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...winter consists of rolling the dice and hitting the snake-eyes three times—four or five cyclones which produce bad snowstorms like we’ve had this year,” said Farrell, who was named a 2008 fellow by the American Meteorological Society. “A good winter, you might only hit that kind of cyclone once...

Author: By Alexander R. Konrad, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Snow Not Attributed to Global Warming | 2/25/2008 | See Source »

...that it's designed to serve two clashing purposes. On the one hand, we're driven to mate a lot. On the other hand, we want to mate well so that our offspring survive. If you're a female, you get only a few rolls of the reproductive dice in a lifetime. If you're a male, your freedom to conceive is limited only by the availability of willing partners, but the demands of providing for too big a brood are a powerful incentive to limit your pairings to the female who will give you just a few strong young...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Science of Romance: Why We Love | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

...that it's designed to serve two clashing purposes. On the one hand, we're driven to mate a lot. On the other hand, we want to mate well so that our offspring survive. If you're a female, you get only a few rolls of the reproductive dice in a lifetime. If you're a male, your freedom to conceive is limited only by the availability of willing partners, but the demands of providing for too big a brood are a powerful incentive to limit your pairings to the female who will give you just a few strong young...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why We Love | 1/16/2008 | See Source »

...like Red Pepper, tel: (852) 2577 3811. It's where I go to for family-style service and amazing Sichuan food. After dinner, you can mix it up a little at my favorite local pub, The Barn, tel: (852) 2504 3987. Go for some loud music and even louder dice games. It's a little rough and ready, but it's the real Hong Kong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Night in Hong Kong | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...Back home in his Detroit neighborhood, music blared in the streets. Old folks chatted on their front steps, and men squatted on the curb to play dice...

Author: By Lois E. Beckett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Holding Old Ties, Wearing New Ones | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

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