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[W]hen Gail Devery's 9-year old daughter received a $29.95 membership in the Miley Cyrus Fan Club as a gift, Devery figured online access to the MileyWorld.com site that came with the membership would allow Dani to watch music videos of the Hannah Montana star or play games.What she didn't know was that MileyWorld also features an interactive chat room, and there's no way to know who is lurking in there."I wasn't very happy about that. I told her I was going to limit what she would be allowed to do," said Devery, who lives in Bloomington. Her concern grew after she learned that when Dani registered as a member, she used her own name plus a five-digit number. "The first time I heard this voice say 'Hi, Dani' when she logged on, it really scared me," Devery said. With fun names like MileyWorld, Club Penguin, Webkinz and Neopets, social networking sites specifically targeting elementary- and middle-school kids are exploding.
Badminton: Hidayat, Super Dan on course for HK clash
HONG KONG - OLYMPIC champion Taufik Hidayat and world number one Lin Dan remained on course for a Hong Kong Open quarter-final showdown after crushing wins here on Tuesday. Lin 'Super' Dan dispatched Englishman Andrew Smith 21-17, 21-5 while Hidayat routed China's Chen Hong 21-11, 21-13 in just 23 minutes in the first round. Hidayat, still in search of his first Super Series title, will play South Korea's Park Sung Hwan in round two on Thursday while Lin is strong favourite against Shoji Sato of Japan. Hidayat and Lin share badminton's hottest rivalry, although the famously hot-tempered Indonesian has not beaten his Chinese rival since the 2005 world championship final. 'I'm not thinking about Lin Dan yet,' Hidayat shrugged. 'We'll see the day after tomorrow.
Time to play your cards
Collectible trading card games have long been a booming industry, from Pokemon to Magic: The Gathering. A slightly nerdy industry, yes, but booming nonetheless.
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Moments in time / Twenty-five years after The Catch and The Play (and the home run), consider these the Bay Area's 10 ...
More than 25 years ago, at the start of 1982, Bay Area fans had no way of knowing they soon would witness two of the most memorable moments in sports history. Those images became partners in upper-case lore: Dwight Clark reaching halfway to the stars to make The Catch and Kevin Moen weaving through Stanford's band to complete The Play. Clark's catch counts as one of the most famous moments in NFL history and the landmark play in 49ers history, launching the franchise toward the first of its five Super Bowl titles. Moen's moment was more about sheer craziness, punctuating Cal's unforgettable five-lateral kickoff return to beat Stanford in the Big Game. The Play qualifies as the most famous play in college football history, an unmatched blend of drama, spontaneity and absurdity.
From an Iranian Childhood of More Work than Play, a Tycoon Rises
Were you to talk to Isaac Larian about his childhood in Iran, he would not wax nostalgic over childhood games or playthings. In fact, he would tell you that when his friends and cousins played or went on vacation, he did “constant, hard work" helping his father run a retail textile business. Today, Larian is president and chief executive of the largest privately held toy company in the world, MGA Entertainment, based in Van Nuys, California. (The ranking is based on market share comparisons.) On November 17, Larian was named national Entrepreneur of the Year at a ceremony in Palm Springs, California, for his “innovation, financial success and personal commitment" in building a world-class business, according to Ernst & Young, the accounting firm that sponsors the annual award.
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