break out sport. In a games filled with
ho-humness and the typical staid water events Beach Volleyball has lit
up...
Hermosa Beach, California Launches Free
Citywide WiFi Service using advanced
WiFi-Plus obstruction penetrating
antennas.
Hermosa Beach, California Launches Free
Citywide WiFi Service using advanced
WiFi-Plus obstruction penetrating
antennas.
08/05/2004 03:39 AMLos Angeles Beach Community WiFi service made possible by WiFi-Plus
antennas. Makes internet available on the beach. [PRWEB Aug 5, 2004]
Californians Clean Up Beach in the Nude
(AP)
Californians Clean Up Beach in the Nude
(AP)
09/20/2004 10:33 AMAP - The weekend cleanup of a popular stretch of beach netted the
usual garbage: clothing, beer bottles and rusty nails.
African Migrants Wash Up on Nude Beach
(AP)
African Migrants Wash Up on Nude Beach
(AP)
06/21/2004 12:29 PMAP - Two worlds collided as a raft carrying 42 destitute Africans
bundled up for a chilly, wind-swept crossing of the Strait of
Gibraltar washed up on a nudist beach in southern Spain,
officials said Monday.
Barge Capsizes Approaching Nude Beach
(AP)
Barge Capsizes Approaching Nude Beach
(AP)
05/03/2004 06:03 PMAP - A double-decker party barge capsized when dozens of passengers
moved to one side of the boat as it approached Texas' only nude beach.
African Migrants Wind Up on Nude Beach
(AP)
African Migrants Wind Up on Nude Beach
(AP)
06/21/2004 01:42 PMAP - Two worlds collided as a raft carrying 42 destitute Africans
bundled up for a chilly, wind-swept crossing of the Strait of
Gibraltar washed up on a nudist beach in southern Spain,
officials said Monday.
PRETEEN MODELS :::- !!!!- NUDE LOLITA
PICTURES
PRETEEN MODELS :::- !!!!- NUDE LOLITA
PICTURES
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Man jailed for putting nude cellphone
pictures of girlfriend on the Internet
Man jailed for putting nude cellphone
pictures of girlfriend on the Internet
05/13/2004 03:26 PMNational Post May 13 2004 7:08PM GMT
In Palm Beach, Results of 2000 Still
Stir a Fight
In Palm Beach, Results of 2000 Still
Stir a Fight
08/27/2004 11:13 PMAlthough Democrats hold a solid majority in Palm Beach County, Fla.,
it is so big that even a small shift among its 700,000 voters could
make a difference in November.
Charges dropped against Palm Beach
County School hacker
Charges dropped against Palm Beach
County School hacker
06/17/2005 04:44 PMGoogle Party Pictures
Google Party Pictures
03/13/2003 10:24 AMThey're up - and they're pretty much guaranteed to offend. Pictures
from tonight's Google / Blogger party. If you just met me tonight,
please understand that my sense of humor is warped. Just ask any
lurker around here. But don't expect much of a response (after all,
lurkers never post comments). Anyway, please "sign in" if you see
yourself in one of these photos or you were at the party. It was great
to take your picture; we'll have to do it again some time. I have
higher resolution images available, as well as a few others that
didn't make the slideshow. Enjoy!...
Palm Beach County Switches to MWH Soft
Advanced GIS Technology to Support Large
Scale Enterprise-Wide Geospatial
Hydraulic Modeling
Palm Beach County Switches to MWH Soft
Advanced GIS Technology to Support Large
Scale Enterprise-Wide Geospatial
Hydraulic Modeling
02/05/2005 10:00 PMMWH Soft, Inc., a leading global provider of water resources
applications software, today announced that the Palm Beach County
Water Utilities Department, Florida, has awarded MWH Soft a
substantial contract for its premier ArcGIS-based (ESRI, Redlands,
California) InfoWater Suite and InfoSurge software along with its
Platinum Subscription program. [PRWEB Feb 4, 2005]
Palm Finally Announces SD WiFi Card
Palm Finally Announces SD WiFi Card
08/18/2004 02:55 PMGoogle / Blogger Party Pictures
Google / Blogger Party Pictures
03/13/2003 03:47 AMThey're up - and they're pretty much guaranteed to offend. Pictures
from tonight's Google / Blogger party. If you just met me tonight,
please understand that my sense of humor is warped. Just ask any
lurker around here. But don't expect much of a response (after all,
lurkers never post...
Palm To Dump Mac Support; Third Party
Software Will Be Required For Syncing
Palm To Dump Mac Support; Third Party
Software Will Be Required For Syncing
02/11/2004 05:44 PMPalm has no plans to develop a Mac version of the Palm Desktop or
conduits in the next version of the Palm's core software. By Bryan
Chaffin (Mac Observer via MyAppleMenu)
Pakistani Intelligence: Interrogation of
Pakistani Computer Expert Had Led to at
Least One of Arrests in Brita
Pakistani Intelligence: Interrogation of
Pakistani Computer Expert Had Led to at
Least One of Arrests in Brita
08/04/2004 03:35 PMCNN Aug 4 2004 8:26PM GMT
SONY PICTURES TO MAKE FEATURE FILM OF
CLARKE'S BOOK; Neither party would
disclose financial terms
SONY PICTURES TO MAKE FEATURE FILM OF
CLARKE'S BOOK; Neither party would
disclose financial terms
04/10/2004 11:23 AMHollywood Reporter .. Great
idea!!
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Let Her Dance, Let Her Dance, Ket Her
Dance All Night Long....
