December 22, 2007

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Deportation puzzles "human crime wave" (Newstalk ZB via Yahoo!Xtra News)

The New Zealand-born woman who has been dubbed 'the human crime wave,' cannot understand why Australian authorities want to deport her.

Deportation puzzles "human crime wave" (NZCity)

22 December 2007 The New Zealand-born woman who has been dubbed 'the human crime wave,' cannot understand why Australian authorities want to deport her.

The Sipping News: Don't Break the Bottle puzzles (San Francisco Chronicle)

Want to keep your friend from guzzling down your great gift bottle of Bordeaux until you're there to share a taste? Wrap it in a wooden puzzle to keep him guessing until you come by with the instructions to unlock it. The sturdy wood and nylon cord…

PC Game Review: Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer (Blogcritics.org)

This new expansion pack offers darker themes with the standard role playing/strategy action and with great mental puzzles thrown into the mix This new expansion pack offers darker themes with the standard role playing/strategy action and with great mental puzzles thrown into the mix, so be ready for the challenge. New races come in the form of the elemental genasi and wood elves plus new …

The man behind the puzzles (The Weatherford Democrat)

By Julie Kirkwood THE EAGLE-TRIBUNE (NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.) ANDOVER, Mass. Stewart Coffin clears a space on his dining room table and sets down a small rectangular wooden tray. Beside it he lays four wooden tiles, two triangles and two trapezoids.

'National Treasure' fails by following same map (Baltimore Sun)

(C+) National Treasure: Book of Secrets is a strictly by-the-book sequel: It doesn't cheat series fans but it doesn't offer many thrills or surprises or lingering puzzles, either. The biggest mystery may be why it's subtitled "Book of Secrets" and not "Search for the Lost City of Gold."

Jr. Girl Scouts help foster kids (The Indianapolis Star)

Avon Junior Girl Scout Troop 269 recently collected two minivans full of gently used toys, books, games and puzzles to help the Foster Closet distribute holiday presents to children who might not otherwise receive a gift.

Edwardses to exchange U.S.-made gifts (AP via Yahoo! News)

The wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said she had a hard time tracking down gifts made in the U.S. after she and her husband promised to avoid putting Chinese-made toys under their Christmas tree this year.

Guard's slaying puzzles kin (Detroit News)

A steady stream of visitors strolled into Joseph Candie's boyhood home in northwest Detroit throughout Wednesday. They all asked the same question: Why?

Review: New adventures creep their way to PSP (CNN.com)

Traveling over the holidays? A portable gaming system can help keep you entertained while waiting for a flight, riding on a train or passing time in the back seat of the family minivan.

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