4ISH offers a high-energy party onstage From The VirginianPilot By Jan Gaillard Correspondent The energy of the streets comes to the stage in 4-ISH, a show that combines inline skating, street dance, break dancing, bungee jumping, acrobatics and martial arts. Raised for three years in a Philippines orphanage before adoption by a Belgian couple, Gerris lived in Antwerp until he completed one year at the Antwerp School of Theatre and Dance. 'I was 12 when I started figure skating on roller skates,' Gerris said in a phone interview. I wanted to be free,...

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Living in The Land of the Long White Cloud From Retriever New Zealand seems to be one giant stretch of nature interrupted only by the occasional town. It is a place known better to us as New Zealand, but the native people were right in picking such a beautiful name for their country. New Zealand is truly a land of beauty, containing something new around every turn. There are places in America that have spacious stretches of natural beauty, but in New Zealand it seems that the entire country is one giant stretch of nature interrupted only briefly to...

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Adventure trips that will change your life From MSNBC Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro has become popular on the informal adventure travel circuit, but tour company Geographic Expeditions promises a unique experience. Many adventure travel operators stress that their trips do not include bungee jumping or another type of extreme sport, which is often the common perception. "Adventure is a big word," says George Deeb, CEO and founder of iExplore, an online adventure travel tour company. An October online survey of 2,027 people by Deloitte, an...

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Olympics losing modern viewers From www.MorganHillTimes.com/ Track relay sprinters would carry something other than a little baton to hand off to the next runner. Participants must create an original work of art or marketable item as they run the course. Maximum Resistance Swimming, instead of wearing skintight bodysuits or Speedo briefs, everyone competes fully clothed - tuxedos for men, evening gowns for women. Ultramodern Pentathlon combines the traditional lineup of cross-country running, equestrian, fencing, pistol shooting, and swimming with two...

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Geek Goddess From Glasgow Sunday Mail From iPhones to Ericssons and Tom Toms to Toshibas, if there is a shiny piece of new technology, you can bet Suzi has tested it to breaking point. The Gadget Show is one of five's most successful and presenters Suzi, Jason Bradbury and John Bentley have been called on to do increasingly daring stunts. Suzi had second thoughts when asked to bungee jump off a bridge while testing mobile phones. Suzi's dad Tony was a club promoter who booked acts such as David Bowie, Led Zeppelin and The Who....

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