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Even Congress Gets Recess, So Why Are Schools Taking It Away From Kids?

Darell Hammond | Posted 09.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Play, Public Schools, Living News, Children, School Reform, Children's Health, Nclb, Education, Recess, Living News
Darell Hammond

Recess -- the one section of the school day that's reserved for child-directed, child-motivated unstructured play -- is slowly disappearing from our public schools.

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Top 5 Tips for a Healthier, Happier Pet

Wendy Diamond | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Over, Lucky Diamond, Animal Fair, Treat, Pets, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Activity, Fat, Cat, Toy, Diet, Obesity, Weight, Wendy Diamond, Nutrient, Fit, Prevent, Gain, Obese, Play, Exercise, Health, Tips, Pet, Fitness, Fashion, Dog, Vet, Lose, Celebrities, Living News
Wendy Diamond

We are the sole controllers of what go into our pet's mouths so we must govern what we feed our pets and how to help them control their weight.

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Play Deprivation: 5 Solutions to a Weighty Problem

Darell Hammond | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Video Games, Outdoor Exercise, Children, Play, Childhood Obesity, Living News
Darell Hammond

"Go outside and play," was once a very common phrase used in America, but today, children spend 50% less time outside than they did just 20 years ago.

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How Play Is Changing Children's Lives

Julia Moulden | Posted 05.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Careers, New Radicals, Johann Koss, Julia Moulden, Right to Play, Moving the Goalposts, Play, Sport, Olympics, Boxgirls, Health, The Giving Life, Living News
Julia Moulden

Children need play for their physical, psychological, and social development.

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Working Hard to Relax

Jamie Woolf | Posted 05.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Leadership, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Play, Relax, Parenting, Moms, Parents, Living News
Jamie Woolf

We need reform in those pressure cookers we call the workplace. While your boss might not allow recess breaks, studies show that play increases productivity in the office up to 127 percent.

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Like Solitaire and Puzzles? Play New Pyramid Game!

Pyramid | www.mochiads.com | Posted 03.16.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Games, Egypt, Play, Puzzle, Solitaire, Patience, Cards, Flash Game, Comedy News

The addictive international hit you just cannot stop playing. In Pyramid the aim is to clear as many card lay-ups as possible by removing all the card in the Pyramid. Just pick a card that is one value higher or lower to clear them and you might get all the Golden scarabs. It's so easy to start but so hard to stop!

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Divers Zone: Play Here!

www.mochiads.com | MochiAds | Posted 03.15.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Funny, New Release, Games, Litle, Fun, New Game, Diving, Flash Game, Fresh Game, Sea Game, Swimming, Sea, Play, Water, Easy, Little Game, Oceans, Hot Game, Hot, Comedy News

Dream to dive a bit in colorful and marvelous deep of the ocean? Then do it here! But be careful - diving isn't simple! Direct diver to hang on in the water. The further the diver hang on the more point you will get. Be careful from the object that shown you only have one life

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Factory Balls: Engineering Puzzle

www.mochiads.com | MochiAds | Posted 03.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Factory, Games, Falsh Games, Invent, Play, Fun, Puzzle, Iq, Facory Balls, Relax, Engineering, Comedy News

At the beginning of the game you will get an empty box with the image of the product needed to be produced, a container full of feedstock and a wide range of things to proceed with. You need to take one feedstock - a white ball - and using different instruments make it like the image on the box. If you failed you need to throw out a ball into trash.

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New York Times Shuts Down Sports Magazine Play

New York Times | Richard Perez Pena | Posted 12.18.2008 | Media

Read More: Play, New York Times, Newspapers, New York Times Sports Magazine, Magaziens, Play Magazine, Media News

The New York Times has shut down its quarterly sports magazine, Play, officials at the paper and its parent company said on Monday, marking another in...

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Will Leitch Bashes Bob Costas and George Will for the Sake of Instant Replay

Dave Hollander | Posted 06.27.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Yankees, Instant Replay, Sports, Steroids, Baseball, World Series, Bob Costas, New York Times, New York Times Sports Magazine, Major League Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals, Will Leitch, Play, George Will, Entertainment News
Dave Hollander

As a matter of logic, particularly in baseball, the use of a technological umpire (like instant replay) for any reason sends us perilously down a slippery slope.

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