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...Washington, too, is dropping the ball. Seven years ago, Congress allocated $125 million for a smart new health campaign dubbed Verb, aimed at getting preteen kids to become more active. Boldface names such as teen star Miley Cyrus and quarterback Donovan McNabb headlined public-service ads, and volunteers set up booths at public events. In the program's first year, up to 80% of kids polled were aware of the Verb message, and communities began sponsoring their own Verb-based activities. But that success could not survive congressional budget cuts, and the program's funding was steadily slashed...
...Play Fitness is easier when it's fun, and you don't have to limit yourself to traditional sports. Active video games like Dance Dance Revolution or many of those available on Wii are good options. But kids can also improvise games--balloon volleyball in the rec room, beach-ball tag in the backyard. The point is to move...
...Take a Hike Organize a weekend outing. You don't have to tackle the Appalachian Trail; simply find a nearby large park to explore or make it an urban hike. Plan a picnic and bring a ball or Frisbee...
...latter played that way. France was pathetic in the 0-0 stalemate. If this game were a cuisine, it would be English, and no one would eat it. Sure, it's difficult to play against the Romanians. The men in gold stacked 9 or 10 players behind the ball at times and dared the French to break them down. "It was difficult," admitted Claude Makelele, "there was no room to play." Instead, the French sent pass after pass toward the inert Nicolas Anelka (Thierry Henry was unavailable) without much hope of making a connection. But they would...
...defender as he pushed out a cross that rolled invitingly in the box. But Jacek Krzynówek launched one over the bar. From then on, the Poles were weaker than the U.S. dollar. The Germans pounded them, linking pass after pass after pass in a beautiful display of ball control. It was almost over in four minutes, when Miraslav Klose and Mario Gomez broke unmolested toward the Polish goal only for Gomez to fluff Klose's slightly overhit pass. Lucas Poldolski didn't miss his tap-in after Gomez and Klose sprung the Polish trap again in the 20th...