Let Her Dance, Let Her Dance, Ket Her
Dance All Night Long....
05/07/2004 11:27 PM
Bobby
Fuller<
/a> was a Texas based rock and roll singer best known for the immortal
rebel anthem "I
Fought The Law,". Considered by many to be the heir to
Buddy Holly as the king of Texas Rock, he built on Holly's style with
songs like the aforementioned "...Law,"
"Jenny Lee," "Love's Made A Fool Of
You," and the 2 1/2 minute masterpiece "Let Her
Dance." And then it ended,
at age
22, in very
weird circumstances. Over the years, interest in Fuller and his work
has ebbed and flowed, and plenty of
archival material surfaced, but the mystery of his death
remains unsolved, although many have
speculated
a>. Ann odd end for a footnote character in rick history, but who was
bound for more
Missing Sync for Palm v4 adds WiFi
network sync, more
Missing Sync for Palm v4 adds WiFi
network sync, more
07/29/2004 11:38 AMMark/Space Inc. announced on Thursday the release of
version 4.0 of
The Missing Sync for Palm OS, a major update to the company's
software for syncing Mac OS X's Address Book, iCal and more with a
Palm-based device. This upgrade adds: the ability to network sync over
AirPort or other WiFi device; SyncMinder, which lets you set up
reminders to sync your Palm device; wireless Internet connection
sharing with Bluetooth; the ability to mount memory or expansion cards
on the Desktop and copy files directly to them; a stand-alone
application called MemoPad that lets you sync handheld memos to
Address Book and iCal; and more.
Health insurers to fat kids: Go play
Dance Dance Revolution
Health insurers to fat kids: Go play
Dance Dance Revolution
04/04/2005 01:18 PMCory Doctorow:
American health insurers are working with obesity researchers to
encourage children to play Dance Dance Revolution on home consoles
with dance-mats as a way of reversing childhood obesity and the
concomitant health costs later in life.
Jones is one of 85 children in an at-home study trying the popular
Dance Dance Revolution video game to boost their activity. The study
is being done by West Virginia's public employees insurance group in
hopes it will lead to better health and lower costs.
Jones lost about 10 pounds by changing his diet. Now, after two weeks
playing the game, he has lost another 10.
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Kickass Kung Fu: Like Dance Dance
Revolution for martial artists
Kickass Kung Fu: Like Dance Dance
Revolution for martial artists
06/24/2005 06:25 PMCory Doctorow:
Kickass Kung Fu is a video-game in which you use real martial-arts
moves to control an on-screen kung-fu fighter in order to best both
human and AI opponents.
The game takes place on a 5 meter cushioned playfield suitable for
martial arts and acrobatics training. Using custom computer vision
technology, you are taken inside an artificial reality where the
normal laws of physics no longer apply. Your movements are exaggerated
so that you can easily dodge your opponent's bullets by jumping five
meters in the air and landing behind his back. Using the dual
projected screens, one at each end of the playfield, you can also
continue by counter-attacking your stupefied enemy from the behind.
Link

Play Dance Dance Revolution... Save On
Insurance
Play Dance Dance Revolution... Save On
Insurance
04/04/2005 01:54 PMThere have been discussions over the past few years about the problem
of childhood obesity and how
video
games that force kids to be active may be at least part of the
solution. While going outside and doing something is probably better,
if they must be staring at a screen, they might as well be active
about it. It appears that one insurance company has decided to test
this out and is
running a study by giving Dance, Dance Revolution to kids
in an effort to make them lose some weight. While others have noted
the aerobic nature of the game (and the game apparently has a calorie
burning counter as an option), this appears to be the first insurance
company promoting the game. Next thing you know, your car insurance
rates will rise if you play Grand Theft Auto...
Life on the pro Dance Dance Revolution
circuit
Life on the pro Dance Dance Revolution
circuit
01/25/2004 04:09 AMYoz has posted a great account of his encounter with a touring clade
of pan-European Dance Dance Revolution obsessives:
"We're a group of DDR players in Norway." Do they play other bemani
games? "No, just DDR." He points to the guy he was playing with, now
off the machine and chatting to his girlfriend. "He's from Sweden, he
has a DDR group there too." The machine is now in the control of the
third chap, a large-ish bloke with shoulder-length hair. "He has a
group in France, but they play all kinds of music games." Do you guys
play competitively? "Sometimes... like tomorrow. It's why we're all
here - there's a big contest at the Namco arcade in Westminster.
There'll be players from four different countries. It's pretty big."
LinkDance Dance Revolution as teen
weightloss aid
Dance Dance Revolution as teen
weightloss aid
05/24/2004 06:59 PMThis CNN piece follows the tales of formerly supersized boy and girl
geeks who shed *lots* of unwanted weight playing the wacky Japanese
electronic game "Dance Dance Revolution." In DDR, players stomp around
on a grid of brightly lit squares while hyperfast techno music blares
at them from a video display unit. There's also a home version, which
sells for under US$50.
As she cooled herself in front of a fan at a video arcade, two teenage
boys danced on a machine nearby. Their sneakers pounded out a staccato
rhythm at a pace so fast that "Lord of the Dance"'s Michael Flatley
would be envious.
Not everyone sees dramatic results. Seventeen-year-old Justin Meeks
says his body is more toned, but his weight hasn't changed. He's
pleased to point out, though, that his dancing skills have helped him
get girls. "Two. I'm guilty of that," Justin said with a grin as he
watched friends play DDR.
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