http://www.mail.com/subjects/4730-recreation-leisure.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/4730-recreation-leisure.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1862300-sony-to-unveil-playstation-feb-20.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sony is poised to unveil the next PlayStation game console on Feb. 20, a date that would give the Japanese electronics company a head start over Microsoft's expected announcement of an Xbox 360 successor in June. Sony Corp. invited journalists to an evening press event in New York City. The company has not said what it plans to show off, b... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1862300-sony-to-unveil-playstation-feb-20.html 2013-02-01T17:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1862470-bolivia-mining-town-erects-huge-statue-virgin.html ORURO, Bolivia (AP) — The Carnival celebrations in this Andean mining city already rival Brazil's Rio de Janeiro for color and culture, if not for size. Now Oruro has erected a huge statue of the Virgin Mary that's a little taller than Rio's famed Christ the Redeemer. Oruro formally dedicated the new statue Friday as it kicked off its Carnival celebration... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1862470-bolivia-mining-town-erects-huge-statue-virgin.html 2013-02-01T17:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861252-ny-inmates-help-build-ice-palace-adirondacks.html SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. (AP) — It's a far cry from breaking rocks in the hot sun on a chain gang. In New York's Adirondack Mountains, inmates break ice on a frozen lake to make a giant winter palace. A work crew from an area "shock" prison camp once again this year helped local volunteers create this mountain village's lakeside ice palace — the shimmering cent... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861252-ny-inmates-help-build-ice-palace-adirondacks.html 2013-02-01T14:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1861812-games-to-follow-pentagon-women-combat.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lara Croft. Samus Aran. Jill Valentine. Chell. In the realm of video games, it's not difficult to identify tough-as-nails women who uncover ancient treasures, blast away aliens, battle zombies and outwit malicious robots. However, when it comes to finding fictional females who take down terrorists, call in airstrikes, frag combatants an... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1861812-games-to-follow-pentagon-women-combat.html 2013-02-01T20:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860948-international-literary-festival-opens-myanmar.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The latest first for fast-reforming Myanmar — its first international literary festival — is putting the spotlight on dozens of the country's authors, a number of whom once spent time in prison for their writings. The Irrawaddy Literary Festival, which runs from Friday through Sunday, comes as Myanmar relaxes its censorship rules, b... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860948-international-literary-festival-opens-myanmar.html 2013-02-01T09:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1859494-super-bowl-watch-beyonce-avocados-practice.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around Super Bowl XLVII and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: GRIDIRON TO LEMONADE STAND Donald Driver didn't waste much time finding a new job. The Green Bay Packers all-time leading rece... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1859494-super-bowl-watch-beyonce-avocados-practice.html 2013-02-01T01:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1859868-5-super-bowl-ads-that-enlist-viewer-help.html Advertisers are finding new ways to get viewers into the game during Super Bowl XLVII, which airs on CBS on Sunday. Here are 5 campaigns that enlist viewer help in one form or another. 1. Coca-Cola created an online game that pits a troupe of showgirls, biker-style "badlanders" and cowboys against each other in a race to find a Coke in the desert. Viewers... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1859868-5-super-bowl-ads-that-enlist-viewer-help.html 2013-02-01T00:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860022-haiti-snake-artist-uses-carnival-to.html PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Saintilus Resilus' day job this time of year is walking the streets of Haiti's capital with snakes on his head. He sees himself as something of a performance artist, showing off with snakes and other animals that Haitians don't see every day, earning tips from impromptu audiences during the pre-Lenten Carnival season. ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1860022-haiti-snake-artist-uses-carnival-to.html 2013-01-31T20:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1859948-grand-theft-auto-v-to-launch-sept-17.html NEW YORK (AP) — Video game publisher Take-Two says the next installment of the long-awaited "Grand Theft Auto" series will launch worldwide on Sept. 17. The game was scheduled to go on sale this spring. Take-Two said Thursday that it is delaying the game to give developers more time to work on it. Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. says "Grand Theft Auto ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1859948-grand-theft-auto-v-to-launch-sept-17.html 2013-01-31T19:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1858486-fear-blind-skiers-take-to-western-slopes.html WINTER PARK, Colo. (AP) — Taking a deep breath, Wally Mozdzierz points his skis down the icy slope and leans forward. He hears the snow crunch and feels the contours change beneath him as he glides swiftly down the mountain, his guide following close behind. The run is exhilarating and adrenaline pumping — common sensations for anyone on the slopes. But f... