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Fight like a Shaolin Monk in Kinetic Combat
Want to fight like a Shaolin Monk? Get off the couch then- Kinetic Combat is here on Playstation 2 with the latest Eye Toy action-based gaming release to get your pulse rate up as high as your kicks!
The street-tough Matt, the very English Anna and martial arts trainer Leon guide you through Kinetic Combat, a PS2 title that gets players standing up and moving to hit targets on screen guided by a motion sensitive camera that captures their own body movements. Kinetic Combat, the second in the series, is based on Hung Gar kung fu, a 17th-century discipline used by Shaolin monks to increase fitness levels- and who can argue with that? It includes lots of sideways movement, punching, and kicking to get your cardiovascular rate up and to gain strength and agility.
So, what's it like? To start with, the camera is very easy to fit to your PS2 but the focus lens kept falling off- this could be my fault though...perhaps I'll learn more agility and dexterity as the Hung Gar methodology sinks in! The introduction sequence is very informative and do listen to what it says about focusing the lens and wearing a contrasting colour to your living room background so you stand out more.
Early Show Anchor Get Cancer, Gets Fired
CBS News's official press release had been served sunny side up. Rene Syler would be leaving The Early Show to "pursue other media opportunities." The hard-boiled reality is another version of the same old TV story. Syler got word early this month that her time was up on the No. 3-rated program. The news came as she prepared to face another crossroads. On Jan. 9, the 43-year-old former Dallas anchor will undergo a bilateral prophylactic mastectomy rather than live in constant fear of breast cancer, for which she's at high risk. She had been preparing a story on her impending surgery, with CBS News management approval. Instead her last day with Early Show will be on Dec. 22nd. No one said life is fair. "They called me in and told me, 'We've been thinking and we want to go in another direction,' " Syler says in a telephone interview with unclebarky.com.
Tips help runners in year-round training
As winter approaches, runners face shorter days, cold temperatures, and icy surfaces. For some, the best way to keep in shape is to head indoors to a treadmill or indoor track, or take up another sport, like skiing. Others have discovered the joys of winter running, from the magical feeling of running through the snowflakes to the psychological benefits of spending time outdoors. By following a few simple guidelines, you can safely enjoy year-round running. Some experienced runners from the Nittany Valley Running Club recently offered the following tips. Cover your skin. When the temperature drops below freezing, any exposed skin is at risk for frostbite. Cotton kills. Cotton fabrics hold moisture, making your clothes both wet and heavy.
Short Break/Best of Taiping: Romancing a heritage garden
The Taiping Lake Gardens are inevitably linked to the lives of the town residents, from their childhood and first kiss to the toddling steps of their first grandchild. THE thirsty branches of ancient raintrees arch over the road to sip the water from the lake. On Jalan Taman Tasik, even cars cruise along slowly, as if reverently along a red carpet bordered by guards of honour. Taiping residents have a lasting love affair with the Lake Gardens, the green lung of their town. Their youth and golden years, their joys and tragedies are somehow woven into it at some time or another. Like a faithful friend, it has always been there for them. And it was probably here that the first flush of romance blossomed for them that first kiss in the moonlight. Oldest Public Garden The Taiping Lake Gardens has a special allure, a natural look with an understated beauty that grabs you and remains in your heart.
Moderate aerobic activity key to lifelong mental integrity
I glanced over the shoulder of a man seated next to me on a recent flight. He was reading The Wall Street Journal. On the front page of the Personal Journal in huge letters was the headline "How to Keep Your Aging Brain Fit: Aerobics." Noting my interest, the gentleman was kind enough to hand me his paper. The article highlighted new research from the University of Illinois, Urbana, which is nothing short of amazing - individuals in their 60s, 70s and older can actually increase the volume of gray matter in their brain with as little as three hours of aerobic exercise per week. This will dramatically improving their mental acuity. The prospect of older brains growing new neurons is revolutionary. Cumulative stress from the process of aging usually causes the brain to start shrinking during middle age.
First blog from Taipei
I finally made it to Taiwan on Monday, from where I'll be blogging for the next two weeks, and it's hard to imagine that anyone's ever been happier to get out of an airplane.The flight into unusually strong headwinds, first across America and then across the Pacific, took 21 hours, though that included an hour layover in Seattle. Still, that's a lot of seat time for one man's back. It's my first return to the island nation off China's southeastern coast since I left nine years ago, after the first democratic presidential election here, and I'm eager to find out what's become of some colleagues I worked with and some favorite noodle shops I lunched in. I'd also like to get a closer look at how democracy has held up here. It's been only 17 years since an opposition political party was permitted for the first time to run candidates for election to the legislature — to stand in opposition to the long-time authoritarian ruling party, the Kuomintang, or KMT, loser of the Chinese civil war in 1949.
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