| Organic on a budget: Healthy isn't expensive after all
And definitely no dining out. But as a family that also values local and organic fare, we had to ask ourselves: How about just basic groceries? Can we still afford to buy even a few organic products? And, if we choose to pay a little extra, is it worth the price? After talking to other frugal folks who love to eat and don't want to skimp on healthy food, I've discovered the answer is a resounding "Yes!" Buying organic and local doesn't have to break the bank, they say, but it does require some time and careful planning. .
Viking Web Development, Inc. Announces the Launch of Exodus 3000, a ...
Exodus 3000 is a next-generation multiplayer online game. No download is necessary and players can sign up and play for free. Real cash is awarded to top players and prizes are scattered randomly throughout the game. Fargo, ND (PRWEB) August 22, 2006 -- Viking Web Development, Inc. announces the launch of Exodus 3000 (http://www.exodus3000.com), a next-generation multiplayer online game. Exodus 3000 is a free, tick-based role-playing game that includes payouts of real cash and prizes. No downloads or purchases are required to play. Back story: Exodus 3000 takes place one thousand years in the future. Earth has become uninhabitable and the surviving humans are fleeing to Mars. You are one of those humans, and you must defend your new homestead on Mars at all costs, while mining the volcanoes for riches and laying claim to settlements to gain influence over other settlers.
Scrabble Makers Want Facebook Copycat Shut Down
PROVIDENCE, R.I. The companies that make Scrabble are trying to shut down Scrabulous, an online version of the game that is one of the most popular applications on the social networking site Facebook. Hasbro Inc., which owns the rights to the crossword game in the U.S. and Canada, and El Segundo, Calif.-based Mattel Inc., — which owns the rights elsewhere — believe the Facebook game infringes their copyrights and trademarks. Scrabulous listed more than 600,000 daily active users on Facebook as of Wednesday and is one of the 10 most used applications on the site. People can also play at Scrabulous.com. - Click here for FOXNews.com's Personal Technology Center. The companies jointly issued cease-and-desist notices to four parties involved in the development, hosting and marketing of Scrabulous, according to a letter the Pawtucket-based Hasbro, Inc.
Web Playgrounds of the Very Young
Forget Second Life. The real virtual world gold rush centers on the grammar-school set. Trying to duplicate the success of blockbuster Web sites like Club Penguin and Webkinz, children's entertainment companies are greatly accelerating efforts to build virtual worlds for children. Media conglomerates in particular think these sites — part online role-playing game and part social scene — can deliver quick growth, help keep movie franchises alive and instill brand loyalty in a generation of new customers. .
We Want Our Scrabulous!
True, there are so many more important things to be worrying about _ the war, the stock market, freezing pipes, emptying the litter box or the dirty diaper bin. But that's precisely the point. For many of us, Scrabulous is a brief escape from the many "have to's" in life and a way to connect with like-minded nerds. To me, it ranks right up there with my iPod and M&Ms. .
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