Monster Camp

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Monster Camp is a rare and fascinating glimpse into the world of live-action role playing ("LARPing"), a real-life version of the videogame phenomenon World of Warcraft. In this award-winning doc, gamer stereotypes are simultaneously shattered and confirmed. For 48 consecutive hours-there are no breaks, not even for sleep -immerse yourself in ... Submitted by: gorilla_ch | Visited 4 times | Comments 0

♦ 'Camp Camp' recalls summer days and s'mores

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Remember camp? Remember the bunk beds, the counselors, the bugs? If not, Camp Camp: Where Fantasy Island Meets Lord of the Flies by Roger Bennett and Jules Shell (Crown, $24.95), with its 300 photos, will certainly refresh your memory. To report corrections and clarifications, contact Reader Editor Brent Jones. For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to letters@usatoday.com. Submitted by: RapidFire - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Mark Ronson's Summer Camp Phobia.

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Mark Ronson's Summer Camp Phobia.... Mark Ronson was rushed to hospital after he fell from a bunk bed and knocked himself unconscious as a child and he is terrified of summer camps as a result. The DJ producer reveals his life-long phobia in a new book, "Camp Camp," containing memories of the American childhood activity, reports New York gossip column PageSix. Submitted by: lastclips - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Tornado kills four at Iowa camp

1 vote	At least four people have been killed by a tornado that devastated a boy scout camp in the US state of Iowa. Officials say as many as 40 people were injured at the camp near Little Sioux, in the west of the state. More than 100 people were reportedly at the site when the tornado struck at about 1900 (2300 GMT). Submitted by: Mong - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Rebels 'kill' DR Congo refugees

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Rebels have Rwanda have attacked a refugee camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least six people and wounding 30, the UN says. The gunmen entered the Kinyandoni camp in North Kivu province and shot indiscriminately at the unarmed civilians, a UN spokesman said. A BBC correspondent says the area around the camp has been controlled by Hutu rebels from Rwanda for years. Submitted by: ninjashoes - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Camp Freddy Welcome Stars Onstage At Residency Show.

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Camp Freddy Welcome Stars Onstage At Residency Show.... Dave Navarro's rock supergroup Camp Freddy opened their weekly residency at The Roxy in Hollywood with a real star-studded night on Thursday (01May08) by welcoming Lemmy and Sex Pistols Steve Jones and Paul Cook onstage. At one point it seemed there were more stars than regulars at the first... Submitted by: WeNeedAffiliates - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Laura Bush tours camp to lift pressure on Myanmar

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U.S. First Lady Laura Bush tried to boost pressure on the Myanmar government to accept democratic reforms when she visited a large refugee camp in Thailand just a few miles from the border on Thursday. The Mae La camp, 10 km (6 miles) from the Myanmar border, opened almost 25 years ago and is filled with 39,000 refugees who are waiting to return home or be resettled elsewhere. Submitted by: Lastbutnotleast - Visited 13 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Stephanie Klein remembers what it was like to be 'Moose'

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(William Morrow, 310 pp., $24. What it's about:  Klein's experiences as a chubby adolescent and her parents' attempt to help her lose weight by sending her to a camp for fat kids. Why it's hot:  It combines the classic misery-at-summer-camp story with the lengths we'll go to get thin. Quick bio :  Klein's first memoir, Straight Up and Dirty (2006)... Submitted by: nevalex - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Improved Diabetes Treatment Expected

1 vote	Cyclic AMP (cAMP) is a universal messenger molecule that plays a vital role in the release of insulin from the beta cells in the pancreas and production of cAMP explains how certain hormones can amplify insulin secretion. Submitted by: spark23 - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Robbie Williams' alien camp

1 vote	Be the first to comment! Robbie Williams Records UFO Documentary. Robbie Williams Dumped?. Robbie Williams Tempted To Dump Pop Career For Alien Hunting. Robbie Williams Not 'On Strike'. Robbie Williams To Withhold New Album From Emi In Protest. Robbie Williams Plans Comeback?. Robbie Williams To Rejoin Take That?. Submitted by: noorol - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ There's Still Time to Check Out Training Camp

1 vote	The St. Louis Rams' training camp continues at Concordia University in Mequon this month. Fans will be able to attend a number of remaining practice sessions, according to the team. Admission to the practices is free. Parking costs $5. Submitted by: mattymomostl - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Everest doctor warns of disaster

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A specialist doctor working in the Everest region of Nepal has warned there will be a "catastrophe" when the world's highest mountain reopens. Under China's pressure, Nepal has closed communications and movement in base camp and higher until the Olympic flame reaches the summit through Tibet. The base camp is full of frustrated climbers waiting to get to the peak. Submitted by: BlohG - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Big three for Monster

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Hillclimb legend Nobuhiro 'Monster' Tajima has won the Pikes Peak race for the third successive year. The Suzuki WRC boss clocked a time of 10m 18.250s over the 12.5 mile course in his heavily modified (OK, not even slightly production-based) XL7 to become King of the Mountain for the fourth time overall. No other competitor even managed to break the 11-minute barrier. However... Submitted by: anidesign - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Militant camp was 'like bungee'

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A man accused of helping the 7 July suicide bombers has told his trial that training alongside mujahideen fighters felt "like a bungee jump". Mohammed Shakil, 31, said it had been a "great thrill" to fire guns at a mountain camp in Pakistan in 1999. But he told jurors he was later beaten up by lead bomber Mohammad Siddique Khan in a row over money. Submitted by: R-J - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Everest camp closed to foreigners

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The authorities in Nepal are closing Everest Base Camp completely to foreigners not intending to climb the world's highest peak. They are doing this because China is worried demonstrators might disrupt their project to bring the Olympic torch up the mountain. China is seeking to bring the torch up any day now, when weather permits. Meanwhile... Submitted by: themanbeast9 - Visited 0 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ The Morning After: YR JONAS REVUS PLZ KTHXBAI

1 vote	Camp Rock, the Jonas Brothers' movie / tween excitation vehicle, grabbed 8.9 million viewers on Disney Channel Friday and another 3.6 million on ABC Saturday night. That's not quite the 17.2 million High School Musical 2 got... Submitted by: mattjack - Visited 15 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Willie Mae Rock Camp For Girls Readies Next Joan Jetts, Bjorks And Kim Deals

1 vote	The Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls is making rock-club stages more accessible to young ladies, with instrument instruction and confidence-booster workshops. Submitted by: wisam74us - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ 'Godzilla' Envy Birthed 'Cloverfield' Monster

1 vote	It was a classic case of monster envy that led to the rise of "Cloverfield," the horror hit about a 350-foot creature stomping through New York City. Visiting Tokyo with his son a few years ago, producer J.J. Submitted by: webgal - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Body clock reset clue discovered

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A small molecule may have a big role in making the body clock tick, say Cambridge University researchers. Studies in mice have shown cAMP a common signalling molecule is involved in keeping the body clock "rhythms" going. The team hope to develop drugs that target cAMP to help shift workers, frequent flyers or those with sleep disorders reset their body clocks. But the research... Submitted by: Mental Merlin - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Monster Artists take over Blackpool beach

1 vote	A team of artists create a record breaking sand picture on Blackpool beach to mark the start of the "Monster Summer of Movies" on the Disney Cinemagic channel. Submitted by: cipcip - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment