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...bored of socializing, jump onto one of the many interactive virtual reality games or spend hours on the row of TV-themed pinball machines (including FM’s personal favorite, a South Park game where you get to kill Kenny). The maroon and mustard yellow color scheme screams ’70s, and the games confirm the vintage factor–both PacMan and Skee Ball were closed for repairs. But never fear: the blaring techno and seizure-inducing flashing lights coming from Dance Dance Revolution, the only machine you’ll have to wait for, will provide...
...also revealed the involvement of Quincy Freeman, an acquaintance of hers. The two of them face multiple counts of larceny by scheme and a conspiracy charge...
...Ordinance. The incoming postcolonial administration tried, but failed, to repeal the law, and in 2002 pressed ahead with a plan to build a mostly underground highway from Central to Causeway Bay through reclaimed land. Chu spent nearly $1 million of his own money on a legal challenge to the scheme, and in January 2004, the Court of Final Appeal struck down the government's ambitions. The judges deemed the waterfront "a natural heritage" to be trifled with only when there is "an overriding public need." Part of the land for that project has already been reclaimed, but the government...
...evidence, his life has been less devoted to piety than to speed and glitter. 'I live on adrenaline,' DeLorean said flatly 13 years ago, when he was a golden boy at General Motors ... A few months ago, just when the FBI says he began planning his drug-dealing scheme in earnest, DeLorean told a group of sports car dealers: 'We will do anything to keep this company alive.' But what he really seemed committed to keeping alive was an image of himself: John DeLorean, the smart and plucky maverick businessman, the high-stakes gambler who makes his own rules...
...scheme came under even harsher criticism from nutritionists, who complained that the government missed an opportunity to steer Americans away from the sugary, fatty, processed foods they consume in such quantities. "One of the biggest problems is it doesn't clearly say 'eat less,'" says Margo Wootan of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. It also says nothing about salt, saturated fat or cholesterol. Nor does the USDA have a budget to promote its new pyramid. Instead, it is relying on word of mouth from doctors and nutritionists, and marketing campaigns paid for by the food industry. --With...