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Video Game Developers Take A Turn At Educating Players
The Hartford CourantWhatever your feelings are for financial adviser and loud television personality Jim Cramer, it's hard not to get a kick out of "Crasteroids." The online video game appeared on the financial news website The Big Money (tbm.thebigmoney.com/articles/news/...Tags: Eric Brown, Hudson River, Consumer Electronics Industry, Wars and Interventions, United States
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Hurricanes, Gators head to NIT
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Miami Hurricanes will play Providence in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament on Wednesday. The Hurricanes earned the fourth seed, but will play on the road because of scheduling commitments at BankUnited Center. The team with the...Tags: Virginia Tech, Meteorological Disasters, Miami Hurricanes, Florida, Michigan
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Outside good for Game Face at Gulfstream
South Florida Sun-SentinelGame Face took the rubber match of her three-race winter duel with Any Limit Sunday at Gulfstream Park with a 2 1/2-length win in the $150,000 Grade 2 Inside Information Stakes. The 4-year-old finished second to Any Limit in their last outing in the...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Shirley Jones, Hurricanes, Gulfstream Park, Disasters
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Back from tsunami disaster, Thai resort is a divine retreat
Special to the TribunePhi Phi Don is a Thai island made famous as the shooting location for the 2000 film "The Beach," starring Leonardo DiCaprio. It is notable, too, for being the site of about 600 deaths during the 2004 tsunami. Less famous than its neighbor Phuket, 20...Tags: Restaurants, Movies, Disasters, Coconut, Tourism and Leisure
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UM to play Providence in NIT
SunSentinel.comThe Miami Hurricanes will play Providence in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament on Wednesday. The Hurricanes earned the fourth seed, but will play on the road because of scheduling commitments at BankUnited Center. The higher...Tags: Virginia Tech, Meteorological Disasters, Miami Hurricanes, Florida, Hurricanes
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Martin County commissioner seeking county administrator's resignation at annual review
TCPalm.comMartin County Commissioner Ed Ciampi said he wants County Administrator Duncan Ballantyne to resign on Tuesday to start a makeover of the county government. "I asked Duncan for his resignation," Ciampi said. "I think that we need change in our...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Hurricanes, Parliament, Employees, Jupiter Island
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Ovechkin scores NHL-best 49th goal, shootout winner in Capitals' win over Hurricanes
AP Sports WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to Alex Ovechkin — who else? — the Washington Capitals finally rediscovered how to win at home. Ovechkin moved within one goal of becoming the first Capitals player with 50 in three seasons and netted the winner...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Ray Whitney, Basketball, Hurricanes, Niclas Wallin
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No. 4 Tigers streak through Tulsa 64-39 to 4th straight Conference USA tournament title
AP Sports WriterMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tyreke Evans scored 18 points and Robert Dozier added 18 points and 14 rebounds Saturday, leading No. 4 Memphis past Tulsa 64-39 for its fourth straight Conference USA tournament title. The Tigers (31-3) extended the nation'...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Basketball, Hurricanes, Disasters, Associated Press
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Fire rescue units bracing for wildfires sparked by dry conditions
South Florida Sun-SentinelSouth Florida has become combustible. Extremely dry conditions, coupled with less than an inch of rainfall since November, have created an inflammable environment where the smallest of wildfires could spread swiftly. "What we're seeing in Florida is...Tags: Wildfires, Meteorological Disasters, Heartburn, Rivers, Hurricanes
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Memphis blows away Hurricane
The Associated PressRobert Dozier and the Memphis Tigers watched the last 32 seconds tick off the clock, finishing a fourth straight Conference USA tournament championship. No one threw the ball into the air or jumped on a table. This isn't what these Tigers want to...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Basketball, Multi-Sport Events, Hurricanes, Disasters
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Court vacates part of Katrina insurance case award
Associated Press WriterJurors shouldn't have awarded money to a south Louisiana couple for their allegation that an insurance company acted in bad faith when it denied their homeowner claim after Hurricane Katrina, a federal appeals court has ruled. Wednesday's ruling by...Tags: Farms, Meteorological Disasters, Local Authority, Justice System, Hurricanes
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Versteeg leads Blackhawks past 'Canes in shootout
AP Sports WriterThe Chicago Blackhawks' trio of young stars gave Carolina goalie Cam Ward little margin for error in a shootout. After the Hurricanes matched opening shootout goals by Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, Kris Versteeg broke the tie in the fourth round, and...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Jonathan Toews, Hurricanes, Field Hockey, Rod Brind'Amour
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