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• Teen Drops Out of School to Play Guitar Hero

  Many parents of gifted children allow their kids to take time off of school to pursue their artistic or athletic vocation. But what if that vocation is playing video games? Meet Blake Peebles, a 16-year-old from Raleigh, North Carolina who is one of the best Guitar Hero players in the country—meaning, he has a rare talent for pressing buttons on a toy guitar hooked up to a TV screen. Last September, Blake’s parents finally gave in to his repeated requests to drop out of high school and focus on what he loves.  Read More... Posted Aug 21 2008, 04:15 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: gaming, video games, Xbox, high school, Nintendo, Wii, competition, teenager, tournament, guitar hero, playstation, world cyber games, drop out, 16, gifted, major league gaming, blake peebles

• 'Retired' Tennis Star Returns to Court 6 Weeks Post-Partum

  Tennis anyone? Oh, not me. I think the sport is as boring to watch and discuss as it is to play.  But what I do love is sports talk that centers on motherhood. Obviously. I can't get enough of stories about women who not only continue to compete during and after pregnancy, but especially when the thrive because of it. Sometimes, kids do just the opposite of draining your aspirations. They turn it around an inspire them. This is what happened to the 31-year-old tennis star ... Read More... Posted Jan 13 2008, 05:04 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: pregnancy, baby, babies, sports, exercise, basketball, Madeline Holler, Alpha Mom, athletics, a mommy story, running, sport parents, babies' mothers, alpha moms, lindsay davenport, Paula Radcliffe, marathon, tournament, tennis, grand slam