A city filled with places to go lets her follow her heart Aug 24, 2008
Sneakers, shoes, backgammon sets, straw cowboy hats, beaded necklaces, carved wood horses and elephants, cheap plastic toys that light up, perfume, baseball caps, are all for sale. Two elderly men in turbans with scraggly gray-white beards offer winter parkas at bargain prices but no one stops. (Boston Globe)
Heche told to pay for son's care Jun 8, 2008
She claimed nannies were used by Mr Laffoon at times when he played "ping-pong, backgammon and poker, and views pornography online". Originally Mr Laffoon was seeking payments of more than $30,000 a month, but the judge in Los Angeles did not grant this request. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
O'Donnell admits to killing Dorsey girl May 29, 2008
O'Donnell and Cattie used cocaine and played backgammon until about 5:30 a.m. on Dec. 7 when O'Donnell returned to his apartment to pick up Dorsey and bring her home while Cattie fell asleep at her house ... Under cross-examination by Egan, Cattie testified O'Donnell did hold a knife in his hand while they played backgammon. (Springfield Sun, PA)
Lost Illinois town offers lessons for race relations in America, says expert May 11, 2008
Earlier digs beneath the farmland that ultimately buried New Philadelphia have recovered thousands of artifacts, including broken pieces of ceramics and ironware, a pewter tea set and pewter toys and molded pieces of glass used as pieces for Mancala, a traditional African game similar to backgammon. The archaeological work builds on historical research into McWorter s life by former U. of I. history professor Juliet Walker, McWorter s great-great-granddaughter, and is being done in collaboration... (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Bye, bye American Pie | Around Sandy Springs Dec 11, 2007
Heck, I remember happy hour buffets loaded with feasts, 3 for 1, backgammon and, always, dancing. I ve rocked at Carlos Magee s, danced on speakers at Limelight (and wow, did Confetti & Elon jump on that trend, too), jammed at Moon Shadow Saloon met my ex-hubby at Aunt Charleys. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Portman Has Wonderful Time Working On 'Magorium' Nov 15, 2007
"And it's always a big plus, of course, if you're a toy fan working on a movie about a toy store. "I definitely loved toys growing up and am still a big fan of games," Portman enthused. "I'm a big backgammon player, and still play Scrabble. When I was little, I had all of the '80s toys like the Cabbage Patch Kids, My Little Pony and Rainbow Brite -- all of those things. (Click2Houston, TX)
