August 18, 2007

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Pizarro: Real estate giants dress the part (San Jose Mercury News)

One of the fun puzzles Thursday at the annual bash thrown by real estate broker Mark Ritchie and developer Barry Swenson was guessing what the pair would wear this year.

Corral all that clutter (Las Cruces Sun-News)

In the bedrooms of teens across the land, bulging backpacks no longer sit where they landed last June, amidst strewn T-shirts, crumpled shopping bags, old term papers and half-done Sudoku puzzles. Shelves sag with cast-off clothes and outgrown toys.

Madison fire puzzles investigators (Granite City Press-Record)

About two years ago, Robert Bishop bought a two-story, A-frame home on Edwardsville Road in Madison with dreams of some day moving in with his wife and spending his days fiddling around with cars in the garage around back.

School bulletin (The Hillsboro Argus)

Teachers can get a free 12-page publication with interactive puzzles and educational games to use when teaching about the U.S. Constitution on Constitution Day, Monday, Sept. 17. The package from the Newspaper Association of America includes an online component - Flash-driven versions of activities and a game.

Md. county announces crackdown on firms hiring illegal immigrants (The Daily Times)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Anne Arundel County will require contractors to certify that they have no undocumented workers, a move that puzzles local business groups, alarms immigrant advocates and appears to fly in the face of court rulings in other jurisdictions that have held that similar ordinances unlawfully usurp federal authority.

Salmon tag's 7,700-mile journal puzzles NOAA scientists (Puget Sound Business Journal)

How did an electronic tag placed in a salmon at a hatchery in Washington end up in the stomach of a bird found 7,700 miles away in New Zealand?

Merv Griffin Takes His Final Bow (CBS 2 Los Angeles)

Hundreds of mourners, including entertainers, family and friends, gathered in Beverly Hills Friday to pay final respects to media and business mogul Merv Griffin, the longtime La Quinta resident and creator of two of television's most successful game shows. SLIDESHOW: Merv Griffin: Goodbye To A Legend

Lions still look like another passing fancy (Detroit News)

Oh, we try. We try every year to figure out the most confounding team in professional sports, and I'm sad to report, we generally fail.

Wordplay is gift of crossword puzzle creator (Tucson Citizen)

PHOENIX - There are computer programs that help crossword puzzle creators such as Bonnie L. Gentry of Scottsdale with mundane tasks such as deciding where the black squares go and suggesting short words.

Blog gives senior an escape (Merced Sun-Star)

After Chuck Ferris, 83, lost his right leg to a German landmine during World War II, he knew getting around would no longer be easy.

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Breaking: EA Finally Delivers Those Mac <b>Games</b>

The Apple store finally has those Mac games EA was supposed to deliver this summer. This week, plenty of Mac sites have complained about the ship delay. As of today, they're here. The games are Battlefield 2142, Need for Speed Carbon,

EA Finally Delivers Those Mac <b>Games</b>

Yo! The Apple store finally has those Mac games EA promised this summer. This week, plenty of Mac sites (with writers who have never heard of this thing called the X-BOX) have complained about the ship delay.

Naruto Video <b>Games</b>, New &amp; Upcoming

Anime and manga licensed games are a staple of the Japanese video gaming diet. When a manga becomes a hit it usually spawns an anime which triggers the inevitable game launch. I know, Ive imported titles from Gundam to Evangelion and

The YouTube of video <b>games</b>

But Kongregate is also planning to fund the development of games that will be exclusive to its site. In that sense, Kongregate is taking a page from the book of Sony (SNE), which re-branded its user-generated video site Grouper as

UAAP and NCAA <b>games</b> suspended due to Typhoon Egay

THE rematch between Letran and host Jose Rizal University will have to wait after the NCAA Management Committee (MANCOM) cancelled its mens basketball games yesterday due to typhoon Egay. With classes still suspended in Metro Manila,

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Corral all that clutter (Las Cruces Sun-News)

In the bedrooms of teens across the land, bulging backpacks no longer sit where they landed last June, amidst strewn T-shirts, crumpled shopping bags, old term papers and half-done Sudoku puzzles. Shelves sag with cast-off clothes and outgrown toys.

Madison fire puzzles investigators (Granite City Press-Record)

About two years ago, Robert Bishop bought a two-story, A-frame home on Edwardsville Road in Madison with dreams of some day moving in with his wife and spending his days fiddling around with cars in the garage around back.

School bulletin (The Hillsboro Argus)

Teachers can get a free 12-page publication with interactive puzzles and educational games to use when teaching about the U.S. Constitution on Constitution Day, Monday, Sept. 17. The package from the Newspaper Association of America includes an online component - Flash-driven versions of activities and a game.

Md. county announces crackdown on firms hiring illegal immigrants (The Daily Times)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Anne Arundel County will require contractors to certify that they have no undocumented workers, a move that puzzles local business groups, alarms immigrant advocates and appears to fly in the face of court rulings in other jurisdictions that have held that similar ordinances unlawfully usurp federal authority.

Salmon tag's 7,700-mile journal puzzles NOAA scientists (Puget Sound Business Journal)

How did an electronic tag placed in a salmon at a hatchery in Washington end up in the stomach of a bird found 7,700 miles away in New Zealand?

CURRENT VIDEOS (San Francisco Chronicle)

Here is a look at some current and new DVD releases, reviewed by Walter Addiego, Justin Berton, Peter Hartlaub, G. Allen Johnson, Mick LaSalle, Joel Selvin and Ruthe Stein. JUST RELEASED RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) AIR GUITAR…

TimeShift PlayStation 3 Screenshots (GameInfoWire)

10 PlayStation 3 Screenshots posted, from Atari Games

Hundreds mourn Merv Griffin (Orange County Register)

Hundreds of mourners, including entertainers, family and friends, gathered in Beverly Hills Friday to pay final respects to media and business mogul Merv Griffin, the former talk show host and creator of two of television's most successful game shows.

Where in the World Is That Exotic Roof Ornament? (New York Times)

For children, a Web-based cabinet of wonders.

Refilling the toy bin (Roanoke Times)

The massive toy recall makes parents more conscious of the choices they make for their children. Donna Nunez leaned over the counter at Imagination Station Toys & Furniture in Roanoke, studying a letter from a distributor that listed materials used in its Thailand-made toys. Plan Toys is a specialty company in California, but its wooden kitchen and car sets are from Southeast Asia.

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