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Super Bowl sets record with 48 minutes of ads

NEW YORK — Think Sunday night's Super Bowl seemed like it had a lot of ads? You're right. Commercials took up nearly 48 minutes of the game - the most for any Super Bowl.

No armchairs in Vancouver

The host of the 2010 Winter Olympics is surrounded by recreation like few cities in the world.
• Vancouver tips: getting there

Get Involved for Feb. 7

AnimalsDaisy Mae Foundation, Support group for owners of handicapped and special needs pets. Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month, at Four Paws Animal Rehabilitation, 712 Trosper Road S.W., Tumwater. Mailing address: 6000 53rd Ave. S.E., Lacey, WA 98513. Call Jacqie Irwin, 360-556-8384, or log on to: www.daisymaefoundation.org, for additional information.

Volunteer opportunites for Feb. 7

For more information call the Volunteer Center at 360-741-2622. An expanded list of volunteer opportunities is available at www.volunteer.ws.

Volunteer of the Week: Kay Estergard

Name: Kay EstergardAge: 75City: Olympia

Local bestsellers for Feb. 7

Fireside Bookstore 116 Legion Way, Olympia, 360-352-40061. “A Guide to the Birds of East Africa” by Nicholas Drayson 2. “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” by Jamie Ford3. “George’s Secret Key to the Universe” by Lucy and Stephen Hawking

New on high seas: Rooms for solo travelers

NEW YORK – If you’re planning a cruise vacation in 2010, get ready for higher prices, better entertainment, water parks and one of the most innovative concepts to come along in awhile: Rooms designed for solo travelers on the Norwegian Epic, without the supplemental charge that single passengers on cruises have traditionally paid.

Vancouver tips: getting there

BLAINE - A journalist crossing the U.S.-Canada border in December asked the guard which crossing would be the best to use during the Feb. 12-28 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

'We always want to wow people'

The Illuminated Ball, now in its sixth year, is a gala spectacle of dance, music, art, theater and, of course, light - all of the elements one would expect, given that the ball is the main fundraiser for Procession of the Species.

An all-star ‘We Are the World’ remake for Haiti

Twenty-five years after the all-star recording of “We Are the World” became a signature moment in celebrity altruism and pop-music history, a new collective of stars came together this week at the same Hollywood recording studio to record a new version for Haiti earthquake relief.