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1858486-fear-blind-skiers-take-to-western-slopes.html 2013-01-31T14:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1858404-roadside-bomb-kills-2-polio-workers-nw-pakistan.html PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb killed two Pakistani polio workers on their way to vaccinate children in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border on Thursday, an official said. The two men were on their way to Malikhel village as part of the U.N.-backed anti-polio campaign when the bomb hit their motorcycle, said government administ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1858404-roadside-bomb-kills-2-polio-workers-nw-pakistan.html 2013-01-31T13:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858934-review-ni-kuni-epic-adventure-with-charm.html Tokyo's Studio Ghibli is the creator of beloved animated feature films like "Princess Mononoke," ''Spirited Away" and "Ponyo." It hasn't made many forays into video games, although its influence is all over popular Japanese series like "Final Fantasy" and "Dragon Quest." So "Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch" (Namco Bandai, for PlayStation 3, $59.99), ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858934-review-ni-kuni-epic-adventure-with-charm.html 2013-01-31T12:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858174-nintendo-chief-rules-price-cuts-wii-u.html TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo's president Thursday ruled out price cuts for its new Wii U home console as a way to boost sales, vowing to become profitable again in its core businesses as smartphones and tablets increasingly threaten specialized game machines. Satoru Iwata, speaking at a Tokyo hotel to investors and reporters a day after earnings were released, a... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858174-nintendo-chief-rules-price-cuts-wii-u.html 2013-01-31T04:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1855638-nintendo-returns-to-profit-lowers-sales-forecasts.html TOKYO (AP) — Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. returned to the black for the first nine months of its business year and more than doubled its profit forecast for the full year, getting a perk from a weaker yen, despite pessimism about sales prospects. April-December profit for the Kyoto-based maker of Super Mario and Pokemon games totaled 14.55 billi... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1855638-nintendo-returns-to-profit-lowers-sales-forecasts.html 2013-01-30T08:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855556-iran-zoroastrians-celebrate-ancient-feast-fire.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Followers of Iran's minority Zoroastrian religion gathered after sunset to mark Sadeh — an ancient mid-winter feast dating to Iran's pre-Islamic past that is also drawing new interest from Muslims. Zoroastrian priests, dressed in white to symbolize purity, recited verses from Avesta, the holy Zoroastrian book, before more than 2,000 pe... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855556-iran-zoroastrians-celebrate-ancient-feast-fire.html 2013-01-30T06:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1855052-disney-closing-epic-mickey-video-game-developer.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Now it's time to say goodbye to "Epic Mickey." The interactive division of the Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that it is closing Junction Point Studios, its Austin, Texas-based developer that created 2010's "Disney Epic Mickey" and its 2012 sequel "Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two." Disney said the closure is part ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1855052-disney-closing-epic-mickey-video-game-developer.html 2013-01-29T23:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1852942-policeman-protecting-pakistani-polio-team-killed.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a police officer protecting polio workers during a U.N.-backed vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, the police said. The attack took place as dozens of polio workers — including several women — were going door to door to vaccinate children in Gullu Dheri village o... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1852942-policeman-protecting-pakistani-polio-team-killed.html 2013-01-29T15:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1852900-newtown-expands-scope-planned-childrens-museum.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Months before she was killed in a gunman's rampage, Sandy Hook Elementary School Principal Dawn Hochsprung wrote a letter expressing her excitement over an effort to bring a children's museum to Newtown. At the time, the proposal was fairly modest: a building of perhaps 20,000 square feet would provide art and science programs for ar... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1852900-newtown-expands-scope-planned-childrens-museum.html 2013-01-29T11:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1849398-holocaust-items-display-remembrance-day.html JERUSALEM (AP) — When Stella Knobel's family fled World War II Poland in 1939, the only thing the 7-year-old girl could take with her was her teddy bear. For the next six years, the stuffed animal never left her side as the family wandered through the Soviet Union, to Iran and finally the Holy Land. "He was like family. He was all I had. He knew all my se... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1849398-holocaust-items-display-remembrance-day.html 2013-01-27T18:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1848830-harrys-afghan-downtime-movies-candy-trades.html LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry's off-duty time in Afghanistan appeared to be full of war movies, board games and elaborate candy trades. The 28-year-old helicopter pilot and fellow members of his squad swapped Kit Kats and Rice Krispies Squares for American soldiers' M&Ms, according to a British media pool report released Sunday. Harry himself outlined one of... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1848830-harrys-afghan-downtime-movies-candy-trades.html 2013-01-27T12:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1848768-dozens-stranded-arizona-hikers-rescued.