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Entries in Games (137)
Kindle Pick of the Week: Play Together
Sunday, August 6, 2023 at 11:47AM Featuring over 60 games, Play Together is your go-to guide for family fun. Based on happiness, play, communication, and emotional intelligence research, the games and activities are more than just enjoyable.
They also teach important life skills and catapult your family’s development in the following:
Connection
Creativity
Mindfulness
Kindness
Movement and more
Plus, they’re simple. You can play most games in five minutes using materials you already have on hand. Activities are categorized by type (see above) and include detailed instructions as well as tips, anecdotes and conversation prompts for families. Some of the games included are:
KinMarble Mania Madness
3-2-1…Freeze!
The What If? Imagination Game
Cardboard Creations
Snap-A-Letter Scavenger Hunt
Make Your Own Puzzle
DJ Art
Floor Pong and more!
Ever wish life (and parenting) was more fun? Stop wondering what to do with your kids and instead begin to play together. You’ll be amazed at the wonder these games open up in you and your family’s lives. Optimized for kids 12 and under and fun for people of all ages!
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Play-Together-Activities-Creativity-Mindfulness/dp/1578269741
Closing Ceremonies Bring Winter Olympics to a Close
Monday, February 21, 2022 at 9:51AM The 2022 Winter Olympic Games came to a close at National Stadium in Beijing on Sunday night after over two weeks of competitions in 109 events of 15 disciplines over seven sports in the three competition zones of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the ceremony with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.
China, as the host, won a record 15 medals in total including nine golds. They ranked third on the medal table, behind Norway which set a new all-time record by securing 16 golds, and Germany that dominated the sliding competitions to pocket 12 golds.
A total of 2,871 athletes participated in the 2022 Winter Games and over 2,000 of them attended the closing ceremony. Chief director of the ceremony Zhang Yimou called the closing event a "big party" for athletes.
"The truly exceptional Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 were the beginning of a new era for global winter sport," Bach said in his speech.
Of course, athletes wouldn't be able to achieve their incredible performance without the support and assistance from the organizing committee. Some 27,000 volunteers have been recruited for the 2022 Winter Olympics. They were always there, ready to help every participant in the Games. Many of the delegations spoke highly of the service from the volunteers.
"They have demonstrated the Olympic Spirit. They have been ambassadors for friendship, understanding and peace," Bach said in a previous interview with China Media Group.
As part of the tradition, the Olympic flag was lowered down in the middle of the closing ceremony, and then passed by Chen Jining, mayor of Beijing, to Bach who passed the flag to Chen's counterparts in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Beppe Sala and Gianpietro Gedina, respectively, that will jointly host the next Winter Games dubbed as Milano-Cortina 2026.
The two representatives from the host country also made an eight-minute introductory presentation to welcome the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Bach declared the curtain dropped for Beijing 2022 at the end of his speech.
As the ceremony was coming to an end, a huge snow flake, which also carried the Winter Olympic flame, was lowered down and finally went out, marking the end of the Beijing 2022 time as well as the start of the four-year countdown for Milano-Cortina 2026.
Betters like US Chances in Olympics
Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 5:05PM Bettors are enticed by the United States’ odds to win the medal count at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
The United States is at +1400 at BetMGM to have the most medals at the Olympics. And those odds have generated nearly 60% of bets to be placed on the U.S. Those bets equal over 65% of the total money bet on the medal count winner.
The United States hasn’t won the most medals at a Winter Olympics since the 2010 Vancouver Games. Canada got the most gold medals that year on home soil, but the U.S. won 37 total medals and beat Germany by seven.
Russia got the most medals in 2014 at home in the Sochi games, though the team’s success was immediately part of a doping investigation. Russia won 30 total medals in 2014, two ahead of the United States and four ahead of Norway. As part of that investigation, Russian athletes are not competing under the Russian flag at Beijing. The Russian Olympic Committee athletes are currently at +800 to win the most medals and are getting just 6.5% of bets.
Germany is also at +800 to win the most medals. The Germans are getting the second-most tickets at 12.9%, but those tickets make up just 7.5% of the handle.
The overwhelming favorite to score the most medals is Norway at -650. The Norwegians are getting 3.2% of bets and 11.5% of the handle at BetMGM after winning the medal count in 2018. Norway and Germany each had 14 gold medals in 2018, though Norway won 39 medals — eight more than Germany and 10 more than Canada. The Canadians are at +1200.
Current Super Bowl Odds
Monday, January 11, 2021 at 9:40AM Divisional round this coming weekend.
Kansas City (+200; bet $100 to win $200)
Green Bay (+375)
Buffalo (+600)
New Orleans (+600)
Baltimore (+800)
Tampa Bay (+900)
Los Angeles Rams (+1600)
Cleveland (+2500)
