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Sports Parenting: 10 ways to entertain little ones at sports events
Wed, 16 May 2012 19:04:00 -0700
It's one thing to watch your child's games; it's yet another to watch your child's games when you have younger children tagging along.
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Nats fan offers ballpark travel tips by Circulator, Metro
Thu, 17 May 2012 05:59:00 -0700
A traveler reacted to reports of relatively low attendance at Nationals baseball games by sending along these helpful thoughts about traveling to Nationals Park . Dear Dr. Gridlock: I have some observations from the past three seasons of early-week Nats games. Read full article >>
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Movie review: Aliens can have this 'Battleship'
Fri, 18 May 2012 00:23:17 -0700
An alien invasion that only the U.S. Navy can stop may sound exciting, but it's not. Especially when it's a $200-million-plus film version of the popular board game. "Battleship"is not the first major motion picture to be based on a board game — who could forget 1985's benighted "Clue"? — but it is surely the most expensive.
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Giving life to superheroes
Fri, 18 May 2012 17:08:00 -0700
SIX ordinary-looking guys. They don’t have the ability to make women swoon or make a habit of wearing capes and tights. At least not that we know of. Their connection: Comic books.
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Paper app on iPad adds handy feature for business users
Wed, 02 May 2012 11:05:07 -0700
Erik Eckel finds plenty of good uses for the free version of the Paper app for business users. Those who want more sophisticated effects and colors can opt for add-ons.
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ETS Launches Math Assessment Games Challenge
Tue, 01 May 2012 06:02:10 -0700
Entries now being accepted -- winner to get $7,000
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Author puts words into action at young writers conference
Thu, 10 May 2012 22:00:00 -0700
Katie McKy could have rattled off advice about writing for her young audience members and had them jot notes on a pad of paper.
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Varsity 541
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:28:04 -0700
A screenshot showing a recent game on the live North Medford High webcast.
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Battleship: An in-name-only adaptation
Thu, 17 May 2012 21:25:33 -0700
It’s got music, special effects and cheesy romance, but at the end of the day, it’s just a board game
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You Sunk My Blockbuster: Battleship‘s Bombs-Away Mentality Stays Bouyant
Wed, 16 May 2012 14:47:22 -0700
In the dementedly overproduced and underwhelming action epic Battleship , what promises to be another brainless summer of so-called “blockbusters” takes another giant step backward. The wags already labeling this one “Terminator with water” are on the mark—I have to admit it has moments of noisy glory I couldn’t ignore. As another cookie-cutter ripoff inspired by comic books and video games ...
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