Posted by admin | Posted in Board Games | Posted on 13-09-2010
Multilingual Scrabble
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This was a Scrabble game played between eight people in June 2005. We played in teams of two, allowing Dutch, English, French and Spanish. Each language was spoken by people on at least two teams, to prevent cheating by made-up words! It was great fun – and it took a lot less time than unilingual Scrabble.
NIIT seeks second win
NATIONAL Institute of Information Technology (NIIT) seeks another win as volleyball tournament intensifies in the 9th Season of the Cordillera Higher Education Sports Athletic Association at the Easte read more
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The Indoorsman — Brickbats and bouquets for Tim
I talked to my younger brother for a couple of minutes during the Boise State game Monday, which meant that we talked about football, which meant that we (as we tend to) compared our own high school football resumes.
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Apple Game Center launches – the battle for bragging rights begins
Apple just made playing iPhone and iPod Touch games with other people a whole lot easier with the launch of its Game Center application. And it may just change the way we play games on our iDevices. iPhone – iPod Touch – Apple – iPod – Smartphones
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Posted by admin | Posted in Board Games | Posted on 11-09-2010
Washington County library events
Library events the week of Sept. 13 in Washington County, Md.
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Posted by admin | Posted in Board Games | Posted on 09-09-2010
Senior Activities
Activities at Centre County senior citizens centers for the next week are:
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Fun and games
The North Platte Telegraph The Connection Homeless Shelter director Ron Snell does resemble to a certain pink bunny. He keeps going and going and going. One year ago he was in the middle of a 3,100-bicycle ride around Nebraska to raise money for the shelter. With the new facility at 414 East Sixth Street up and going, Snell is turning his attention back to fundraising and fitness.
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Calendar
Based upon space availability, The Champion prints calendar announcements and items for columns, including campus news, newsmakers and others for local organizations and individuals. For a complete listing, visit www.pioneerlocal.com/mortongrove , The deadline is 14 days before the desired publication date, however there is no guarantee for publication. Send releases …
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A young man’s death offers lifelong perspective
APOPKA — “Prepare for Greatness.” That’s the motto at Wekiva High School. Those words are etched in a large quilt at the lobby entrance to the main office.
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Library branch closes in Camden
There will be no James Patterson novels to borrow today, and no computers for job applicants to use. The Nancy Drews will be packed up, along with the heavy unabridged dictionary that sat open Tuesday to the letter W and words like wulfenite – a mineral named for an Austrian mineralogist.
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Hedda and Hamlet, Nora and Blanche: The Definitive Performances
Hedda and Hamlet, Nora and Blanche. Once in a while, an actor will shake your preconceptions of these classic characters.
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Posted by admin | Posted in Iphone | Posted on 09-09-2010
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Posted by admin | Posted in Board Games | Posted on 06-09-2010
Back on the street after six months in the San Diego County Jail
Michael Jackson is in a good mood. It’s a muggy Saturday afternoon downtown, and he’s just been released from jail at Front and C Street after six months inside. “I was in for narcotics. My friends are dealers. I was just standin’ [on a street corner] with a beer and my friends ran.
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Clowning retiree turns 100
PENNSBURY — Mary Rhoads turned 100 recently, and the Crosslands retirement community didn’t let it go unnoticed. The entire community was invited to celebrate with Rhoads and her family at an afternoon reception.
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Case of the Mondays | Expert braider Deb Jennings sees pattern emerging among customers
Figure skaters want to look perfect from head to toe. Deb Jennings takes care of the head part. She’s Braider Deb of Lawrence ( www.braiderdeb.com ), an expert who travels the country to create artful — and secure — do’s for skating competitors. “They tell me about their new music or routine, and we come up with a new style,” she says.
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Family, friends say goodbye to late Palm Desert Councilman Dick Kelly
Palm Desert City Councilman Dick Kelly’s religious faith, community service and sly, dry sense of humor were celebrated Saturday in a memorial service at Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church.
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Army studies concussions’ effects on bomb techs
Motivated by the deaths of two friends in war-zone explosions, 1st Lt. Timothy Dwyer decided to become a bomb hunter. By joining an explosive ordnance disposal unit, Dwyer put himself at a high risk not just of being killed, but of falling victim to another,… Bomb disposal – Bomb – Explosion – Products and Services – Management Remediation and Response Services
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Posted by admin | Posted in Board Games | Posted on 05-09-2010
Most popular scrabble eBay auctions:
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Posted by admin | Posted in Board Games | Posted on 04-09-2010
word whomp eBay auctions you should keep an eye on:
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Posted by admin | Posted in Board Games | Posted on 03-09-2010
A bike ride to find a letter
Dwane Cochran is the 2010 Scrabble Scramble champion. Cochran earned a total of 91 points by adding an “s” to “Scramble” and making the word “swollen” on the Scrabble board. Cochran received a gift certificate to the Canteen Bar and Grill.
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Reminder: Shanghaiist Scrabble tonight!
From 6pm to 10pm, we’ll be hoisting up our giant scrabble board and inviting everyone to engage in cunning word play. Rules rehash: Each Happy Hour drink gets you five tiles. You can wait until you’ve got a couple orders under your belt – heck, we’re not putting a limit on how many tiles you can come up to the board with – but just know that someone might take that triple word score from you if …
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Having trouble finding an open gas station?
The summer of 2010 — gas station Scrabble, where the letters change almost daily. There’s no gas shortage in Belleville, but motorists have had their choices of gas stations depleted in recent weeks as several city sites have closed down their pumps for construction and re-branding.[…]
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