What set the wrecking-ball swinging after decades of apathy and despair?

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We engaged in a variety of interactive environments, from a flying tour over a digital landscape, waving a wand around to throw a wrecking ball into a Jenga-style tower, and shooting up zombies.

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We interacted with in a variety of environments, from a flying tour over a digital landscape, waving a wand around to throw a wrecking ball into a Jenga-style tower, to shooting up zombies.

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"The whole city was crumbling, and then we elected Ed Koch, " Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday during a ceremony marking the centennial of Grand Central Terminal, a once-crumbling edifice Koch helped save from the wrecking ball.

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It was Ireland's Trent Johnston who got the ball rolling by wrecking the Bangladesh top order with 3-20 after his skipper William Porterfield had won the toss and elected to field first.

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