Giant palm tree puzzles botanists (BBC News)
Botanists discover a species of giant self-destructing palm in Madagascar, quite unlike an ordinary palm tree.
New video games target fans of word puzzles (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
The worldwide Sudoku craze appears to be fading - if electronic versions of the number-logic game are any indication. Since 2005, I've seen dozens of Sudoku games for consoles, handhelds, computers and cell phones. On the schedule for 2008 are … none.
Chief's web message puzzles staff (BBC News)
Council staff are puzzled by their new boss's internet message about the "flavour" of the authority.
puzzles of Chinese multinationals, stock market, hightech, outsourcing, politics, jobs (cmi santiago)
Get investment, trade, and finance lessons and know how on China. How do over a half million international companies make profits and compete in China? How do Airbus, Dell, Wal-Mart, HSBC, GE, Nokia, Citibank, Morgan Stanley, Microsoft, Cisco, GM, Motorola, Unilever perform there?
Bee disorder still puzzles scientists (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
There's still plenty of buzz about a mysterious malady that's killed swarms of honey bees, but researchers haven't yet pinned down a specific cause. An entomologist from MSU spoke to local cherry and apple growers about CCD at this week's Orchard and Vineyard Show.
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Suda 51: Only casual Nintendo <b>games</b> selling on Wii
In an interview with CVG, he suggests that it's indicative of a larger trend about the Wii audience: that they only really go for games published by Nintendo. "Whilst the sales weren't as high as I hoped, other titles for Wii aren't …
Nintendo dates Wii & DS <b>games</b> for first half of '08
SPONSORED BY: Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. AOE3 introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. …
Updated Wii release list dispels 'no <b>games</b>' rumblings
No games? The latest word from Nintendo on upcoming releases hopes to change your mind on that. Like sports? Action? Quirky fun? Mini-games? Well, on the last one, you were already covered, but now, you've got extra cheese. …
Chinese Government Targets Online <b>Games</b> (Again)
Officials have expressed concern about supposed video game addiction and have blamed much of the nations youth crime on overexposure to games and the Internet. Kou Xiaowei of the General Administration of Press and Publication said: …
Happy New Year from the Video <b>Games</b> Channel!
Looking at the current crop of headlines, its currently tricky to see a dominant thread since the topic of games is so broad. One things for sureyou can find your niche in the Video Games Channel. …
Partial list of Wii <b>games</b> makes me fully glad to have a PS3
Nintendo was careful enough to put the word partial right before the word list in their press release containing the mostly unremarkable games dropping in the next 7-8 months for Wii (and DS). But i think you can pretty much expect …
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Suda 51: Only casual Nintendo <b>games</b> selling on Wii
In an interview with CVG, he suggests that it's indicative of a larger trend about the Wii audience: that they only really go for games published by Nintendo. "Whilst the sales weren't as high as I hoped, other titles for Wii aren't …
Nintendo dates Wii & DS <b>games</b> for first half of '08
SPONSORED BY: Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. AOE3 introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. …
Updated Wii release list dispels 'no <b>games</b>' rumblings
No games? The latest word from Nintendo on upcoming releases hopes to change your mind on that. Like sports? Action? Quirky fun? Mini-games? Well, on the last one, you were already covered, but now, you've got extra cheese. …
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Giant palm tree puzzles botanists (BBC News)
Botanists discover a species of giant self-destructing palm in Madagascar, quite unlike an ordinary palm tree.
Chief's web message puzzles staff (BBC News)
Council staff are puzzled by their new boss's internet message about the "flavour" of the authority.
Decatur man spends retirement piecing together puzzling creations (Herald & Review)
DECATUR - Arnie Gross leads a puzzling life. The 73-year-old Decatur man has a basement full of large, intricate 3-D puzzles he has painstakingly put together during a lifetime of fascination with piece-by-piece construction.
Review: Cloverfield (spoiler warning) (Stuff)
Dont believe the hype. Forget about the endless internet campaign, and flag away the confusing puzzles, photographs, videos and bizarre advertising for a milkshake called Slusho.
The Calendar (Miami Herald)
Laura Probst, dean of university libraries at FIU, and Cathy Leff, director of The Wolfsonian-FIU, will host a reception and talk on the new exhibit, "Child's Play: Propaganda Puzzles, War Games and Children's Books from The Wolfsonian-FIU." Green Library, FIU Campus, 11200 SW Eighth St.; 305-535-2645. Free.
Letter to the Editor (The Echo)
I occasionally read The Echo when I see it outside of one of my classrooms. I do enjoy the coverage it provides for the campus and community, however it puzzles me why there is no link to it on the front page of utc.edu. The best means to pick up new readership is to reach out to online readers.
Church Break-In Puzzles Pastor (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley)
Police in York County said two computers, a TV and a DVD player were stolen from a church.
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