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...pleasant enough, with ample space for their knitting circles, but—heh—you know how those Radcliffe women can be. We must admit, though, that their feminine touch lends a charming dash of domesticity to our proceedings. It can’t be all cigars and snooker all the time, you understand...

Author: By Jessica A. Sequeira | Title: Just Sign Here | 4/20/2009 | See Source »

...proudly boasts that he built his own house "from scratch" - and taught fitness in his spare time. Then, when he was 25, Scheving made a life-changing bet with a friend: they gave each other three years to excel in a sport they'd never tried before. "I chose snooker for him, and he picked aerobic gymnastics for me," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kids' Show Makes Spinach Cool | 5/14/2008 | See Source »

...ended up taking Scheving a little longer to meet the challenge. But five years after making the bet, he won silver at the 1994 World Aerobics Championship, and gold at the 1994 and 1995 European Championships. (His friend was crowned Iceland's snooker champion in 1993). As a sporting celebrity, Scheving was booked to deliver motivational talks across Europe. And it was while he was lecturing adults on the need to stay fit that Scheving spotted a gap in the market: "I realized that nobody was acting as a healthy role model for kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kids' Show Makes Spinach Cool | 5/14/2008 | See Source »

...best friends in Nablus are either masters of card games and snooker, or militia leaders,” Mahmud said. “Most of them, even those who graduated from university, are unemployed. All they do is sit around and play cards. Others who are bored with cards join the city gangs and take arms...

Author: By Shira Kaplan | Title: Give Peace a Shot | 3/8/2006 | See Source »

...protect her from the tour rats Best way for a girl to get your attention: Cover herself in glow-in-the-dark paint and turn off the lights... ohhhh yeahhhh... Where to find you on a Saturday night: Sipping scotch with the lads down at the snooker lodge as we regale each other in ye olden times gone past of yesteryear First thing you notice about a girl: How holy their soul is Your best pick-up line: “PLEASE!!! I’M SO DESPERATE!!!” Best or worst lie you’ve ever...

Author: By FM Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Scoped! | 12/7/2005 | See Source »

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