Andy

I'm a designer for Netscape in New York City, and a rabid Mets fan. I am desperately seeking to avoid MySpace, and could really use some gold stars.

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Take me Out to the Ballgame... in Orlando

Sports – Central Florida will host the first regular-season Major League Baseball game in its history tonight when the Tampa Bay Devil Rays play the first of three games against the Texas Rangers at Disney's Wide World of Sports.

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DS Lite and Brain Age Are Not Playing Well Together

Gadgets & Tech – Do you have Brain Age? Sure we all do. Sometimes your DS doesn't understand your math skills or when you say "Blue". But you're not the only one.

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Movies Rated R for Smoking

Movies – A movie may be rated R for sex, violence, language and... smoking? That might be the case now that the Motion Picture Association of America announced Thursday that the depiction of smoking will be among the factors weighed when a rating is handed do

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Gene switch helps mice fix their own broken hearts

Science – Researchers have figured out how to switch on a gene in adult mice that repaired their hearts after a heart attack, a finding that may one day help fix heart damage in humans.

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Bjork enlists worldwide help on new album

Music – A yearning for adventure after having a baby and a trip to Mali inspired Icelandic singer Bjork to make "Volta," her sixth studio album which will be released on Tuesday.

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Postal rate hike causes owners to change mailing plans

Money – Most consumers will notice only a 2-cent increase in first-class stamps, to 41 cents. But extensive rate changes also will make it more expensive for businesses to send most of their letters and packages.

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There's a method behind my madness.

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Macworld: News: Flickr pushes Yahoo Photos out of the picture

Gadgets & Tech – To eliminate overlap in services, Yahoo will close its Yahoo Photos service in favor of photo sharing darling Flickr, acquired by Yahoo a little over two years ago and considered by many a pioneer of the Web 2.0 wave of Internet innovation.

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My Flickr: http://flickr.com/photos/modulo26/

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500,000 New Yorkers Started Smoking Again In The Past Year

Health & Fitness – You or someone you know in the New York City area had started smoking again this year. Some who have picked it again have also been able to kick the habit with some help from inner willpower, gold stars and the patch.

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New Job Jitters

Careers & Jobs – It's the first day on your new job and you are feeling a bit nervous and uptight about being in a new place and starting a new job. You are scared and insecure about what is expected and you just know you are going to blow it. Time on the job is the only cure and if you practice these six suggestions...

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Yahoo: Internet withdrawal anguishing

Health & Fitness – According to a study sponsored by Yahoo and advertising company OMD, Internet detox makes people feel emotionally vacant and lost in life. Twenty-eight participants were asked to record their thoughts and feelings during a two-week period of no Net usage. No kidding.

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I Can Quit You Babe

Health & Fitness – Though more than half of all New York CIty smokers tried to quit smoking in the past year, 80% of them (about half a million people) lit up again within three months. While the average smoker tries to quit about 8-9 times before actually succeeding, nicotine replacement therapy has been shown to double one's chances.

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Women just mean trouble for superheroes

Do No Evil – Lois Lane is in constant need of rescue by Superman. Batman's various girlfriends always require saving. Forget Kryptonite. Are women the real Achilles' heel for superheroes? Would these caped and masked crusaders be better off as loveless loners?

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INQ verdict on a month with the Playstation 3

Gadgets & Tech – To Wii or not to Wii. WE'VE NOW HAD over a month to play with our Playstation 3, and due to the large degree of negative press coverage surrounding the console, we'd thought it useful to give feedback on how the system actually plays after our long term 'test'. It was a real hardship, but we've managed to bring you the report.

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Rocket boost: Clemens to sign with Yankees
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Rocket boost: Clemens to sign with Yankees

Sports – Roger Clemens returned to the New York Yankees, making a dramatic announcement to fans from the owner's box during Sunday's game against the Seattle Mariners. At the end of the seventh-inning stretch, Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard told fans to turn their attention to the box, where Clemens was standing with a microphone.

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Couple Engaged During Zero-G Flight

Love & Personals – As the two were weightless, Loucopoulos proposed. He wasn't afraid he'd drop the ring -- a family heirloom first worn by his great-great-grandmother -- but he did fear it would float away.

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