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...Soviet terminal computer. The original version, launched on June 6, 1984, was only 10 levels long because that was all the Elektronika's memory could handle. Inspired by the classic riddles and puzzles Pajitnov loved as a child, the game was so addictive he couldn't even stop playing long enough to finish programming it. "The program wasn't complicated," he told the Guardian. "There was no scoring, no levels. But I started playing and I couldn't stop." The game became known as Tetris, a combination of the Greek prefix tetra and Pajitnov's favorite sport, tennis...
...educated but honest appraisal of actual patients' well being. The only salvation from this might be, strangely, the recession. Traditional medicine, without the consumer marketing or institutional pandering to federal agencies, is cheaper. And if the downturn turns down low enough, we'll need to turn down demand. And stop hawking medicine...
...Most of the speculation of my schedule in Germany doesn't take into account simple logistics," Obama said, before jokingly chiding reporters to stop promoting controversies without clear basis. "Stop it, all of you," he told the press, in a light tone. "We have enough problems out there without having to manufacture problems...
...Back in the United States, Obama's decision to stay in Dresden has sparked protests from some of Obama's conservative political critics, who have argued that the visit demonstrates his willingness to highlight America's lesser historical moments. "Dresden: Next Stop on Obama's Apology Tour," ran one headline on the conservative Powerline blog. Obama's aides rejected those suggestions, pointing to the same logistical issues that the president had mentioned, and a desire to find a location that was convenient for Merkel. (See pictures of people around the world watching Obama's inauguration...
...conference with Merkel, Obama noted that Dresden had overcome "great tragedies and is now this beautiful city full of hope." Merkel called Obama's second visit to Germany as president "a trip of a highly symbolic nature." "It is just so important that President Barack Obama makes his first stop here in Dresden," said the German chancellor...