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say dozens of hikers have been rescued after being stranded by high water from heavy rains in an Arizona canyon. The Pima County Sheriff's Department says 40 to 50 adults and children were stranded Saturday throughout a Tucson-area canyon when waters rushed down mountainsides. Deputy Tom Peine tells Tucson area media that ... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1848768-dozens-stranded-arizona-hikers-rescued.html 2013-01-27T06:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1848400-obama-birth-control-mandates-loosens-lawsuits.html NEW YORK (AP) — The legal challenges over religious freedom and the birth control coverage requirement in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul appear to be moving toward the U.S. Supreme Court. Faith-affiliated charities, hospitals and universities have filed dozens of lawsuits against the mandate, which requires employers to provide insurance th... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1848400-obama-birth-control-mandates-loosens-lawsuits.html 2013-01-26T21:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1848010-spotty-midwestern-snow-mixed-bag-businesses.html TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Just a week ago, things looked dire for Sarah and Tim Long, owners of Timbers Resort in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Snow is their winter lifeblood, drawing outdoor sports enthusiasts from far and wide, yet the ground was bare. Then came a desperately needed arctic blast. Suddenly the drifts were thigh-deep — and snowmobilers we... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1848010-spotty-midwestern-snow-mixed-bag-businesses.html 2013-01-26T16:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1846684-chavez-impersonator-cancer-laughing-matter.html MIAMI (AP) — It's an hour before showtime, and Gustavo Rios is transforming himself into Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. A makeup artist paints his skin a dark olive tone. A plastic mole is glued strategically on the upper right corner of his forehead. Large, latex ears and a short, black wig cover his head as he squints and purses his lips in front of ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1846684-chavez-impersonator-cancer-laughing-matter.html 2013-01-25T21:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1846648-arcade-video-shooting-games-pulled-massacres.html BOSTON (AP) — It was 10 days after a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators in Newtown, Conn., when Tracey Hyams and her family came upon a teenager firing a lifelike toy rifle on a video game at a Massachusetts highway rest stop. As Hyams, her husband and their 12-year-old son walked by, they could hear the rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire coming from ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1846648-arcade-video-shooting-games-pulled-massacres.html 2013-01-25T21:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1846136-wool-hot-huge-utah-outdoor-gear-trade.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wool instead of synthetic fleece, carbon skis and a spoon-shaped sleeping bag are among the hottest products at the world's largest expo for outdoor equipment and apparel, where vendors are vying for a share of the $289 billion Americans spend every year on outdoor gear, travel and services. The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show th... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1846136-wool-hot-huge-utah-outdoor-gear-trade.html 2013-01-25T18:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1845508-lawyer-proof-to-charge-romanians-art-theft.html BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A lawyer for three Romanians accused of stealing valuable paintings from a museum in the Netherlands insisted Friday there was insufficient evidence to charge them. At a court hearing in Bucharest, the Romanian capital, defense lawyer Doina Lupu urged that the three men not be extradited to the Netherlands for allegedly stealing ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1845508-lawyer-proof-to-charge-romanians-art-theft.html 2013-01-25T13:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1845636-neil-labute-play-highlights-off-broadway-festival.html NEW YORK (AP) — Next week, you'll get the chance to see a small play by Neil LaBute that's running off-Broadway. If you do, you'll have a leg up on LaBute — he's never seen it. LaBute, the prolific screenwriter and playwright behind "Fat Pig," ''In the Company of Men" and "Your Friends & Neighbors," last year submitted a tiny work to the British-based col... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1845636-neil-labute-play-highlights-off-broadway-festival.html 2013-01-25T12:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1844260-mcgoverns-personal-items-to-sold-s-dakota.html SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — George McGovern once gave his daughter a bookend made out of soapstone in the shape of a bear — a symbol of the "Terr the bear" nickname the former South Dakota senator often called Teresa, who froze to death 18 years ago in a snow bank near a bar where she'd been drinking. The figure is one of many deeply personal items going up ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1844260-mcgoverns-personal-items-to-sold-s-dakota.html 2013-01-24T21:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1842578-west-coast-swing-san-francisco-jazz-center.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Full of shimmer and swing, San Francisco's sleek new jazz concert hall opened Wednesday with an opening night gala featuring McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea and Esperanza Spalding aimed at cementing respect for and expanding the reach of the jazz idiom on the West Coast. Called SFJAZZ Center, the 700-seat specially designed concert hall nest... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1842578-west-coast-swing-san-francisco-jazz-center.html 2013-01-24T15:57:00Z