Stereotaxis appoints COO to board ...BizJournals: 0 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 12:40 PMStereotaxis Inc. said Friday it appointed Michael Kaminski, president and chief operating officer, to its board.
Board Game Enthusiasts Gather For Tournaments ...WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley: 0 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 12:13 PMLANCASTER, Pa. -- If you like board games, go straight to the Lancaster Host Resort, do not pass go, do not collect $200. About 1,500 gamers from all over the world are at the Host for the world board gaming championship.
Games fans face loss of duty free booze ...Times of Malta: 0 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 11:53 AMThousands of passengers transiting at EU airports as they return from the Olympic Games will have any duty-free liquids bought at Chinese airports flushed down the sink, the bloc's executive said.
EMPIRE GAMES: Lockport woman is medal winner at Empire Games ...Lockport Union-Sun & Journal: 0 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 10:55 AMIt?s not too surprising that Lockport native Jessica Hill returned home from the Empire State Games with a Silver Medal dangling around her neck. After all, Hill has been involved in competitive athletics for most of her 31 years.
PGI Supports the Summer Games' Medical Response Efforts with Donation of...PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance: 0 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 09:11 AMEmergency responders and athletes being treated at the Olympic games in Beijing will experience the high level of protection and comfort that disposable surgical gowns provide through the donation of advanced nonwoven materials by PGI .
Bondy: China learns rule of Games ...New York Daily News: 0 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 02:26 AMThe Beijing Games officially kick off Friday with an Opening Ceremony, and then there will be no stopping them. The XXIXth Olympiad is about China, the waking, hungry dragon, taking aim at American supremacy.
Thursday August 07, 2008 - 16:55 EST ...Rolling Good Times: 0 views since Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 05:00 PMOK all you online haters. You can't complain about Internet games being rigged anymore. According to TMZ, Plinko -- yes, Plinko -- can be rigged. While shooting a commercial, the Price is Right rigged Plinko so the disc fell in the $10,000 slot every time it was dropped onto the board.
Itinerant workers encouraged to leave Beijing during Games ...International Herald Tribune: 0 views since Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 01:32 PMAs Beijing readied itself for the pageantry and the fireworks of Friday night's opening ceremony, Beijing's main train station was packed with truck drivers, food vendors and factory workers whose jobs had been sacrificed to the Olympics juggernaut.
Nigeria: Omidiran Sad Over Falcon Loss ...AllAfrica.com: 0 views since Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 11:36 AMFormer NFA board member, Ayo Omidiran says her heart hurt badly as she watched Nigeria's Super Falcons lose 1-0 to North Korea in the Olympic Games on Wednesday.
Temporary lighting sought for Ambridge field ...The Beaver County Times: 0 views since Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 11:07 AMAMBRIDGE ? Evening games could be a reality at Moe Rubenstein Stadium this fall if the Ambridge Area School Board decides to pay more for temporary lighting.
Microsoft Games to Use Havok's Software Physics ...PC Magazine via Yahoo! News: 0 views since Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 11:05 AMMicrosoft has inked a long-term deal with Havok, allowing all of their internal and affiliated studios full access to the company's entire library of physics tools.
Emerson names Premier Farnell CEO to board ...St. Louis Business Journal: 0 views since Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 10:32 AMEmerson on Thursday named Harriet Green, chief executive of Premier Farnell, to its board, said David Farr, Emerson's chairman, chief executive and president. (EMR)
Area Scene: Nebelsick joins SDHSAA board of directors ...Rapid City Journal: 0 views since Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 10:25 AMPIERRE ? Terry Nebelsick, Huron High School principal, will represent the Division II principals on the South Dakota High School Activities Association board of directors for a five-year term, winning a run-off election over Steve Morford, of Spearfish.
Job loss led entrepreneurs to create new board game ...myKawartha.com: 0 views since Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 10:10 AMTwo entrepreneurs are gambling that the concept of social interaction and family togetherness will help launch their new board game. Paul Thomas and Stuart Fairhurst have created UPSET, a game they hope will go down as one of the great Canadian success stories.
Opinion: Video Games Are The Silver Bullet ...Gamasutra: 0 views since Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 09:44 AM[In this in-depth opinion piece, game commentator Duncan Fyfe considers the educational potential of games -- and wonders whether the ardent hype that surrounds certain flagship titles may be a part of that potential.] What makes learning fun? Check with any demographic that's high school age or younger and the answer will probably be "nothing." School is where we are introduced to the idea of ...