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Splice by FFWD Staff A boy scout is always prepared, but in today’s complex world of bear attacks, random shootings, quicksand and pilot-less planes, the Boy Scout Handbook just isn’t the resource it used to be. The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook (Chronicle Books) compiles step-by-step instructions on 40 things you need to know when life takes a sudden turn for the worse. As fascinating as it is frightening, the creators (two Philadelphia-based journalists) consulted experts for such scenarios as wrestling free from an alligator, performing a tracheotomy, escaping from a sinking car, manoeuvering on top of a moving train, and even delivering a baby in a taxi cab. So the next time you have to jump from a building into a garbage bin, or are face to face with a mean mountain lion, you have only yourself to blame if you don’t know what to do. Web Watch "Sure," you say, "I love watching bowling on TV – who doesn’t? But if only there was some way to make it even more exciting. Some way to make it even better." Well, someone already has. From the fine folks at the American-based cable station The Nashville Network – the very same people who bring roller derby and tractor pull (you know, real sports) into the confines of your conservatively furnished mobile home – comes Rockin’ Bowl. Pitting two teams of socially challenged American college students against one another in Las Vegas, Rockin’ Bowl throws a twist into regular 10-pin bowling – and scores a strike! – by adding extra "Rockin’ Bowl frames" where the athletes have to do such zany things as "Shuffle Bowl," or bowling relay races. Add to that already irresistible mix the way-too-excited announcers and audience members, cheerleaders (a sadistic way to torment the virgin bowlers, actually), dancing and a house band (the Pin Setters), and you’ve got 300 – i.e. a perfect game! You can catch Rockin’ Bowl every Friday night on TNN, or you can keep up with the standings on the Web at: www.country.com/tnn/program/rockin-bowl/program-rockin-bowl-f.html Free Stuff Win a double guest pass to the advance screening of Reindeer Games, an action suspense thriller starring Ben Affleck and Charlize Theron. See ad for details. Win one of 10 double passes for a matinee on Saturday, February 19 at the Plaza featuring American Movie and Coven – a half-hour film directed by American Movie star Mark Borchardt – and become eligible for a special Coven prize package including an autographed poster, a CD soundtrack and a T-shirt. To win, just drop by Fast Forward on Friday, February 18 after 10 a.m. with a food donation. This is your final chance to win a copy of Crowded House's new release, Afterglow, plus a limited edition signed poster, and a double CD. See ad for details. Picture yourself a winner with Chantal Kreviazuk – Columbia Music, Fujifilm and Fast Forward give you a chance to win a Fujifilm Fotonex 260ix Zoom Camera plus some other great prizes including Chantal's newest release, Colour Moving and Still. See ad for details. Free stuff can be picked up on Friday unless otherwise noted. There will be one item per person, and only those who have not won in the past four weeks (excluding movie passes) are eligible. Office hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

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