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...game's genius lies in exactly what should have made it a flop: its mundanity. Instead of transporting players to another place and time, it offers them familiar, everyday situations. The object of the game, to the extent that it has one, is to keep your Sims--your digital alter egos--well fed, solvent, healthy, entertained and, in short, happy. The game never formally ends: you can keep on living your simulated life as long as you like...
...surreal chaos. To a greater extent than the original game, The Sims Online has built-in group activities to encourage people to get together and socialize. It's built right into the simulated psychology. Call it "simbiosis": your Sim won't be happy if it's not hanging out with other Sims. In The Sims Online, nice guys really do finish first. "We're giving the players a blank slate, a blank world," says Wright. "We want people to try to build a large, diverse world, so we're tailoring our reward structures to encourage the kind of world people...
...best to stop the terrorist attacks? National Police Superintendent Robert Delfin is surprisingly optimistic. "No matter the extent of their network, we can monitor them. We know the personalities." Parouk Hussin, Governor of the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao, is less sanguine. "Personalities may come and go," he warns. "The idea's harder to kill." By Nelly Sindayen/Manila...
...thing is clear: she has plenty of company. Shoplifting in the U.S. costs retailers more than $10 billion a year. The FBI reports that there were nearly a million arrests in 2001. But that statistic does not begin to capture the full extent of the crime. Apprehension rates for shoplifting are low, and store owners turn over only 24% of the perpetrators they catch, according to a 2001 University of Florida survey sponsored by the retail industry. Teens, who constitute about a quarter of shoplifters, often steal on a dare or in groups. Adults are more likely to steal alone...
...reduced bench. Last weekend, Mazzoleni rotated in three players for each game, experimenting with line combinations and giving everyone ice time. A travel party limit of one forward and one defenseman beyond the full-dress compliment of 16 forwards, six defensemen and three goalies will be the extent of the subs Mazzoleni can utilize...