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Gym rats

August 23rd, 2009, 11:14 am by Jayson Peters

Oh dear. Looks like a gym in Tucson is trying to cash in on the Wii Fit craze — the wrong way.

Unless they came up with the name We-Fit all by themselves. Somehow, I don’t think Nintendo is going to ignore this.

Via Kotaku

Rodents declare war on southern Arizona

August 11th, 2009, 2:47 pm by Jayson Peters

Apparently, the Rats of NIMH live in Tucson.

Moon madness Saturday in Tucson

July 16th, 2009, 11:06 pm by Jayson Peters
NASA

NASA

If you want to celebrate the 40th anniversary of mankind’s giant leap to the moon, you don’t have to travel the more than 230,000 miles the Apollo 11 astronauts did in 1969. You could just drive to Tucson.

That’s where the University of Arizona’s Lunar Planetary Laboratory will be hosting a public celebration packed with lectures, science activities for kids and interaction with UA scientists who worked on many Apollo missions for NASA.

Hit the jump for details — and be sure to check EastValleyTribune.com this weekend for exclusive content marking man’s first journey to the moon.

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