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January, 2008

Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008

Backgammon Online – Gammon?

As I promised in my last post Backgammon – Rules & Practice I’ve looked further into the free software to play backgammon games on bgroom.com »

Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008

One man’s dream keeps building and growing over time

Yes, one man can make a diference. »

The world is this special teacher’s classroom

Patty Stone pulled a page out of an Atlas and began tracking the South American journey of her 25-year-old daughter, Sarah. A trail of yellow highlighter snaked through Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. »

Officers take kids on shopping spree

At the front of the Wal-Mart Supercenter in North Little Rock, the single mothers and their children lined up with their carts. »

Teacher Helps Students Help Others

A former South Florida teacher of the year inspired her students to help others. »

Firefighters rescue dog from icy pond

Patti Dunbar says her 3-year-old black lab, Harley, has never been known to turn away treats and it shows. She just never thought it might put him in danger. »

4 y.o. boy beats deadly disease THREE times

Meet Bailey Smillie – the mini medical marvel who has amazed doctors by beating a deadly blood disease THREE TIMES. »

Knife wound hero: ‘I would do it again’

A SPLIT-second decision to protect strangers almost cost a city man his life when he came within inches of death.
Talking for the first time today, as he recovers from having his stomach slashed open by a knife, 22-year-old Nick Petruzziello said stepping into a scene of mayhem and chaos in the city centre had made him determined to become a police officer. »

Hero pilot saves plane passengers

A hero British Airway pilot saved the lives of his 136 passengers with a miraculous emergency landing at Heathrow Airport this afternoon. »

Leukaemia Breakthrough: Twin Study Finds Stem Cells

A pair of identical twins from Kent could lead to a cure for leukaemia. »

Backgammon – Rules & Practice

I love playing board games like checkers, chess and backgammon. Only problem is that when it comes to backgammon I have no idea what I’m doing. What makes it even harder is that I have no-one around here that enjoys the game as well, so practice is out of the question. »

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